Municipal Debt Management - Webinar 2

Municipal Debt Management - Webinar 2
Debt Analysis for small municipalities workshop

Session Overview:
In this workshop, participants will get hands-on experience with the evaluation of criteria for assessing the extent to which debt is an appropriate funding option of capital plans. Participants will also acquaint themselves with debt analysis techniques that can inform the setting of an internal debt limit for a small municipality with less than 20,000 residents. The sessions will start with two presentations by municipal senior practitioners with extensive experience in the management of long-term debt. Afterward, the participants will go into breakout rooms to complete a group exercise based on case studies. Finally, the participants will regroup for a final discussion of the findings and insights that emerged from the group exercise.

Who should attend?
Municipal Finance staff of all levels interested in developing a better understanding of how small municipalities can assess the extent to which debt is an appropriate funding option of their capital plan and set appropriate internal debt limits.

What will you learn?
  • To identify the main criteria and related indicators for assessing whether debt is an appropriate funding option. 
  • To assess common criteria that can be used for assessing the extent to which debt is an appropriate funding option of a capital project.
  • To identify the different approaches available to municipalities to inform the setting of an appropriate internal debt limit for a small municipality.
  • To conduct a basic benchmarking and scenario analysis to inform the setting of an appropriate internal debt limit for a small municipality.

Session Duration:
90 minutes

About your speakers:
  • Adam Found, Manager of Corporate Assets, City of Kawartha Lakes
    A recognized expert in public finance, Adam holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto (2014) and a Professional Land Economist designation (2016) from the Association of Ontario Land Economists. He has published several peer-reviewed and policy papers on such topics as property taxation, development charges, infrastructure financing, municipal governance and business tax competitiveness. As Manager of Corporate Assets at the City of Kawartha Lakes, Adam oversees the City’s capital planning and budgeting, and in 2019 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario. He is also the Metropolitan Policy Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, part-time economics faculty at Trent University and a public finance consultant specializing in municipal finance. As a professional economist and an advocate for municipalities’ autonomy and self-reliance, Adam continues to work in the public finance field through the municipal, academic, public policy and consulting sectors.

  • David Baxter, Director of Finance, Municipality of Port Hope
    David Baxter transitioned from the private sector to be the Director of Finance for the Municipality of Port Hope. David has had some unique municipal experiences, including a contentious multi-year special services tax allocation review, he is a member of a leadership team that operated without a CAO for 5 years, and worked through a ratepayer legal challenge over the use of a reserve fund that was decided in favor of the Municipality at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.  Currently, he is a member on the MFOA’s Professional Development Committee and was previously a member of the MFOA’s New Professionals Committee.

Note: This webinar is included in our Debt Webinar Series Package. Register for the package deal to SAVE.
When
6/8/2021 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where
Online

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