Budget Best Practices Monthly Series: Focus on Departmental Presentation in the Operating Budget Document and Performance Measures

How well does your budget communicate what your local government actually does? Does it effectively show constituents what they are getting for their tax dollars? A well-designed departmental section in your budget document can enhance the understanding of the purpose of funded programs or services. This webinar will focus on GFOA’s Best Practices on departmental presentation in the operating budget document and performance measures and highlight examples of local governments that have effectively implemented these Best Practices.

Who Will Benefit: Finance professionals interested in applying GFOA Best Practices to improve the budgeting process.

• Summarize GFOA’s Best Practices on departmental presentation in the operating budget document and performance measures
• Identify common pitfalls to avoid when communicating department and program descriptions, goals, and performance measures
• Discuss examples of local governments that have effectively implemented GFOA’s Best Practices related to departmental presentation in the operating budget document and performance measures