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DESCRIPTION:<p>This skills-based\, three-part module is intended to improve
  your skills in budget review\, financial decisions\, and communication ab
 out important financial matters. It will build awareness and understanding
  of setting budget priorities and making financial decisions\, among other
  skills.</p>\n<h2>Part I-Setting Operating and Capital Budget Priorities</
 h2>\n<p><strong>February 28 @10-11:30</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legislative 
 framework and Council’s role in municipal finance</li>\n<li>Relationship b
 etween the strategic plan and budget priorities</li>\n<li>Identifying and 
 setting priorities</li>\n<li>Operating and Capital Budgets</li>\n<li>Decis
 ion making</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Part II-Financial Statements and Reports</h2>
 \n<p><strong>March 2 @ 10-11:30</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpreting Finan
 cial Statements &amp\; Reports</li>\n<li>Ensure proper Financial Controls 
 are in place</li>\n<li>Financial Condition Index</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Part III
 -Monitoring Budgets</h2>\n<p><strong>March 4 @ 10-11:30</strong></p>\n<ul>
 \n<li>Monitor budgets and make appropriate adjustments</li>\n<li>Asking st
 aff important financial questions</li>\n<li>Communicating budget decisions
  to the public</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Co-Facilitator:</strong> Bonnie Cou
 lter\, CPA\, CA\, Director of Corporate Services\, Town of Truro<strong>Fa
 cilitator:</strong> Greg Herrett\, CPA\, CA\, CAO\,&nbsp\;Municipality of 
 the County of Cumberland</p>\n<p><strong>February 28\, March 2<sup>nd</sup
 > &amp\; 4<sup>th</sup>\, 2022 (10:00 – 11:30 a.m.)</strong></p>\n<p>Virtu
 al Workshop using the Zoom Platform|&nbsp\; All sessions are interconnecte
 d\, so attending all three is essential.</p>\n<p><strong>Registration Cost
 : </strong>The cost to attend is $300 if you register before February 14 a
 nd $350 after February 14\, 2022<br /><br /></p>\n<p><a href='https://form
 s.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vOY6nmxuikSk43-c3Y05nmB3KlQYIpJHnD
 GEIHswSnxUNllBR1E5V1RNTUNRNjhYSVBSSURBMldKVC4u'>Registration for this Work
 shop can be found here</a></p>\n<p><em>This Workshop can only accommodate 
 25 registrants and is on a first-come\, first-serve basis.&nbsp\;</em></p>
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SUMMARY:Financial Management For Elected Officials
URL:https://amans.ca/20-workshops/88-financial-management-for-elected-offic
 ials.html
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:<p>This skills-based\, three-part module is in
 tended to improve your skills in budget review\, financial decisions\, and
  communication about important financial matters. It will build awareness 
 and understanding of setting budget priorities and making financial decisi
 ons\, among other skills.</p>\n<h2>Part I-Setting Operating and Capital Bu
 dget Priorities</h2>\n<p><strong>February 28 @10-11:30</strong></p>\n<ul>
 \n<li>Legislative framework and Council’s role in municipal finance</li>\n
 <li>Relationship between the strategic plan and budget priorities</li>\n<l
 i>Identifying and setting priorities</li>\n<li>Operating and Capital Budge
 ts</li>\n<li>Decision making</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Part II-Financial Statements
  and Reports</h2>\n<p><strong>March 2 @ 10-11:30</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>I
 nterpreting Financial Statements &amp\; Reports</li>\n<li>Ensure proper Fi
 nancial Controls are in place</li>\n<li>Financial Condition Index</li>\n</
 ul>\n<h2>Part III-Monitoring Budgets</h2>\n<p><strong>March 4 @ 10-11:30</
 strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor budgets and make appropriate adjustments</l
 i>\n<li>Asking staff important financial questions</li>\n<li>Communicating
  budget decisions to the public</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Co-Facilitator:</s
 trong> Bonnie Coulter\, CPA\, CA\, Director of Corporate Services\, Town o
 f Truro<strong>Facilitator:</strong> Greg Herrett\, CPA\, CA\, CAO\,&nbsp\
 ;Municipality of the County of Cumberland</p>\n<p><strong>February 28\, Ma
 rch 2<sup>nd</sup> &amp\; 4<sup>th</sup>\, 2022 (10:00 – 11:30 a.m.)</stro
 ng></p>\n<p>Virtual Workshop using the Zoom Platform|&nbsp\; All sessions 
 are interconnected\, so attending all three is essential.</p>\n<p><strong>
 Registration Cost: </strong>The cost to attend is $300 if you register bef
 ore February 14 and $350 after February 14\, 2022<br /><br /></p>\n<p><a h
 ref='https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vOY6nmxuikSk43-c3
 Y05nmB3KlQYIpJHnDGEIHswSnxUNllBR1E5V1RNTUNRNjhYSVBSSURBMldKVC4u'>Registrat
 ion for this Workshop can be found here</a></p>\n<p><em>This Workshop can 
 only accommodate 25 registrants and is on a first-come\, first-serve basis
 .&nbsp\;</em></p>
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