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The NC League of Municipalities’ most anticipated event, CityVision, took place in Winston-Salem this past April. To say this conference was a success is an understatement. CityVision 2024 saw sold-out, record-breaking attendance of over 600 municipal leaders gathering from across North Carolina. There was something special about this CityVision, and it was felt by participants and League staff the...

The League is launching its Accounting Instruction & Mentorship (AIM) program. The goal of this program is to improve the financial health of towns that have not historically had the resources and support available that is needed to thrive. The League hopes to accomplish this by providing towns with customized instruction on general accounting procedures, practical guidance and resources...

LEVERAGING BOTH HIS YOUTHFUL PERSPECTIVE AND A TRUE BELIEF IN CONNECTIONS, WALKER HAS BUILT MOMENTUM IN HIS HOMETOWN OF ROCKY MOUNT. Just about out of college and looking toward the future, TJ Walker visited his advisor and mentor at NC Central University and asked him a simple question: How best could he give back to his hometown of Rocky Mount? The...

For several years now, NCLM’s Town & State Dinner held in Raleigh has been a rousing success, bringing state legislators and municipal officials together to break bread and connect on issues important to local communities. In 2024, the event took on a new form. Actually, the event became many events. The Town & State Dinner became “Town & State Dinner: From...

For decades upon decades, humans have studied, romanticized, and maybe even hovered over the panic button when it comes to the concept of artificial intelligence, or AI, as a nebulous but certainly possible piece of our future. A best-case scenario, perhaps: AI helps us with our lives through organizing and applying knowledge, identifying informative patterns, automating tasks and maybe...

NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT CITYVISION 2024 Durham Mayor Pro Tem Mark-Anthony Middleton will lead the North Carolina League of Municipalities as president over the next year. Middleton was chosen by representatives from cities and towns across North Carolina with his selection announced in April at the League’s annual conference, CityVision 2024, held in Winston-Salem,...

If there is one thing that always proves consistent about municipal officials in North Carolina each year, it is their desire to learn. To keep up with demand, we are offering even more topics of study through our Advancing Municipal Leaders program and our CityVision annual conference, and city officials are hungry for more. We were thrilled to see...

UNDERWAY NOW, AND RUNNING INTO JUNE 2024 In five locations across North Carolina, NCLM is offering a free, full-day guide to obtaining and maintaining sustainable financial management for your local government. This training is meant for all local government leaders—elected officials, managers, finance directors and more—and was designed to be a one-stop shop for municipal financial education. Through two events, the...

In the upcoming 2024–2025 renewal year, the Risk Management Services Board of Trustees decided to raise the Property and Casualty Trust overall rate by 17.5%. This increase is due to various factors such as severe weather events, fires, high liability verdicts and rises in reinsurance costs, all of which have led to more claims. By increasing rates now, the...

DURHAM’S SEN. MIKE WOODARD ADDS NCLM’S ANNUAL COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD TO HIS ALREADY BUSY SHELVES The Legislative Office Building that houses the workspaces of so many North Carolina legislators in downtown Raleigh sometimes gives that blank-canvas feeling—the governmental beige or off-white walls that are ready to pop with a bit of personal decoration: framed memories, pieces of art, shelves for...