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Community Solutions Podcast

May 31, 2017

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Andrew and Jason discuss the difference between a budget and a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). It is imperative to know the difference between the two to get an accurate and complete financial picture of a city, county, school board, etc.


May 24, 2017

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Jason and Andrew introduce the Coalition of Greater MN Cities. Andrew did a write up on it here with additional information. Yes, it, another group that uses our tax dollars to lobby for more tax dollars. It is a group that uses the Develop MN 2016 Plan to form their policies....


May 18, 2017

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Jason and Andrew use the recent situation in Forest Lake, MN to discuss whether it is advantageous to have local police or county police (if you were only to have one). In Forest Lake, the city council voted to disband the local PD, in favor of using the Washington...


May 10, 2017

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode we introduce you to franchise fees. Yes, this is another hidden tax. Almost half of MN cities have them. Even local governments that claim to be fiscally conservative seem to love them. So what's the deal? Let us enlighten you. After this episode, you just might have a thing...


May 5, 2017

commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Jason and Andrew decide to pick up a random comprehensive plan from a city somewhere out in Greater Minnesota just to prove our assertion that all plans are pretty much the same. The winner? The city of Rosaeau. Unless you are a high school hockey fan, you may or may not heard of...