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Resource Library

Resources

Most Popular Resources

  • Budget Guide for Cities
    This guide is intended to assist city managers, clerks, finance officers, and elected city officials in preparing 2014 city budgets. This includes 2013 changes, and League staff is currently working on updating the guide with more changes made during the 2013 legislative session. It includes state and federal laws affecting city budgets, information about standard city expenditure items, descriptions of city revenues, and more.
  • Meetings of City Councils (pdf)
    Learn the ins and outs of city council meetings, including types of meetings, the Open Meeting Law, notice requirements, scheduling, attendance, minutes, procedure, motions, and model bylaws. Especially helpful for newly elected officials, but a great reference for all mayors and city councilmembers.
  • Public Purpose Expenditures (pdf)
    Find out the general criteria a public expenditure must meet to be valid. This publication includes discussion of specific expenditures and whether there is specific authority for cities to make them.