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Budgeting for Clerks and Officers

Wednesday, 10 September '25   10am – 12pm BST
Online
16 spaces available

This is an online event.

Joining instructions will be provided after booking.

Details

This informal course is intended to give finance officers the knowledge to propose a clear evidence based budget to members.

If your larger council uses accounting software for budgeting, we will have part of the group looking at how to make the software work for you while those from smaller councils looking at how best to get an overall picture using spreadsheets.

Topics include zero base and incremental budgeting, medium and long term capital planning, earmarking, spotting the gaps, assessing contingencies as well as trouble shooting past problems and sharing ideas and suggestions.

We will also look at available best practice via the Transparency Code.

Suitable Audience
Finance officers and clerks. We recommend that finance officers attend this session in advance of the budget setting season.

Benefits
By the end of the ‘Budgeting for Clerks and Officers you will:

Be able to present the planned budget to members
Be able to support your proposal through to precept
Have a usable working approach for the coming year

Instructions

Please bring your last year budget and accounts and if possible a laptop.

Out of respect to other delegates and members of our staff, if you feel unwell on the morning of the course, please do not attend, but contact the Hampshire ALC office either by telephone or email.

Tickets

Cost

Hampshire ALC Member / Development Partner

Ticket Costs are shown exclusive of VAT
£53.50

Berkshire ALC Member

Ticket costs are shown exclusive of VAT
£59.00

Non Member

Ticket costs are shown exclusive of VAT
£72.00

Online event information

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