Webinar: Budgeting in the Pandemic

As governments are nearing the end of budget season in these uncertain times we want to make sure you all are aware of some of the resources available from the School of Government and our partners.  There are many COVID-19 resources at the UNC SOG dedicated Microsite.

Budgeting in the Pandemic: A Seminar on Forecasting and Budgeting Strategies for Fiscal Year 2021

The NCLGBA and the UNC School of Government are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a webinar on May 13th at 1 pm on budgeting in the pandemic.  Please join leaders across the state as they discuss how they are approaching these uncertain times within their own budgets.  Presenters will be discussing their revenue streams and forecasts and also their approach to expenditure adjustments.  Our presenters are: Rodney Harris (Cabarrus County), Ken Hunter (Rocky Mount), Tony McDowell (Asheville), Brian Barnett (Pitt County), Teresa Fulk (Newport), and Stephen Hawryluk (Winston-Salem) .  There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

 

While there is no fee associated with the webinar, we would appreciate it if you would register in advance.

 

If you have any questions please reach out to either Christopher Williams (First Vice President of NCLGBA) at Christopher.Williams@mecklenburgcountync.gov or Whitney Afonso (School of Government) at afonso@sog.unc.edu.

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Whitney Afonso

Whitney Afonso is a professor of public administration and government at the School of Government. Her research focuses on state and local public finance with an emphasis on local sales taxes. Afonso won the Burkhead Award for best manuscript published in Public Budgeting and Finance in 2015 and the Curro Award for best student paper in 2010. She also has served on the executive committee of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management since 2018.

In addition to her traditional research and teaching, her position at UNC engages her with elected officials and practitioners within the state. Afonso serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Public Administration Research and TheoryPublic Budgeting & Finance; and State and Local Government Review. She also serves as an executive committee member for the Association for Budgeting & Financial Management. Afonso is the liaison for the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association.

She received her bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University, completed a master's program at Texas A&M University, and received her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.

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