Strategic Budgeting

By Tim Duhamel

Learn how to marry the strategic plan and budgeting process to achieve strategic outcomes and service delivery improvements, improving the relationship with both council and the public as strategic goals become realities.

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Course Content

Strategic approach to budgeting – Municipal budgeting is most effective when goals are clearly articulated
Strategic streams – Three streams of strategy should be considered when planning the budget process
Priority based budgeting – Learn how it can be utilized to support strategic goals
Strategic stakeholders – Integrating strategy effectively into a budget process requires an in-depth understanding of budget stakeholders
Situational strategy – Learn how to identify situational issues and utilize the budget process strategically
Strategic plan utilization – All municipal budget processes should start with the strategic plan

Course Content
1. Strategic approach to budgeting – Municipal budgeting is most effective when goals are clearly articulated
2. Strategic streams – Three streams of strategy should be considered when planning the budget process
3. Priority based budgeting – Learn how it can be utilized to support strategic goals
4. Strategic stakeholders – Integrating strategy effectively into a budget process requires an in-depth understanding of budget stakeholders
5. Situational strategy – Learn how to identify situational issues and utilize the budget process strategically
6. Strategic plan utilization – All municipal budget processes should start with the strategic plan

Course Info

Price:$199.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical

Updated: April 5, 2023

Duration: 1:23:12

Course Synopsis

Strategic Budgeting

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

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Course Description

Strategy defined means planning to achieve a specific purpose. Municipal budgeting is most effective when goals are clearly articulated. Learn how to marry the strategic plan and budgeting process to achieve strategic outcomes and service delivery improvements.

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to incorporate strategic goals into the municipal budgeting process
Learn about the three strategic streams and how to improve the budget process by planning effectively for each stream
Learn how priority based budgeting can be utilized to support strategic goals in the budget process

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Elected officials, CAO’s, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of all financial processes.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

Questions? Get in touch…

Strategic Budgeting

Learn how to marry the strategic plan and budgeting process to achieve strategic outcomes and service delivery improvements, improving the relationship with both council and the public as strategic goals become realities.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$199.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical

Updated: April 5, 2023

Duration: 1:23:12

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Course Description

Strategy defined means planning to achieve a specific purpose. Municipal budgeting is most effective when goals are clearly articulated. Learn how to marry the strategic plan and budgeting process to achieve strategic outcomes and service delivery improvements.

Learn about the three streams of strategy that should be considered when planning the budget process, how priority based budgeting can be utilized to support strategic goals, strategic stakeholders, situational strategy, and strategic plan utilization.

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to incorporate strategic goals into the municipal budgeting process

Learn about the three strategic streams and how to improve the budget process by planning effectively for each stream

Learn how priority based budgeting can be utilized to support strategic goals in the budget process

Learn how to identify stakeholders and develop strategy to serve their needs

Learn how to identify situational issues and utilize the budget process strategically to take advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges

Learn how to effectively utilize the strategic plan to support budget decisions and goals

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Elected officials, CAO’s, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of all financial processes.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…