NC League of Municipalities

Happy Kwanzaa from the North Carolina League of Municipalities! 🌟 As we celebrate this beautiful tradition, we honor the seven principles of Kwanzaa that guide us toward unity, creativity, and self-determination. 🖤💚❤️

Happy Hanukkah from the North Carolina League of Municipalities! 🕎✨ May this season of light bring warmth, peace, and joy to you and your loved ones. Wishing you eight nights of happiness and light! 🕯️ 🩵

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from the North Carolina League of Municipalities! 🎄✨ May your day be filled with joy, community spirit and the warmth of togetherness. Stay safe, spread kindness, and enjoy the holiday cheer! 🎅🏼🎁

We extend our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of fallen Greensboro Police Officer Michael Horan, including his colleagues at the City of Greensboro Police Department and the City of Greensboro. On behalf of League President Mark-Anthony Middleton and our entire membership, we send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers in the wake of this tragedy. A memorial has been set up in his honor at the Greensboro police headquarters. There also has been a memorial fund established to help Officer Horan’s family; to learn more about Officer Horan’s distinguished career or share your support, visit https://buff.ly/408bjeO.

We are so honored to receive the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Government Finance from the GFOA! The Municipal Accounting Services program at the League has been developed alongside our members needs over the past few years. Our robust MAS program offers all NC cities and towns software conversions, accounting mentorship, grant writing, and cybersecurity and legal services. Read more from the GFOA about our work: https://lnkd.in/esHxzJpy

The Atlantic Beach Police Department was formally recognized for successfully completing the League's Law Enforcement Risk Review Process. 🚓 👏 NCLM's Joe Graziano presented Atlantic Beach Chief Clifton and Deputy Chief Hutchinson with a plaque to recognize the department’s accomplishment. This is a significant achievement that underscores the department's solid dedication to upholding industry standards in risk management and public safety. 🏆

The Town of Shallotte has some exciting news... last week they introduced Shally Shuttle! 🚌 Shally is the first free, fixed-route form of transportation in Shallotte! A ribbon cutting for the new shuttle service was held on Dec. 10 at the town’s Riverwalk. The Shally Shuttle will run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. 🎀 ✂️ Mayor Walter Eccard says, “It’s a service to our citizens, particularly our senior citizens and our citizens with mobility issues, to get them to the places they most often go: shopping, doctors offices etcetera. Secondly, it’s a way we hope of mitigating traffic on Main Street.” 🛍️ 👨⚕️

Angela Kirkwood, MPA, SHRM-SCP, IPMA-SCP, High Point’s Director of Human Resources, was honored last week at the Risk Management Services Board of Trustees meeting for her service to the board! 🏆 👏 The RMS Board of Trustees oversee the three member-owned and member-governed insurance pools administered by the League. Thank you for all that you do, Angela!

📝We had a very productive time at our NCGFOA strategic planning meeting. We spent the last two days developing new goals and planning roll-out of existing initiatives. 🎉We are thrilled to have Nikki Dickerson and Caleb Hogan as our new members on the NCGFOA Board of Directors. 🤝A big thank you to the NC League of Municipalities for hosting the retreat and to Taylor Bee, Karen Waddell, and Chris Nida for all they do for our association. 🗓️We are excited about the great things we have planned for 2025! #NCGFOA

Our #NCLGBA24 Winter Conference in Charlotte wrapped up with some of our flagship session topics, and holiday cheer! 🏛️ Legislative Update with NC League of Municipalities’ Chris Nida and North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ Denise H. (a special thank you to Denise for pulling double presenter duty this year!) 💰Economic Outlook with Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Bethany Greene 🎄 Attendees busting out their favorite holiday wear and a reunion of some NCLGBA past presidents 🎁 Even more giveaways and our scholarship raffle drawing A major thank you to our members, new attendees, board, moderators, speakers, and sponsors, all of whom make these conference possible, fun, and useful to local government staff across North Carolina!