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New Clerks Institute

This one-day crash course will cover subjects vital to the work of clerks to municipal and county governing boards. Topics covered include the open meetings law, the public records law, meeting agendas and minutes, public notices, oaths of office, and board procedure fundamentals.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Correctional Facilities Tour—West

This program is designed to give court officials a better understanding of how their judgments are administered by the Division of Adult Correction. Participants tour correctional facilities in western North Carolina gaining a firsthand view of the typical places to which they sentence criminal defendants. Each stop includes time for relevant...

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From Pandemic to Protests: Crisis Communications Skills for Local Elected Officials

Facing the news media or an angry public can be nerve-racking even under the best of circumstances. In today’s governing environment, local governments are dealing with multiple crises, from COVID-19 and its economic fall-out to social tensions and political unrest. Citizens want and deserve information about how these situations are being...

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Elevate Organizational Performance

Elevate Organizational Performance

This course is open to professionals and elected officials. It is available on demand via a request from your jurisdiction. Please contact Jenny Neville at neville@sog.unc.edu if you are interested in this option.

Local governments that focus on the fundamentals of leadership, strategic planning,...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Accounting and Auditing Update

Accounting and Auditing Update

This 1-day course will focus on new and emerging governmental accounting and financial reporting requirements – and there are many. Recent pronouncements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) will be highlighted, specifically GASB Statement Nos. 67 and 68, commonly known as the pension standards. NC governments will be...

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Community College Law

Community College Law

Overview of legal issues facing community college administrators.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Getting Justice Done: A Judicial District Executive Seminar

North Carolina’s court system has experienced its fair share of challenges and change over the past few years. Pandemic-related protocols and delays, retirements, the implementation of eCourts, and other events have exerted pressures on the system and the people who lead and manage it. This court leadership series is designed to help you...

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Procurement Policy Drafting Workshop

Are you concerned that your unit’s procurement policy is outdated? Do you wonder if it is comprehensive enough to satisfy state and federal procurement law? Do you need to revise your unit’s procurement policy and not sure where to start?

If so, the Procurement Policy Workshop may be right for you. This one-day workshop is open to county...

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Build Coaching Skills to Tap Potential

Build Coaching Skills to Tap Potential

This is an in person class held at the School of Government from 9am - 4pm.

A successful supervisor is one who can effectively coach and develop staff to take initiative, resolve conflict, develop productive working relationships, and reach their highest potential. While most supervisors can master the technical aspects of...

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Judicial Waiver of Parental Consent - The Clerk's Role

This session will focus on the proceeding for a judicial waiver of parental consent for abortion and what the clerk’s role is. Learn about what the clerks must do from the moment an unemancipated minor approaches the clerk’s office to seek assistance with a judicial waiver through the judge’s order. A general explanation of the process will be...

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Performance Management in Parks and Recreation

This class is part of the Performance Management Course Series. To see the full list of courses offered please click HERE

This course will take place online via Zoom from 9am - 2pm and will include around ...

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NC City and County Management Association Winter Seminar

NC City and County Management Association Winter Seminar

The North Carolina City and County Management Association Winter Seminar focuses on topics of interest to city and county managers and administrators.

The winter seminar is February 5–7, 2025 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem.

The Professional Development committee is making financial assistance scholarships...

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Orientation for New Clerks of Superior Court

This program provides orientation for newly elected clerks of Superior Court, with emphasis on their roles as managers, supervisors, leaders, financial investors, and judicial officials. Topics include an overview of clerks' duties; preparing for the first day; the Conference of Clerks of Superior Court; technology services; the AOC help desk;...

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Judicial College Webinar: Policing Protests

Millions of Americans participate in thousands of protests and demonstrations each year. These events form part of our democratic tradition, but they can be very challenging for law enforcement. How can officers best address the “bad apples” that may incite violence? What should officers do when both protestors and counter-protestors are...

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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

This 3.5 day Judicial College course will be held September 10 – 13, 2024 in Cherokee, NC with an estimated 15.5 class hours. The course focuses on the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law enacted in 1978 that applies to all abuse, neglect, dependency; termination of parental rights; and adoption actions. A small group of district court...

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Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Team Workshop

Currently, there are no offerings for this course.

It will bring together diverse stakeholders from around North Carolina to begin the process of forming and developing adult protection multidisciplinary teams (MDTs).

Participants are encouraged to apply in teams and teams will be county-based. Each MDT may send up to seven...

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Bankruptcy and Property Tax Collection Webinar

This webinar was originally held on September 1, 2011. Bankruptcy proceedings can present major challenges to local tax collectors. Listen to a panel of expert practitioners that will teach you how to navigate a bankruptcy filing and to maximize your government's opportunity to collect its outstanding taxes.

Original Broadcast Date:

September 5, 2011

This webinar is avaliable on demand.

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The Levy and Sale Remedy for Tax Collection Webinar

Learn from a panel of expert practitioners about how to best use the levy and sale remedy for the collection of property taxes, privilege license taxes, and other local taxes. This interactive webinar originally held on January 26, 2012 allowed the audience to get answers to their questions about this process from experienced tax collectors...

Original Broadcast Date:

January 29, 2012

This webinar is avaliable on demand.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Public Records Law: General Topics & Overview Webinar

This introductory webinar provides an overview of public records laws and a review of key exceptions to the right of access. We will also include a special focus on electronic records and the issues regarding "metadata," and present a framework for responding to public records requests. Local government elected officials, attorneys, managers,...

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Public Records Law: Records Retention Webinar

Do you know which records you can destroy and which ones you are required to keep? How transparent would government be if there were no rules about records retention? Public agencies in North Carolina are required to keep certain records and may destroy others. The State Office of Archives and History (within the Department of Cultural...

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This webinar is avaliable on demand.

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