It was really interesting. Lots of information but really important.

Happening now - come on down to City Hall chambers.

Reminder - please join us for tomorrow's budget forum, come for all or parts that interest you

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Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Civic JC and City Council President Rolando Lavarro present:

A Jersey City Municipal Budget Forum

This will be your opportunity to learn from the experts about Jersey City?s finances and how your tax dollars are being spent. Topics will include:

"A Primer on Municipal Finance" (10:00 a.m.),
"What to Look for In the City Budget" (11:15 a.m.),
"Budgeting for Sustainability" (11:50 a.m.) and
"Property Tax Abatements" (12:30 p.m.).

Come for all or part of the program.

Speakers will include Anna Lukasiak and Catherine Mulbrandon of Open JC, Professors Marc Pfeiffer and Kevin Lyons of Rutgers University, Debra D?Italiano of Sustainable JC, Professor Thomas Banker of Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Jon Whiten of New Jersey Policy Perspectives, Brigid D?Souza of Civic Parent and Professor Jonathan Wharton of Stevens Institute of Technology.

(Donuts and coffee will be served to those who arrive early!)

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Civic JC would like to announce that in conjunction with Jersey City Council President Rolando Lavarro, Jr., we will presenting a budget forum on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 10am at the council chambers in City Hall at 280 Grove Street, Jersey City.

The second Jersey City Budget Forum will present to the public the proposed 2014 municipal budget and describe the process by which it is adopted from both, a local and state perspective. The forum will also include presentations on ?Budgeting for Sustainability? and ?Tax Abatements.?

Our opening speaker will be Marc Pfeiffer, Assistant Director at the Blaustein Local Government Research Center and Principal, PfeifferGov, LLC. Mr. Pfeiffer will present an overview of the local budgeting process and its nexus with the state budget. He will be joined by Jon Whiten, Deputy Director of New Jersey Policy Perspective.

Sustainable JC will present a talk on "Budgeting for Sustainability" with Kevin Lyons, Assistant
Professor of Supply Chain Management & Marketing Sciences at the Rutgers Business School. Professor
Lyons will speak about how municipalities can achieve budget savings and efficiencies through green initiatives.

Dr. Jonathan Wharton, Assistant Professor/Pre-law Advisor, Political Science & History at Stevens Institute of Technology and Brigid D'Souza, MBA, CPA and founder of Civic Parent will lead a discussion on Jersey City's tax abatement program.

Additional speakers will be announced on our Facebook page.

We look forward to this opportunity to dig into our city?s budget process and wish to extend this invitation for the public to join us.

Thank you,

Aaron Morrill, president
Civic JC

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