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13 | Page February 1 4 I ssuecitizens, other elected officials and staff. In addition, this class will address current tips on how tomanage the Revenue Neutral Rate (i.e., Truth in Taxation) in your county.%u2022 Establish the legal parameters for the county budget and identify the functions of a capital andannual operating budget;%u2022 Propose processes for preparing, adopting and managing the budget;%u2022 Explain how county government is financed and suggest techniques for estimating countyrevenues;%u2022 Identify leadership strategies that contribute to wise, effective and responsible financialdecisions;%u2022 Identify how to challenge county department heads and staff, and outside agencies to thecounty to use the budget process to think more strategically, more seriously, and morecollaboratively about how goals can be accomplished in more creative and cost-effective ways;%u2022 Consider the adequacy of cash balances or reserves, i.e. how much is enough, not enough, ortoo much, and how cash balances can be managed;%u2022 Evaluate revenue sources other than the property tax to finance county programs andservices;%u2022 Consider how the county%u2019s fund structure enables or detracts from the ability of the board ofcounty commissioners to effectively manage the county budget; and%u2022 Learn of ways to effectively communicate county budget information to citizens, groups, andthe news media.Instructor: Ryan Adkison, Assistant County Administrator/Finance Director, Butler CountyPeer-to-Peer Webinar: Finding Your Grants Strategy & more!Wednesday, March 5, 202512:00 PM - 1:00 PM CentralThis webinar will include:%u2022 Current topics and updates (5-10 minutes)%u2022 Announcing the Hub's new \Program\%u2022 \the City of Topeka (30 minutes)