CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Review of CAFR by Tom Singleton
Tom Singleton of Lowenthal Singleton Webb & Wilson will review the 2005 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) during the City Manager’s Report section of the June 6, 2006 City Commission meeting. The CAFR is available online at http://www.lawrencefinance.org/2005CAFR/index.php.
Capital Improvement Budget Featured in GFOA Presentation
At the annual conference of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) in May, a presentation titled “Meeting the Infrastructure Challenge with Sound Capital Planning and Budgeting” was given. In the presentation, the City of Lawrence Capital Improvement Budget was used as a good example of showing the operating impact of capital projects. See page 26 of the following link: http://www.gfoa.org/conference/2006/documents/Westerman_Nicole.pdf
Planners Attend Floodplain Training
In May, Dan Warner and Amy Miller, Long-Range Planners, and Matt Bond, Stormwater Engineer, attended workshops sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources Floodplain program. The workshops covered Letter of Map Changes (LOMC) to National Flood Insurance Program Maps. Representatives of Michael Baker Jr., Inc., a contractor hired by FEMA to process LOMCs, presented the training information. The events were well attended by various professionals from around Kansas.