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Financial Management Series

Finances and budgeting are some of the most challenging aspects of local government. The complexities of the rules and laws governing public finance, the ever-increasing demands for services, and the limited revenue sources available to Wisconsin local governments make knowledge of the "tools" of government financial management essential for good decision-making. This web page provides a series of financial management presentations and supporting documents intended to familiarize the local government official with the various components of good local government financial management.

PowerPoint Presentations

#1 "Basics of Local Government Financial Management" ( 96 kb, 24 slides). This presentation discusses the basic components of local government finance and some of the differences between private and public finance.

#2 "Local Government Budgets" ( 346 kb, 31 slides) This presentation covers the requirements and components of a GASB compliant local government budget.

#3 "Using Net Present Value to Evaluate the Value of Money Over Time" ( 104 kb, 34 slides) This presentation discusses how the value of money changes over time related to interest rates, inflation, and other related factors. It includes both written and Microsoft "Excel" formulas for determining the time value of money.

#4 "Impact Fees" ( 156 kb, 33 slides) This presentation discusses the specifics of impact fees and their uses in Wisconsin.

#5 "Debt Management" ( 121 kb, 46 slides) This presentation discusses borrowing and the management of public debt.

#6 "An Introduction to Capital Planning" ( 98 kb, 33 slides) This presentation introduces the concept of capital planning and what goes into a capital improvement plan.

#7 "Performance Measurement and Performance Based Budgeting (PBB)" ( 112 kb, 22 slides) This presentation is intended to familiarize viewers with the basic concepts of performance measurement, benchmarking, and performance/outcome-based budgeting.

# 8 "Performance Measurement and Performance Based Budgeting (PBB)" ( 557 kb, 95 slides) Instructional Version.

NOTES

These presentations are currently in draft form and subject to updates.
Look for additional presentations in the series coming soon.
Author/contact person for this series: Alan Probst (alan.probst@uwex.edu)

This page last modified: April 9, 2008

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