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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026<br><str
 ong>Time:</strong> 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Tr
 uro<br><strong>Format:</strong> In person</p>\n<p><strong>Additional infor
 mation and registration:</strong><br><strong><a href='https://site.pheedlo
 op.com/event/EVEMWAMFPUARG/home'>Financial Management for Elected Official
 s</a></strong></p>\n<p>Financial Management for Elected Officials is a pra
 ctical\, skills-based workshop designed to strengthen the financial knowle
 dge and decision-making skills of municipal councillors\, mayors and warde
 ns.</p>\n<p>Participants will explore:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The legislative fram
 ework and governance responsibilities associated with municipal financial 
 management\;</li>\n<li>The relationship between municipal strategic plans 
 and budget priorities\;</li>\n<li>How municipalities identify and select b
 udget priorities\;</li>\n<li>The operating and capital budgeting processes
 \;</li>\n<li>The financial information needed to make informed tax rate\, 
 service and financial decisions\;</li>\n<li>How to interpret municipal fin
 ancial statements and reports\;</li>\n<li>Budget monitoring and variance a
 nalysis\;</li>\n<li>The importance of financial controls\, bylaws and poli
 cies\; and</li>\n<li>Communicating municipal financial information to the 
 public.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The workshop is suitable for elected officials ser
 ving their first term or their tenth. No formal background in municipal fi
 nance is required.</p>\n<p>The day will combine instruction with practical
  examples\, municipal case studies and facilitated group discussions. Part
 icipants will receive an electronic workbook and a certificate of completi
 on. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.</p>\n<p>The workshop will be 
 facilitated by:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aundrea Currie</strong>\, Finance M
 anager\, Town of Truro</li>\n<li><strong>Greg Herrett\, </strong>&nbsp\;CA
 O\, Municipality of the County of Cumberland</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Regis
 tration fees:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early-bird registration:</st
 rong> $300 + HST through Wednesday\, October 7</li>\n<li><strong>Regular r
 egistration:</strong> $375 + HST beginning Thursday\, October 8</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p><strong>Additional information and registration:</strong><br><strong
 ><a href='https://site.pheedloop.com/event/EVEMWAMFPUARG/home'>Financial M
 anagement for Elected Officials</a></strong></p>
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261021T090000
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SUMMARY:Financial Management for Elected Officials
URL:https://www.amans.ca/conferences-and-events/events-calendar/15-workshop
 s/28-financial-management-for-elected-officials.html
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:<p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday\, October 
 21\, 2026<br><strong>Time:</strong> 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br><strong>Loca
 tion:</strong> Truro<br><strong>Format:</strong> In person</p>\n<p><strong
 >Additional information and registration:</strong><br><strong><a href='htt
 ps://site.pheedloop.com/event/EVEMWAMFPUARG/home'>Financial Management for
  Elected Officials</a></strong></p>\n<p>Financial Management for Elected O
 fficials is a practical\, skills-based workshop designed to strengthen the
  financial knowledge and decision-making skills of municipal councillors\,
  mayors and wardens.</p>\n<p>Participants will explore:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The
  legislative framework and governance responsibilities associated with mun
 icipal financial management\;</li>\n<li>The relationship between municipal
  strategic plans and budget priorities\;</li>\n<li>How municipalities iden
 tify and select budget priorities\;</li>\n<li>The operating and capital bu
 dgeting processes\;</li>\n<li>The financial information needed to make inf
 ormed tax rate\, service and financial decisions\;</li>\n<li>How to interp
 ret municipal financial statements and reports\;</li>\n<li>Budget monitori
 ng and variance analysis\;</li>\n<li>The importance of financial controls\
 , bylaws and policies\; and</li>\n<li>Communicating municipal financial in
 formation to the public.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The workshop is suitable for elec
 ted officials serving their first term or their tenth. No formal backgroun
 d in municipal finance is required.</p>\n<p>The day will combine instructi
 on with practical examples\, municipal case studies and facilitated group 
 discussions. Participants will receive an electronic workbook and a certif
 icate of completion. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.</p>\n<p>The 
 workshop will be facilitated by:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aundrea Currie</st
 rong>\, Finance Manager\, Town of Truro</li>\n<li><strong>Greg Herrett\, <
 /strong>&nbsp\;CAO\, Municipality of the County of Cumberland</li>\n</ul>
 \n<p><strong>Registration fees:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early-bird
  registration:</strong> $300 + HST through Wednesday\, October 7</li>\n<li
 ><strong>Regular registration:</strong> $375 + HST beginning Thursday\, Oc
 tober 8</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Additional information and registration:</
 strong><br><strong><a href='https://site.pheedloop.com/event/EVEMWAMFPUARG
 /home'>Financial Management for Elected Officials</a></strong></p>
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