Politics in Budgeting: Don't Hate the Player, Don't Hate the Game, Change the Game

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Budgeting is a political process. "Politics" is often considered a dirty word in our profession, but the finance officer needs to not just survive a political environment, but thrive in it. This can be done without succumbing to the worst aspects of politics. In this session we will talk about common political power plays the finance officer might encounter, the sources of the finance officer's own political power, and how to ethically exercise that power and redirect potentially destructive political impulses to more productive outcomes.

Speakers

Rick Cole

Rick Cole

Chief Deputy Contoller, City of Los Angeles, CA

Mark Funkhouser

Mark Funkhouser

President, Funkhouser & Associates

Krista Morrison

Krista Morrison

Budget Officer, City of Kansas City, Missouri

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Metro, Portland, Oregon