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DESCRIPTION:Join us at our upcoming Central Region Lunch and Learn: Salary 
 & Benefit Costing Unlocked!\nAgenda\n\n11:30 AM - 11:45: Check-In and Netw
 orking\n11:45 PM: Lunch\n12:00 PM: Presentation Begins\n1:00 PM: Closing R
 emarks\n\nProgram and Speakers' Bios\nOVERVIEW\nSalary & Benefit Costing U
 nlocked  \nSpeakers: Molly Talkington\, City of Rolling Meadows and Julie 
 Zolghadr\, Retired – City of Springfield \n\nThis session provides an inte
 ractive exploration of governmental budgeting with a focus on salary and b
 enefit costs—the largest and most predictable component of municipal budge
 ts. Participants will examine how to accurately forecast personnel-related
  expenses\, incorporate best practices from GFOA\, and use internal and ex
 ternal comparables to support compensation decisions. Through guided discu
 ssion and exercises\, attendees will connect key budget principles to thei
 r own municipal operations and gain tools for more transparent\, data-driv
 en fiscal management \n\n\nLearning Objectives: Participants completing th
 is session will be able to: \n\n\n‎1. Understand the composition of total 
 compensation and the impact of salary and benefit ‎forecasting on overall 
 budget stability\; ‎ ‎2. Apply strategies for incorporating turnover\, hir
 ing lag\, and collective bargaining changes ‎into personnel cost projectio
 ns\; and ‎ ‎3. Evaluate the use of internal and external comparables to en
 sure equitable\, competitive\, ‎and sustainable compensation practices. ‎ 
 \n\nIntended Audience: Finance ProfessionalsDelivery Method: Group - LiveP
 rogram Level: IntermediatePrerequisites: Participants must understand gove
 rmental budgeting basicsAdvanced Preparation: No advanced preparation requ
 iredField of Study: Finance - TechnicalLast Review/Revision/Update:NASBA C
 PE: Earn About 1.0 CPE credit
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DTSTAMP:20260516T212518
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LOCATION:Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington\, 3201 CIRA Drive
 \,  Bloomington\, IL 61704
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SUMMARY:Central Region Lunch and Learn: Salary & Benefit Costing Unlocked 
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