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DESCRIPTION:Beyond Revenue Collections 101\, Recovering Revenue by Collecti
 ng the Tough Stuff (OR NOT)This webinar will provide you a behind-the-scen
 es tour by some of  Illinois most seasoned collectors of tough-to-collect 
 debt as well finance professionals who know what systems and controls need
  to be in place to avoid accruing a lot of bad debt.  From small towns to 
 large cities or park districts\, whether you are overwhelmed by how to app
 roach a growing pile of bad debt or you have a small amount of debt naggin
 g to get off your CAFR\, this webinar will provide participants at the ons
 et with a pamphlet of “Illinois Local Government Collections Best Practice
 s”.  Based on that foundation\, the panel of experts will provide insights
  on addressing collection challenges and answering your questions\, includ
 ing but not limited to\, how to collect bad debt for municipal-operated wa
 ter\, electric\, and natural gas utilities\, collecting locally administer
 ed taxes like food and beverage\, places of eating\, municipal motor fuel\
 , and title tax\, collections of a variety of local government fees includ
 ing park district fees\, and collecting bad debt when a fee or taxpayer is
  bankrupt.  Panelists will share important information related to managing
  bad debt\, automating collections\, and the rules of law for collecting f
 rom debtors that are inside and outside of Illinois.\nModerator: Michele B
 ermingham\, Azavar Government Solutions\nPanelists:Jim Ghedotte\, Finance 
 Director\, City of JolietJonathan Grossman\, Attorney\, Cozen O’ConnorSue 
 Stanish\, Finance Director\, Naperville Park DistrictLarry West\, City Cle
 rk & Finance Director\, City of Pinckneyville\nLearning Objectives: Partic
 ipants completing this session will be able to:1. Takeaway a best practice
 s guide for collecting local government debt from debtors residing inside 
 our outside of Illinois2. Make efforts to overcome unruly or overwhelming 
 debt3. How to collect tough debt\, including from bankrupt debtors or debt
 ors after transfer of business oriented4. How to establish internal contro
 ls to keep debt from becoming unruly5. Collecting debt in a variety of sit
 uations (multiple municipal owned utilities\, park district and municipal 
 fees\, locally administered taxes) and administering the Illinois Local Go
 vernment Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights6. Incorporating automation and state pa
 yment tools to collect past due debt7. Using enforcement to collect bad de
 bt\nIntended Audience: Finance ProfessionalsDelivery method: Group Interne
 t BasedProgram Level: OverviewPrerequisites: No prerequisites required Adv
 anced Preparation: No advanced preparation requiredField of Study: Finance
  - TechnicalEarn about 1.5 CPE creditIGFOA reserves the right to modify th
 e agendas and/or speakers\, cancel the trainings due to low enrollment\, o
 r to close registration if full.  
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SUMMARY:Beyond Revenue Collections 101\, Recovering Revenue by Collecting t
 he Tough Stuff 
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