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What's New on the MRSC Web Site

What's New on the MRSC Web Site

Monthly Updates

New Acquisitions and Ordinances in the MRSC Library
Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and All Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Recent Attorney General Opinions
Regulations from recent issues of the Washington State Register.
Washington State Court Decisions

New Items

•	The Federal Trade Commission's recent rules on identity theft, known as "Red Flag Rules", require financial institutions, utilities, and other creditors to set up programs aimed at preventing identity theft. Because of the definition of "creditor"in the rules, these rules appear to apply to local government utilities. The joint final rules and guidelines were effective January 1, 2008. The mandatory compliance date for this rule is November 1, 2008. Our new page on Identity Theft "Red Flags" Rules provides information developed by several of the state municipal leagues on the compliance measures, as well as the FTC regulations.
•	See our updated E-Government Examples Comprehensive update of page linking to examples of various "E-Government" services offered by local governments in Washington and elsewhere.
•	See our updated Internet Usage & E-Mail Policies page containing policies regarding guidance for acceptable use of electronic mail and the Internet for city and country employees
•	Our Planning Procedures and Practices page contains many new items of interest, including information on Regulatory Reform, Permit Procedures, Permit Monitoring, Planned Action, Development Agreements, and Customer Service Policies.
•	See our Afterschool and Late Night Programs for Youth page containing informational links and local government and community program examples.
•	Please see our new Public Works Safety Manuals containing sample manuals and safety guidelines for local governments.
•	Subscribe to Planning in Focus, our free monthly e-mail newsletter featuring selected planning related information, Washington news clippings, MRSC inquiry responses, Planning Advisor articles, and much more.
•	Subscribe to Ask MRSC, our free monthly e-mail newsletter featuring answers to selected questions received by MRSC consultants.