GFOA Program
Spotlight on GFOA's Women's Public Finance Network Mentorship Program
GFR: April 2021
Priority-Based Budgeting
Working together to align revenue, expenditures, and community values
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The full issue of the April 2021 Government Finance Review is available to read electronically. Individual articles are available for download below.
Prioritizing Your Values
Performance Management and Lean Keep the City of Austin on the Road to Continuous Improvement by Kimberly Oliveras
Prioritizing Your Values
Priority Based Budgeting Creates Community Alignment in Duluth by Jennifer Carlson
Leadership, Ethics, and Trust
Community Engagement
Infusing Public Deliberation into the Budgeting Process By Elizabeth L. Ackley
Compensation and Benefits
Managing Volatility
Detroit Addresses Pension-Related Financial Stress with an IRC Section 115 Trust by James L. Tatum III
Capital Planning and Asset Management
Why Strategic Asset Management Matters
Learn how to use strategic asset management to figure out what to address and when by Ashay Prabhu
Equitable Recovery in Practice
Learn how to manage the tension between current financial shortfalls and historic underinvestment to emerge stronger for the years ahead by Matthew Stitt and Michael Nadol
Debt Management
10 Steps (plus 2!)
Finding Your Exposure to LIBOR - and What to Do About It
Government as a Platform
A Next-Generation Take on Coordination and Cooperation by Shayne C. Kavanagh and Chris Fabian
Leadership, Ethics, and Trust
An Interview Marvin Dereef
Matt Bubness speaks with the chief financial officer for Fulton County Schools, Marvin Dereef, about working remotely and collaborating throughout an organization.
Leadership, Ethics, and Trust
Q&A with LaShea Lofton
LaShea Lofton, the deputy city manager and acting finance director for the City of Dayton, Ohio, has extensive experience in bringing a team together. GFOA’s Ryan Lawler talked to LaShea about her strategies for handling unexpected challenges, most recently the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Town of Cary Instills a Culture of Collaboration
Katie Ludwig speaks with leaders from the Town of Cary on the role of culture in achieving its purpose and fulfilling its values
In Brief: GFOA Update
GFOA Committees
Update on the Treasury and Investment Management and Accounting Auditing and Financial Reporting Committees
Federal Update
Reconciliation Will Play a Major Role This Year
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