120th Annual Conference Sessions: Capital Planning and Asset Management

1. Sun 28 June

   1 sessions

2. Mon 29 June

   2 sessions

3. Tue 30 June

   1 sessions

Sessions for Sunday, June 28

• Sun 28 Jun 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CT E253
  Budgeting and Forecasting, Capital Planning and Asset Management

  It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done: Voting Yes for a Tax Increase

  Public hostility towards increasing prices is a powerful force that has dominated elections, news cycles, and everyday conversations recently. However, at the same time, some governments have also been successful in getting public support for tax increases.

  1 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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Sessions for Monday, June 29

• Mon 29 Jun 8:55 AM - 10:10 AM CT E354B
  Accounting and Financial Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting, Capital Planning and Asset Management

  Ask Me Anything: Core Concepts in the Finance Office

  Join a panel of subject-matter experts who will answer the questions you want to know more about—but have been afraid to ask. This session is for anyone looking to gain practical perspectives and a deeper understanding of the basics of government accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and capital planning.

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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• Mon 29 Jun 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM CT E451
  Capital Planning and Asset Management, Debt Management

  The Famous Funding and Financing Mix: Strategies for Infrastructure Projects

  Getting the most from your infrastructure program means making smart investments at the right time to stretch each dollar. It also means navigating the complex set of rules related to eligibility, timing, matching, approvals, and reporting needs necessary to determine the best mix of funding and financing sources. In this session, speakers will discuss strategies for using grants, bonds, state and federal programs, interfund borrowing, and local revenue together to maximize available funds and build more infrastructure.

  2 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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Sessions for Tuesday, June 30

• Tue 30 Jun 8:55 AM - 10:10 AM CT
  Capital Planning and Asset Management

  Pick Me, Pick Me: Developing Selection Criteria for Your Capital Plan

  A decision-making process to determine how to use scarce capital funding that is dominated by emotion, politics, and back-room deals will almost certainly fail to deliver results. Finance professionals play an important role as decision architects to both define and facilitate an efficient, transparent, and effective evaluation process for the capital plan.

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: intermediate

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