Overview

January 8
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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As fiscal pressure intensifies and community expectations grow, traditional budgeting methods are no longer enough. Cities, counties, and states need more strategic, outcome-driven approaches to ensure limited resources are aligned with the most important goals.

Priority-based budgeting gives governments an alternative to indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts — enabling leaders to align funding with priorities, uncover new revenue opportunities, and make more transparent and accountable decisions with the power of AI and machine learning. Join us to hear from a priority-based budgeting expert about transformative examples and successes of its use, and what is in store for the future of priority-based budgeting, including how evolving technology can equip government now and in the future.

You’ll learn:

  • About real-life examples of governments successfully using Priority Based Budgeting
  • How AI is being applied to enhance budget planning and decision-making
  • Strategies for aligning resources with top priorities under fiscal constraints
  • What’s next for Priority Based Budgeting — and how these advancements will future-proof budgeting for governments

    Whether you're already using Priority Based Budgeting or just exploring more strategic approaches, this webinar will provide fresh insights and actionable takeaways to help you meet today’s budgeting challenges head-on.

Speakers

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Sean McSpaden — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Sean McSpaden is an executive level information technology professional with over 30 years of experience in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. His background includes the start-up and management of several small businesses and he has served on the Board of Directors or in Executive Director positions for several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Sean’s public service experience includes progressively responsible positions as an IT analyst, and in statewide coordination, management and leadership positions within the Executive and Legislative branches of Oregon state government.

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Chris Fabian

Senior Director of Product Strategy for Priority Based Budgeting, Tyler Technologies

Chris Fabian is senior director of product strategy for Priority Based Budgeting at Tyler Technologies. He has helped more than 300 government entities and schools implement priority-based budgeting. Chris is the co-founder of what is now Tyler’s Priority Based Budgeting. This budgeting methodology leverages machine learning and AI to predict and identify priority-based budgeting opportunities and savings. He has served as an internal business consultant for local government.

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