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                                        Dollars And Sense (Of Purpose)



                                            By Katie Roundtree, Finance Director, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District
        By official proclamation,                         Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District’s   an unmodified opinion on the fair presentation of the
      on March 10, the Palm                             finance department consists of a finance director, budget   financial statements, the best result possible.
      Beach County Board of                             manager, fiscal specialist/receptionist, information     Finally, we are in the process of drafting our 2020/21
      County Commissioners,                             system specialist/payroll clerk and two part-time interns.   budget. In an effort to communicate our spending plan
      designated March 16 to 20                         Staff is responsible for preparing and managing an   to our constituents, Northern’s staff will hold meetings
      as  “Government  Finance                          approximately $37 million budget for roughly 50 unique   with unit representatives, including landowners, property
      Professionals Week.” This                         units of development. Each unit has its own budget and   managers and homeowner association representatives. The
      inaugural Government                              assessment rate(s). Northern’s tax roll is certified each   district’s Budget and Banking Committee will carefully
      Finance Professionals Week                        year with approximately 160 different assessment rates   review all aspects of the proposed budget. Meetings will
      is sponsored by the Florida                       that are applied to each of the 58,000 parcels within the   be held throughout the late spring and early summer to
      Government Finance                                district.                                          discuss the budget with the Board of Supervisors. Check
      Officers  Association                               We take our responsibility seriously and that gives us   our website for our meeting schedule.
      (FGFOA), a professional association founded in 1937   the sense of purpose to ensure the proper accountability     NPDES tip: Please do not put any excess oils, paints
      and serving more than 3,300 professionals from state,   of taxpayers’ money.  The most recent audit of the   or solvents into lakes, canals, or storm drains! They go
      county and city governments, school districts, colleges   financial statements of the district was presented to the   directly into the ground water supply.
      and universities, special districts, and private firms.   Board of Supervisors in February and Northern received
        The FGFOA is dedicated to being a professional
      resource by providing opportunities through education,
      networking, leadership and information. The weeklong
      series of activities sponsored by the FGFOA and all                                   it’S the law
      of its member governmental organizations, is aimed at
      recognizing government finance professionals and the
      vital services that they provide to our state and to our
      communities.                                             Did You Know That, In Florida …
        “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the
      talents of many professionals who are generally not in
      the public eye,” said FGFOA President Ken Burke. “We                                     By Adam S. Gumson, Esq.
      offer congratulations to all of the government finance     A residential mortgage                    communicating with medical providers, obtaining records
      professionals throughout the state of Florida as we   is a document in which                         and/or transferring one to/from different facilities).
      celebrate their accomplishments.”                 the owner uses the title to                          In  order to  divorce, the  court has  to  have  subject-
        “The  professional  finance  officer’s  knowledge,   residential  property as                      matter jurisdiction and so one of the parties must have
      integrity and dedication make certain that funds entrusted   security for a loan described           resided in the state for at least six months and must have the
      to government are properly budgeted, disbursed and   in a promissory note. The                       intent to remain a resident at the time of filing. Other states
      accounted for,” Burke said. “This accountability is a key   mortgage must be signed                  have different residency and/or alternative requirements
      ingredient to ensure people’s faith in government.”  by the owner (borrower or                       to qualify to file for a divorce.
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