Course
Overview:
Early Bird Tuition Discount ---Register and pay by February 18, 2010, $745. After February 18, $845---
Any participant who registers and pays for any 2010 National Program at least ninety days before the start date of the course will receive a $100 tuition discount. This discount excludes the CMP Concluding Seminar, CEDP Phase II, III, and IV.
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Explore the building blocks of financial reporting and budgeting. Experience an encounter with The Dark Side by going inside the mind of the funding authority. Become familiar with financial reporting and auditing basics. Improve and defend your court’s budget and resources in an economic climate in which courts are competing with other agencies for scarce resources. Understand the balance between judicial independence and fiscal responsibility, and learn practical steps courts can take during difficult fiscal times.
Course participants will engage in discussions and exercises designed to develop a broad conceptual understanding of how to manage a court’s financial resources. Topics to be addressed include:
- The judicial branch position in the governmental budget process
- Financial reporting
- How to understand the mind of the funding authority
- Government responsibility for financing courts
- The link between strategic planning and budgeting
- Budget planning, preparation, internal review, presentation, execution, and monitoring—the full cycle
Hotel Information :
Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel and Suites
105 Visitor Center Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: 757-220-7960
For reservations, call 1-800-HISTORY --- 1-800-447-8679
Rate: $119.00 plus $2.00 per room per night occupancy tax and state tax, currently 10%
A block of rooms has been reserved until Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Participants are encouraged to make their reservation as soon as possible. Please reference the National Center for State Courts and group code 5264 when making your reservation.
Course Number: ICM10N-MFR |
