Resources for Local & Regional Government

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Fiscal

• Division of County Audit
  Audits of all Tennessee counties
  http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/cpdivca.htm
• Division of Local Finance
  Assists local governments in debt management and preparing financial programs
  http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/cpdivlf.htm
• Division of Municipal Audit
  Audits municipalities, designated school system funds, utility districts and government-funded non-profit agencies
  http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/cpdivma.htm
• Division of Property Assessments
  Assists local governments in assessment of property for tax purposes
  http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/cpdivpa.htm
• Local Government Investment Pool
  Investing strategies for local governments
  http://www.treasury.state.tn.us/lgip/index.htm

General Assistance

• County Technical Assistance Service
  Technical and field services in fiscal administration, taxes, law enforcement, and public works
  http://www.ctas.utk.edu/
• Economic and Community Development Assistance to Communities
  Grants and loans, Energy assistance, Local planning assistance
  http://www.tennessee.gov/ecd/comdev.htm
• Municipal Technical Advisory Service
  Information and assistance to Tennessee cities to build better communities
  http://www.mtas.utk.edu/
• Office of Criminal Justice Programs
  Secures, distributes and manages grant funds to support projects that reduce criminal activity and provide services for crime victims
  http://www.tennessee.gov/finance/rds/ocjp.htm
• Three Star Community Program
  The Three Star Program assists local communities in their effort to achieve excellence in community and economic development.
  http://www.tennessee.gov/ecd/3star.htm
• Urban & Community Forestry Program
  The state's Urban & Community Forestry Program goal is to improve urban environments through planting and management of trees.
  http://www.tennessee.gov/agriculture/forestry/urbanforestry/index.html

Training

• Law Enforcement Innovation Center
  Educational and technical assistance services for law enforcement and communities to help build and sustain community oriented policing strategies
  http://www.leic.tennessee.edu/

Other

• Offices of Research and Education Accountability
  Provides analysis of policy issues for the Comptroller of the Treasury, the General Assembly, other state agencies, and the public.
  http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/cpdivorea.htm
• Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)
  Discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems providing a future-oriented perspective
  http://www.tennessee.gov/tacir/
• Tennessee Growth Policy
  Information about growth policy in Tennessee and resources for understanding the implications of growth
  http://www.tennessee.gov/tacir/Portal/default.html

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