Budget Best Practices Monthly Series: Focus on the Capital Budget Presentation

The capital budget includes significant investments in infrastructure and equipment that can have big impacts on a community. Constituents should know about these investments and understand the process that decides what gets funded. GFOA’s Best Practice on the capital budget presentation provides guidance on how to do just that. This webinar will explain this Best Practice and provide examples of local governments that have successfully implemented it.

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

• Summarize GFOA’s Best Practice on the capital budget presentation
• Identify common pitfalls to avoid in capital planning and budgeting
• Discuss examples of local governments that have effectively implemented GFOA’s Best Practice on the capital budget presentation