Tuesday Seminar - Global Fiscal Crisis

Tuesday was seminar day, where participants heard from panelists on two separate topics. In the morning, Wes Hare (City Manager - Albany, Oregon) moderating a session on how local governments are managing the global fiscal crisis. The presenters discussed this topic from four national perspectives: Slovakia (Peter Agh- City Manager, Nove Zamky); USA (Bob O'Neill- Executive Director, ICMA); United Kingdom (Alan Jones, Chief Executive, Somerset County Council); and Poland (Marian Buras, Mayor, Morawica and Pawel Brola, from City of Checiny). After the presentations, Gary O'Connell (City Manager - Charlottesville, Virgina) served as rapporteur to summarize the discussions.

A copy of the four Powerpoint presentations (PDF) gives the best summary of what was discussed. The specific impacts in Slovakia January 1, 2009 on the economic crisis here is especially interesting as is the opportunities for innovation in the presentations from the USA and UK.