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Workshop information Workshop Name Budgeting for Public Managers Date July 20, 2023 Location UW Extension, 6737 W Washington St #2135, West Allis, WI 53218 Deadline July 19, 2023 Price $225.00 Being an effective public manager requires understanding the profession and the impact of a changing managerial environment. Step outside your daily duties to explore the history and characteristics of American public administration in this self-paced online course. Explore how the profession is changing, how your position is affected by trends outside the organization, and what issues you need to monitor in the coming year. CPM Competency: 2.5 Describe financial management processes, including budget preparation and monitoring, and purchasing, procurement and grant management. Desired Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the basic concepts and terminology of government budgeting and finance. 2. Explain the purposes of a budget for a public agency, including its role as a policy document, management tool, resource allocation plan, and a financial plan. 3. Describe the roles and responsibilities of managers, elected officials and the public in the development, adoption, implementation, and monitoring of a public budget. 4. Explain the basics of the governmental accounting and financial reporting systems. 5. Identify the essential steps, documents, and critical decision points in the budget development process. 6. Describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of different budget types and systems.   Participant information * - required Last Name * Required! First Name * Required! Suffix Organization Name * Required! Title/Position * Required! Address * Required! Address 2 City * Required! State * Required! Zip Code * Required! E-mail * Required! To contact you about your registration Phone * Required! Please include area code, XXX-XXX-XXXX   Please provide the following demographic information about yourself. This information is used to ensure our programming is reaching a diversity of audiences and to fulfil our obligations as a recipient of federal funding. You reserve the option to not provide this demographic information. Should you choose to not provide this information, please choose "Prefer not to respond."   Please indicate your race. Choose only one answer. I identify as having (check all that apply):   American Indian or Alaska Native (1)   Asian (2)   Black of African American (3)   Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (4)   White (5)   Two or more races (6)   Prefer not to respond (7) Please indicate your ethnicity. Choose only one answer. Hispanic or Latino (1) Not Hispanic or Latino (2) Prefer not to respond (3) Please indicate your “Sex”. Choose only one answer. Female (1) Male (2) Prefer not to respond (3) Please indicate your age. Choose only one answer. Adult (19 years or older) (1) Youth (18 years or younger) (2) Prefer not to respond (3)   If you have a Promo Code, please enter it here Registration Category $225.00 Payment Method Credit Card Check   Doing Business As: The charge will appear on your credit card statement as UW Local Gov. Education. Cancellation Policy: To cancel a registration/payment, please contact lgc@extension.wisc.edu. Privacy Statement: The Local Government Center does not sell, rent, trade or distribute any personally identifiable customer information to any third party, except as required by law. Information collected by The Department of Animal Science is used for the administrative and operational purposes of our services. Contact: Please contact lgc@extension.wisc.edu, if you have any questions about your registration. NOTE: If you have a disability and desire accommodation, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential.