Workshop Topics:

Budget Projections and Issues
League staff will facilitate a discussion on financial trends and projections
important to your city budget.

Iowa Department of Management Update
Ted Nellesen from the Iowa Department of Management will provide
updates on the city budget form and other financial reporting that cities
must complete. Always an important session for attendees, both veterans
and those newer to their role in city government will benefit from this
informative session.

Following lunch, attendees may choose between two concurrent sessions:

Budget Form Basics
Ted Nellesen from the Iowa Department of Management will provide
step-by-step instructions on preparing your city’s budget and using the
state budget form with plenty of opportunities for questions. This session
will be presented as a hands-on walkthrough of the budget forms and
submission process. Relevant example budget documents will be provided,
and attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptops and city budget
materials.

Can You Predict the Future?
In recent years, forecasting for city budgets has become about as difficult
as predicting the weather in Iowa. Significant legislative changes to the
state’s property tax system have impacted municipal governments in a
variety of ways, and in many communities the local leaders are having a
challenging time with finding consistency in their budget from year to year.
Still, it’s vital for city officials to find ways to adequately plan for the future
by reviewing property valuation trends, projecting revenue and expenditure
fluctuations, calculating debt capacity and potential usage, and more. This
year’s advanced session will give attendees ideas on how they can try to
predict their budget future and help their city stay fiscally sound.

Workshop Agenda:

9:30 a.m. | Registration Opens
10 a.m. | Budget Projections & Issues
11:15 a.m. | Iowa Department of Management Update
Noon | Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. | Budget Form Basics OR Can You Predict the Future?
(Concurrent Afternoon Sessions)

Workshop Locations:

Wednesday, November 5 | Cedar Falls
Holiday Inn
7400 Hudson Rd, Cedar Falls

Wednesday, November 12 | Lake View
Lake View Community Center
201 Boulder Dr, Lake View

Thursday, November 13 | Ottumwa
Bridge View Center
102 Church Street, Ottumwa

Tuesday, November 18 | Atlantic
Cass County Community Center
805 W 10th St, Atlantic

Thursday, November 20 | West Des Moines
RecPlex
6500 Grand Ave, West Des Moines

Tuesday, November 25 | Virtual (via Zoom)
Zoom meeting links will be provided to
attendees prior to the workshop