Course Description: 
The municipal budget process is complex in nature due to numerous dynamics – legislation, politics, resource restraints, political wants and needs, and internal competition for resources. Learn how to overcome the challenges associated with budget dynamics when building a budget process.

Learn the fundamentals of the municipal budget process and how to evaluate your organizational strengths and weaknesses related to the budget process.  Learn about each of the necessary stages, how to develop a budget timeline, and the critical information required for the success of a budget process.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the fundamentals of the municipal budget process in support of building an efficient and effective process for your municipality.
• Learn how to overcome the challenges associated with budget dynamics when building a budget process.
• Learn how to evaluate your organizational strengths and weaknesses related to the budget process.
• Learn about each of the operating and capital stages and how to plan for success.
• Learn how to develop a budget timeline that effectively considers the impact of the process on the organization’s human resources.
• Learn about what information is critical to the success of a budget process.

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

Elected officials, CAOs, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding of all financial processes.

Currently available ON DEMAND

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