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Workshop:
Ready to Lead: Tools for Boards of Finance and Local Officials
December 6, 2007
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, CT
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION
There is little time between when you are elected
or appointed, when you take office, and when your
municipal budget season begins.
Fortunately, CCM has a proven program designed specifically for newly
elected or appointed members of local Boards of Finance and local
legislative bodies which will help you to hit the ground running as you
start to develop and implement your local budget.
READY TO LEAD:
Tools for Boards of Finance and
other Local Officials
This vital workshop provides what
you need to know to hit the ground
running and be informed this
budget season.
- Learn about nationally recommended governmental financial
practices that can help you to understand your municipality
- Learn the dos and don’ts of budgeting
- Understand the basics of fund balance, expenses vs expenditures
and mill rates
- Find out about the audit, auditors, and you
- What is GAAP, GASB45, and OPEB, and how they affect your town
— the good and the bad
- 5 year Capital Improvement Plans ... what they are and how to
finance them
Plus tips of the trade and much more!
PROGRAM
Budgeting and Financial
Management
- Budgeting terms and definitions
- Development of budget
priorities
- Revenue vs. Expenditures
- General Government and Board
of Education — Bringing it all
together
- Fiduciary responsibility of local
legislators
- Preparing for contingencies —
budget busters
- Stretching municipal dollars —
state and federal funds
- Financial reports —
C.O.R.E. = Consult, Obtain,
Review, Examine
- Audits — choosing an
independent auditor
- Bond rating — effective communication
with rating agencies
- Pension funds — adequate
funding
Communication,
Information and
Advocacy — What CCM
Can Do For You
- Getting your message out
- Effective communication with
the public
- Tips for dealing with the press
- Information resources —
Getting the facts
- Research & Information Service
- Legislative Action Center
| Attendees receive a customized CCM analysis
of state aid to your town or city.
Register for this absolutely No-Cost Workshop
today! |
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SPEAKER
Glenn Klocko
Mr. Klocko is an experienced seminar leader with over 25 years of professional experience, in
addition to 10 years of elected experience. He has served as the Comptroller for the City of
Bristol for nearly nine years. He previously served ten years as Director of Finance for
the Town of Avon. He is a Certified Public Finance Officer. Mr. Klocko also serves on the
Southington Board of Finance. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Connecticut
and the University of Hartford. Mr. Klocko received his undergraduate degree from Central
Connecticut State University and his master’s degree from the University of Hartford.
WHERE
Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly Cromwell Radisson)
100 Berlin Road
Cromwell, CT 06416
860-635-2000
COST per attendee
This workshop is provided as a free
service of the Connecticut Conference of
Municipalities and is open to all newly
elected local officials in Connecticut.
Pre-registration requested.
Deadline: Nov. 29
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For more information, or to register, call the CCM Training hotlines at (203) 498-3018 at any time or call (203) 498-3000 during business hours.
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DIRECTIONS
Directions from the North:
Take Interstate 91 South to exit 21, Route 372.
At the end of the exit, turn left.
The Crowne Plaza is 2 blocks down the road on your left.
Directions from the South:
Take Interstate 91 North to exit 21, Route 372.
At the end of the exit, turn left.
The Crowne Plaza is 1 block down the road on your left.
Free parking is available in the parking lot and in the parking garage
at the rear of the hotel.
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