Fiscal Leadership Among Local Governments in an Era of Budget Austerity

A panel of experts will discuss case studies focusing on Southern California local governments and school districts which not only have successfully coped with budget cuts but are demonstrating and building long-term fiscal sustainability leadership in a new era of austerity.

Among issues the panelist will consider:
· What are the insights these cases offer across different size jurisdictions, different levels of government, i.e. municipal, county, and district, and varied demographics?
· How has leadership employed strategies rather than programs to develop outcomes, assemble assets, and leverage those assts to achieve results that more directly links financing to measurable outcomes?
· How has strategy development engages civic consumers, moving beyond public comments as a mode of participation?

Panelists:
· Bev Perry: Executive Director Southwest Megaregion Alliance and former Mayor, City of Brea
· Martin Plourde: Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Serivces, Whittier Union High School District
· Greg Devereaux,: CAO County of San Bernardino
· Mark Pisano: Senior Fellow University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development
· Michael McGrath: CIO and senior editor of the National Civic League

Moderator:
· Dan Mazmanian, Director, Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise, USC School of Policy, Planning and Development

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bedrosian
• Governance
• Sustainability
• Austerity
• Bev Perry
• Martin Plourde
• Greg Devereaux
• Mark Pisano
• Michael McGrath
• Dan Mazmanian
• SPPD
• USC
• local
• government
• school
• budget
• municipal