Budget Best Practices Monthly Series: Focus on Best Practices on Setting Fees and Evaluating Service Delivery Alternatives

As more and more local governments are facing budget shortfalls, many will look to increase fees and/or find different ways to deliver core services. GFOA has developed Best Practices to guide local governments as they explore these options. This webinar will focus on GFOA’s Best Practices on establishing government charges and fees and evaluating service alternatives and will provide advice for local governments who are faced with making difficult decisions about fees and service delivery.

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

• Summarize GFOA’s Best Practices on establishing government charges and fees and evaluating service delivery alternatives
• Outline the process to analyze and evaluate service delivery alternatives
• Identify the key steps in the process of setting fees
• Discuss examples of local governments that have evaluated service delivery alternatives and changed fees