Take Advantage of the Georgia County Internship Program Grant Extension Today!

The Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP) is currently accepting applications for county internship opportunities. The grant provided by the Department of Labor to fund the GCIP has been extended through June 30, 2011 to fund internship positions in your county for up to a 160 hour internship. To date, over 100 interns statewide have participated in this program. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about county government and for counties to complete projects that they have not had the staff or the ability to complete. For examples of projects that other counties have posted with this program, please visit our website at www.georgiacountyinternships.org.

If you are interested in participating, please submit the application form to ddavis@accg.org. Once this position has been approved, you will receive a grant package detailing the information that you will need to complete in order to be approved for the grant. All applications are subject to approval. Funds will remain available on a first come first serve basis. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Devon Davis at 404-522-5022.

CVIOG Local Government Financial Documents Website is Live

As required by HB 122, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government recently completed development of a website giving local governments the ability to post financial documents, both adopted budgets and audited financial reports, on their website.  This allows for increased transparency and accountability in government by making financial information easily accessible to the public.

Local governments must now upload their budgets within 30 days of adoption, as well as audited financial statements as soon as practical to this website.

Documents uploaded to the site must be in portable document format (PDF). Once uploaded to the site and reviewed by the site administrator, the documents will be available to anyone with an Internet connection. Instructions on how to use the website can be downloaded here. 

The Southern Region Water Program, of which the University of Georgia is a partner, is sponsoring a series of free webinars on water conservation. 

While these are broadcast from Florida, they include speakers from around the region.

The range of topics will be broad — there will something for almost everyone who has any stake in water conservation efforts.  

The list of upcoming webinars is below. To get more information on a topic, click on the webinar title.

• March 1: Rainwater harvesting and water re-use
• March 22: Household behavior and homeowner education strategies
• April 12: Water and Energy: Can we conserve both?
• April 26: Water conservation for developers 101
• May 3: Turf management
• May 10: Evaluation of water conservation programs

To register to participate in any of the webinars above, click here.