Municipal Finance Training & Resource Center Survey

The following short survey will help us learn more about your experience using the Municipal Finance Training & Resource Center and assist in developing future training resources.

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* 1. What best describes your role or position?

Accountant/Auditor

Administrator/Manager

Municipal Administrative Assistant/Executive Staff

Attorney/Municipal Counsel

Auditor

Assessor

City Council/Select Board

Clerk

Collector

Comptroller

Economic Development

Finance Committee

Finance/Budget Director

HR Director

Independent Auditor

IT Director

Legislative Office

Moderator

Planning

Public Safety

Public Works

Private Citizen

Regional Planning

School Superintendent/Business Manager/Finance

State Agency

Town Meeting member

Treasurer

Treasurer/Collector

Veterans Agent

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How long have you served in municipal government?

1-5 years

5-15 years

15-25 years

25+ years

Not applicable

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* 3. What is the population of your community?

Fewer than 5,000

5,001 - 15,000

15,001 - 30,000

Greater than 30,000

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* 4. How did you learn about the Municipal Finance Training and Resource Center?

DLS website

DLS Alerts/City & Town e-newsletter

MMA/Professional association

Referred by friend/colleague

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please identify your purpose for visiting the Training and Resource Center.

Seeking general information and trainings

Seeking specific information and trainings (please specify)

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* 6. Does the current layout of the Training & Resource Center make our information and trainings easy to find?

Yes

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* 7. Are the available resources and trainings helpful and relevant to your day-to-day functions?

Very helpful and relevant

Helpful and relevant

Somewhat helpful and relevant

Not helpful and relevant

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* 8. Identify your preferred format for trainings, information and resources. Please feel free to select more than one option and to suggest additional topics in the "Other" field.

Pre-recorded voiceover presentations (i.e. narrated PowerPoints)

Interactive webinars

In-person trainings/seminars

FAQ-style documents or other written summaries

In-depth handbooks and guides

No preference

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What topics would you like to see addressed in future trainings? Please feel free to select more than one option and to suggest additional topics in the "Other" field.

Assessment administration

Property taxes

Budgeting best practices

Capital planning

Community Preservation

Using DLS data to perform analysis

Debt management and affordability analysis

Forms

Free Cash

Gateway application tutorials

Local government processes

New Growth

Procurement

Regionalization initiatives

Schedule A

Tax rate setting guidelines

Local Options

Roles & responsibilities of municipal officials

Internal Controls/Anti-Fraud Policies

Enterprise Funds (indirect costs, user fees, etc.)

Inter-departmental Reconciliations

Intra-departmental Reconciliations

Cash flow forecasting and analysis

Structure of local governments

Updating the Local Officials Directory

Local options

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What best describes your role or position?

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* 2. How long have you served in municipal government?

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* 3. What is the population of your community?

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* 4. How did you learn about the Municipal Finance Training and Resource Center?

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* 5. Please identify your purpose for visiting the Training and Resource Center.

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* 6. Does the current layout of the Training & Resource Center make our information and trainings easy to find?

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* 7. Are the available resources and trainings helpful and relevant to your day-to-day functions?

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* 8. Identify your preferred format for trainings, information and resources. Please feel free to select more than one option and to suggest additional topics in the "Other" field.

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* 9. What topics would you like to see addressed in future trainings? Please feel free to select more than one option and to suggest additional topics in the "Other" field.

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* 10. Please use the space below to offer any suggestions, comments or content you think the DLS Training and Resource Center could improve.