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Advanced Budgeting and Cost Management

June 2 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

TRACK:  FINANCIAL
Length:  3 hours
Price:  Member Registration: $89 per registrant | Non Member Registration: $149 per registrant
Send a message to lla@pml.org for group rates of 10 or more registrants
Date:  June 2, 2026
Time:  9 a.m. to Noon

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Participants must attend the entire 3-hour session to earn a course certificate.

Course Description

Equip yourself with practical strategies to strengthen financial 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

By registering for this course, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to forward 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. Please review when received. If you do not receive an email, check your spam folder.

CANCELLATION & NO-SHOW POLICY:


Cancellation must be received in writing to lla@pml.org within 72 hours prior to a class to be considered for a full refund.

If cancellation is received after the 72-hour window, a processing fee will be applied for a portion of the refund.

Those who do not cancel or attend forfeit the full registration fee.