On-Demand webinars recommended for Board Members/Trustees:
Maximize Your Membership Series: Resources for Board Members
Demystifying LAFCOs
General Manager Evaluations: A Strategic Approach that Works
Who Does What? Best Practices in Board/Staff Roles
Board Member and District Liability Issues 2025
How to Build a Better Multi-Year Strategic Plan
Effective Meeting Management Through Parliamentary... Details
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Presenter: Bill Morton, Municipal Finance Corporation
Temporary or unexpected funding gaps can increase costs, delay critical infrastructure, and affect your district’s ability to best serve your communities. Learn how special districts can leverage short-term debt to keep projects on track and maintain critical cashflow for agency operations.
Please note: this webinar is offered for informational purposes only and does not... Details
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Presenters: Dmitry Semenov, Ridgeline Municipal Strategies, LLC; Rick Brandis, Oppenheimer & Co.; Sandeep Karkal, Novato Sanitary District
The session will discuss key considerations for capital project financing (bonds, private placements, financing leases, and government loans - USDA, SRF, WIFIA, etc.) and how market conditions impact your district's ability to obtain financing. The session focuses on practical aspects of capital... Details
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Presenter: Lorie Reichel-Howe, Conversations in the Workplace
Implement a process for creating clarity around behavioral expectations, establishing buy-in to established expectations, and training people to hold accountability conversations anytime behaviors cross the line from respect to disrespect.
Duration: 1 hour
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Presenters: Constantine Baranoff and Adam Thimmig, Lozano Smith, Attorneys at Law
Special districts, local government entities established for specific purposes like fire protection or water management, have several available funding options. Funding options allow special districts to finance their operations, infrastructure projects, and services while meeting the specific needs of their communities.
Duration: 1 hour
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On-Demand webinars recommended for those wishing to increase their knowledge of special district finances:
Grant Funding 101 for Special Districts
Grant Funding 201 for Special Districts
Prevailing Wage Process and Requirements 2026
CalPERS Update
How to Build a Solid Financial Foundation for Your District
Grant Funding Readiness and Continuity Planning for Maintaining Essential Services
California Government Compensation Reporting Rules ... Details
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Presenters: CSDA Finance Corporation Consultants
Special districts can access lower interest rates by taking advantage tax-exempt financing. In this webinar, CSDA Finance Corporation consultants discuss what qualifies for tax-exempt financing, what financing structures are available, and what factors to consider when deciding which option is best for your district. An update on the current market will also beo provided
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Presenters:
Stefan Morton, Municipal Finance Corporation
Dan Mitchell, Centrica Business Solutions
Does your district have the need for energy efficiency projects, but you don’t know where to start? Please join to learn about the energy projects available to special districts, the costs and budget impacts of these projects, and how to obtain financing. Speakers will describe the green energy subsidies that are available to public ... Details
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Presenters: Scott Nelsen and Corey Mize, Eide Bailly CPAs
The session discusses the financial policies most districts should have such as the reserve policy, investment policy, debt policy, budgeting polies, procurement and purchasing policies, and pension and OPEB funding policies. Learn the do’s and don’ts of each policy, with samples of each. This webinar also instructs on expense reimbursement policies and accounting policies and... Details
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Presenter: Cindy Byrerrum, Edie Bailly CPAs
As a board member/trustee, your responsibilities include providing fiscal oversight of the special district’s finances. This course will help you fulfill these responsibilities by providing you with the knowledge and tools you need to gain a better understanding of the flow of a special district’s day-to-day transactions, accounting systems, and financial statements.
Duration: 1... Details
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