The Taituarā Funding and Rating Forum is for all those who need to know about the often overlooked, yet mission critical, area of local authority funding and rating.
- 03 Oct 2016-04 Oct 2016
- 08:30 - 13:00
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- Amora Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand
- 890.00 (plus GST) Members
- 1,010.00 (plus GST) Non Members
About this event
This forum is for those who work in, or need to know about the arcane, yet mission critical, field of funding and rating.
As always the Forum is an exciting blend of theoretical and practical presentations that mix the policy and practice of funding and rating. With 2018 financial strategies looming on the horizon we take a look at where the bar will be set in 2018, and we also take a look at what fiscal prudence means in practice.
There’s an opportunity to contribute to the upcoming Taituarā guidance on preparing rating reviews. As always Taituarā’s been busy looking at rating polices and practice and has some thoughts to share on where waiver policies and rates resolutions needs to get to. This year we’re going to traverse the field of efficient pricing principles for infrastructure – with a focus on charging for water.
And as always there’s the usual updates on legal issues, valuation issues and Taituarā matters.
Who should attend:
- Finance Managers
- Revenue Managers and Team Leaders
- Rating staff
- Legal staff
- Anyone with an interest in funding and rating issues
Accommodation
If you would like to book accommodation at Amora Hotel please quote Taituarā
Presenters
Raymond Horan
Chief Advisor, Taituarā Read ProfileRaymond Horan
Chief Advisor, Taituarā- raymond.horan@taituara.org.nz
Raymond re-joined Taituarā in June 2014 as Sector Improvement Manager, before commencing his current role as Chief Advisor at Taituarā. He has spent most of the last 20 years in local government related roles, most recently with the Department of Internal Affairs.
He describes his job as two-thirds providing assistance to the local government sector and one-third providing advice to central government on local government matters. His ambition is to help develop a Local Government Act that doesn’t require changes every 18 months. He asks that you wish him well with this task.
Shivani Makwana
Advisor, Sector Improvement Read ProfileShivani Makwana
Advisor, Sector ImprovementShivani joined Taituarā in September 2015 as our Advisor, Sector Improvement. Her role involves providing sound advice and guidance to the sector. She is excited about joining our team, and having the opportunity to further work with local authorities. Shivani holds a Master of Arts in European studies with Distinction, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and European Languages and Cultures from the University of Canterbury. Her passion for local government brings relevant experience to a newly created role.