Understanding Your Government�s Finances and Financial Position

This event qualifies for .5 CEUs

This event qualifies for 7.5 CPEs

This event qualifies for TBD ICMA

Objectives

»»Become familiar with essential general concepts in local governmental budgeting with a particular emphasis on Illinois

»»Understand the basic components of governmental fund accounting

»»Learn the fundamentals of governmental procurement

Description

Debits, credits, revenues, and expenses -- it must be budget season again. This workshop is designed to provide participants with working knowledge of the processes, policies, and politics that surround governmental budgeting and finance. A public budget is about policy choices: how much money, how to raise it, how to spend it, and how to account for it. Because budgets are about choices, they reflect the priorities and values of those who shape them. Participants will gain an understanding of the concepts and techniques needed by civic leaders to understand budgets and financial management.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Brian W. Caputo became the Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer for the City of Aurora in 1998. Previously, he held the positions of Director of Finance/ Treasurer for the Village of Mount Prospect and Assistant Finance Director for the Villages of LaGrange and Hoffman Estates. Brian also worked as an auditor with Price Waterhouse in Chicago. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Public Finance Officer. In 2004, Brian retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his more than 22 years of active and reserve military service, Brian specialized in financial and human resources management. His fields of study are Public Administration, Public Policy, and Government Finance. He earned a BS from the United States Military Academy, an MS in Accountancy from DePaul University, and an MPA from Northern Illinois University. He is a PhD candidate in Political Science at NIU.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association