Strengthen Your Budget Bedrock with Long-Term Planning

Numerous governments struggle with connecting long-term planning to their budget. In order to earn the public's trust and demonstrate responsible stewardship of scarce tax dollars, governments need to show how the current budget both gets results over the next fiscal year and its impact on the long-term financial health of the organization. Building your budget on the bedrock of strong planning processes is the first step toward doing so. At this session, speakers will discuss their approach to long-term, operational, and strategic planning, how their organizations align the budget with these plans, and how this alignment enables more effective communication with the public and governing body.