Treasury and Risk Management 101

By Tim Duhamel, Hugh Bell

Learn how to manage money efficiently and effectively, as well as how to manage ongoing risks in an organization.

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In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

Course Content

Fundamentals of cash management
How to invest municipal funds to minimize risk while maximizing returns
Debt Management – responsible use of debt as a tool for capital planning
Reserves – optimal reserve balances/justification, how to manage reserves, reserve policy
Benefits of risk management
How to develop risk management policy
Key Areas of Risk – theft prevention, property risk, vandalism, disaster, weather

Course Content
1. Fundamentals of cash management
2. How to invest municipal funds to minimize risk while maximizing returns
3. Debt Management – responsible use of debt as a tool for capital planning
4. Reserves – optimal reserve balances/justification, how to manage reserves, reserve policy
5. Benefits of risk management
6. How to develop risk management policy
7. Key Areas of Risk – theft prevention, property risk, vandalism, disaster, weather

Course Info

Price:$175.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Treasury/Risk

Updated: Jun 26, 2019

Duration: 1:40:05

Course Synopsis

Treasury and Risk Management 101

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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About the Author

Hugh Bell is an associate of Bloom CME providing educational workshops

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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.

Hugh Bell is an associate of Bloom CME providing educational workshops and consulting services.
In his 13 years as a Treasury and Risk Manager with Strathcona County, he developed several treasury policies including investment, debt, reserves, and risk management.
He is a past member of GFOA, recent graduate of the McGill executive mini MBA program, and has a CIM designation.

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

Treasury management ensures that money is properly managed, tracked and accounted for in an effective and efficient manner. The security of the municipal purse is paramount to ensuring municipalities can pay for essential services while achieving long-term goals and objectives.

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Course Description

Treasury management ensures that money is properly managed, tracked and accounted for in an effective and efficient manner. The security of the municipal purse is paramount to ensuring municipalities can pay for essential services while achieving long-term goals and objectives.
Risk is an ongoing challenge for all municipalities. Risk Management is the process of making and carrying out decisions that will minimize the adverse effects of risk or potential losses on an organization.
This webinar will provide a review of the key treasury disciplines described below.

Learning Outcomes

Cash Management – fundamentals and tools required for optimal cash use
Investments – how to invest municipal funds to minimize risk while maximizing returns
Debt Management – responsible use of debt as a tool for capital planning

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Learning Outcomes
- Cash Management – fundamentals and tools required for optimal cash use
- Investments – how to invest municipal funds to minimize risk while maximizing returns
- Debt Management – responsible use of debt as a tool for capital planning
- Reserves – optimal reserve balances/justification, how to manage reserves, reserve policy
- Risk Management – learn the benefits
- Policy – how to develop risk management policy
- Key Areas of Risk – theft prevention, property risk, vandalism, disaster, weather

Who Should Attend?

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.

The variety of topics covered in this webinar will give students a basic understanding of the establishment and maintenance of the treasury area providing a strong foundation to apply in their roles as financial officers.

Who Should Attend?

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.
The variety of topics covered in this webinar will give students a basic understanding of the establishment and maintenance of the treasury area providing a strong foundation to apply in their roles as financial officers.

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

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…

Treasury and Risk Management 101

Learn how to manage money efficiently and effectively, as well as how to manage ongoing risks in an organization.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$175.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Treasury/Risk

Updated: Jun 26, 2019

Duration: 1:40:05

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

Hugh Bell is an associate of Bloom CME providing educational workshops

and consulting services.

In his 13 years as a Treasury and Risk Manager with Strathcona County, he developed several treasury policies including investment, debt, reserves, and risk management.

He is a past member of GFOA, recent graduate of the McGill executive mini MBA program, and has a CIM designation.

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

Treasury management ensures that money is properly managed, tracked and accounted for in an effective and efficient manner. The security of the municipal purse is paramount to ensuring municipalities can pay for essential services while achieving long-term goals and objectives.

Risk is an ongoing challenge for all municipalities. Risk Management is the process of making and carrying out decisions that will minimize the adverse effects of risk or potential losses on an organization.

This webinar will provide a review of the key treasury disciplines described below.

Learning Outcomes

Cash Management – fundamentals and tools required for optimal cash use

Investments – how to invest municipal funds to minimize risk while maximizing returns

Debt Management – responsible use of debt as a tool for capital planning

Reserves – optimal reserve balances/justification, how to manage reserves, reserve policy

Risk Management – learn the benefits

Policy – how to develop risk management policy

Key Areas of Risk – theft prevention, property risk, vandalism, disaster, weather

Who Should Attend?

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.

The variety of topics covered in this webinar will give students a basic understanding of the establishment and maintenance of the treasury area providing a strong foundation to apply in their roles as financial officers.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…