Rethinking City Planning with Mark Moses, Author and Municipal Finance Consultant

Watching Paint Dry

Mark Moses is an author and municipal finance consultant. He’s a former municipal CFO/Treasurer and industry consultant with 29 years of financial management experience. Throughout his career, he was a Senior Finance Advisor for Regional Government Services Authority, where he provided assessment and consultative services to municipal agencies throughout California. He was also the West Coast Regional Director for Innoprise Software and the Chief Financial Officer for the city of Stockton.

Additionally, Mark recently published a book, The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting.

In this episode…

It’s no secret that most city government financial systems are a mess. Rather than evaluate and change old practices, officials just add on layer after layer of new requirements. Is there any way out of the maze of antiquated systems and traditions?

Mark Moses has a few ideas about the solution. That’s why he’s published his new book, The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting. After years of advising governments throughout California, he knows exactly what works — and what doesn’t work — for city government financial services.

In this episode of Watching Paint Dry, Greg Owens is joined by Mark Moses, author and municipal finance consultant, to discuss solutions for city budget planning. Mark explains how many city governments have made a mess of their financial systems, why politics interferes with budgeting, and options for re-evaluating your city’s budget.