Virtual Budget Training - Thursday, May 21, 2020

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Municipal Accounting Basics and Fund Accounting This webinar will cover why cost accounting is used, the basics of credits/debits and how cost accounting is different from other forms of accounting. Craig will also cover the different funds a city may have and why, transferring between funds, how to disperse to each fund and why when money is received and how the year-end financials should look compared to a budget. (Craig Hashbarger, Sr. Audit Manager, Widmer Roel)

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The Budget Process This webinar will cover how to use the League’s Revenue Projections, the process of estimating expenses, how to calculate the number of mills the city is levying and levy limitations and the levy limitation schedule. Amy will also touch on presenting the budget to council, getting council approval for the preliminary budget and submitting the preliminary budget to the county auditor. (Amy Ones, City Auditor, City of Flaxton)

Participating in our virtual training is easy! All you need is a computer with an internet connection and audio. You will be able to ask questions throughout the webinars within a chat box. All attendees will receive a link to the recording for each webinar to view later if needed. All attendees will receive participation information by email. Contact Chelsey at chelsey@ndlc.org with any questions.

Registration is $60 per person.

Click here to register.

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Sewer Backup Claims
Brennan Quintus, CEO, NDIRF and Scott Faehnrich, Outside Claims Adjuster, NDIRF

NDIRF - SEEC Partnership 
Randy Johnson, Hays Company

Vision West ND Planning and Zoning
Deb Nelson, ND Administrator, Vision West and Steve Josephson, Stark County Planner

An Update on the 2020 Census Operations and What to Expect Next
Kevin Iverson, Manager, Census Office

Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
Shannon Fisher, P.E., Division of Municipal Facilities, Manager, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, Elizabeth Tokach Duran, Division of Municipal Facilities, Manager, Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program and DeAnn Ament, CPA GMCA, Executive Director, ND Public Finance Authority

Part-Time Employment
Troy T. Seibel, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General

Thank you to our 2020 Virtual Spring Workshop Sponsors!

Ackerman-Estvold

AE2S Nexus

Bank of North Dakota

Black Mountain Software, Inc. 

Interstate Engineering

Moore Engineering

North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund

Ohnstad Twitchell, P.C.

Ulteig

Vogel Law Firm