Advanced Budgeting and Cost Management

Instructor:  Fred Bean

Fred Bean brings rare depth in public-sector leadership, with 23+ years as a Pennsylvania municipal manager and 17 years administering local government health insurance cooperatives. A past APMM president, he instructs for APMM, and the PA Municipal League, and has served as a guest lecturer for ICMA, MCCMA, and DCED. Fred holds degrees from James Madison University and Shippensburg University and completed the National Security Seminar at the US Army War College. Fred retired in 2024 but stays active with ICMA and APMM as an Honorary Member.

This session is designed to be interactive. To encourage open discussion and active participation, this session will not be recorded. Come prepared to turn on your camera, share your thoughts, and participate in the conversation. Your experiences and insights will help make the learning meaningful for everyone.

Course Description

Turn Financial Strategy into Results—Cut Costs, Build Trust, and Lead with Authority

Equip yourself with practical strategies to strengthen fiscal management and improve organizational trust. Participants will learn how to identify opportunities to reduce personnel‑related expenses, enhance capital budgeting practices, and implement modern budgeting techniques within operational departments.

The course also focuses on effective engagement with elected officials, emphasizing communication and transparency to build confidence in financial decision‑making. Designed for managers, supervisors, and elected leaders involved in budgeting and fiscal oversight, this course provides actionable tools to support sustainable, accountable, and well‑managed local government operations.

In many respects financial operations are the backbone for a high performing municipal government. This course will help in maintaining a financial system to gain trust and integrity in the overall operations of your local government.

Key Topics

• Personnel Cost Analysis and Control
• Capital Budgeting Improvement Strategies
• Modern Budgeting Techniques for Operations
• Engage local government officials to build trust and transparency

Who Should Attend

• Finance directors
• Municipal managers
• Elected officials
• Newly elected officials
• Treasurers

By the end of this course, participants can expect to be able to:

• Identify opportunities to reduce personnel‑related expenses
• Apply strategies to improve your capital budgeting program
• Implement new budgeting techniques in operational departments
• Engage local government officials to build financial trust

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Registration

• Send a message to lla@pml.org for group rates for ten or more registrants
• By registering for this course, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to send information to you at your email address related to educational offerings.
• Once your registration is completed, you should receive a confirmation email from The PA Municipal League. It contains the zoom link to the course. If you do not receive an email, check your spam folder.
• Participants must attend the entire 3-hour session to earn a course certificate.

Cancellation & No‑Show Policy

• Cancellations must be submitted in writing at least 72 hours before the class to receive a full refund.
• Cancellations after 72 hours may receive a partial refund, minus a processing fee.
• No‑shows or failure to cancel will forfeit the full registration fee