FCS Group - Utility Rates & Finance - Government Finance, Fees, & Management

If you are interested in requesting an FCS GROUP speaker or presentation for your professional association, or if you would like a PDF copy of any of the presentations listed here, please contact our marketing department at (425) 867-1802 x246.

2010 Presentations

Michael Kazanjy and Robert Grantham; Funding Recycled Water in the Silicon Valley - February 24 - 2010 Utility Management Conference AWWA/WEF, San Francisco, CA

Nicholas Almeida and Robert Grantham; Utility Organizational Structure Alternatives - February 22 - 2010 Utility Management Conference AWWA/WEF, San Francisco, CA

Martin Chaw and Nathan Reese; Good Management Practices Through Proper Budgeting Techniques - February 17 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference (ERWoW), Yakima, WA

Angie Sanchez Virnoche and Sergey Tarasov; Conservation Based Water Rates - February 17 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Gordon Wilson and Nathan Reese; User Fees: What Are They and How Do You Go About Establishing Them? - February 17 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Angie Sanchez Virnoche and Sean Senescall; General Facility Charges: Making Growth Pay for Growth - February 17 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Martin Chaw; Utility Rate Setting Dos and Don'ts - February 16 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Gordon Wilson; 10 Steps to Saving Money for Your Utility Rate Payers - February 16 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Angie Sanchez Virnoche and Sean Senescall; Comprehensive Financial Master Planning - February 16 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Martin Chaw and Sergey Tarasov; Selling Your Rate Increases - February 16 - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Annual Conference, Yakima, WA

Angie Sanchez Virnoche; Presentation on District Finances - January 23 - 2010 Commissioners' Workshop for Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts, Lynnwood, WA

2009 Presentations

Angie Sanchez Virnoche, Martin Chaw, and Samantha Holert; Comprehensive Utility Financial Planning During Tough Economic Times - November and December - Evergreen Rural Water of Washington, Multiple locations, WA

Don Ganer, John Ghilarducci, and Todd Chase; Models for Regional and Multi-Jurisdictional Transportation Impact Fees - November 6 - National Impact Fee Roundtable (NIFR) 2009 Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Dan Edds; Creating a Conceptual Framework for Performance Management; November 5 - Association of Government Accountants (AGA) 2009 Performance Management Conference, Seattle, WA

Karyn Johnson; Water Finance and Rates 101 Workshop - November 2, 2009 - Kelowna Joint Water Commission, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Peter Moy; Annexations/Mergers/Consolidation of Fire Services - The Financial Side; September 22 - Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA) 2009 Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA

Ed Cebron with John Milne; Fire Impacts on Water Utilities; September 23 - WFOA 2009 Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA

Karyn Johnson; Implementing Cash Reserves to Promote Stability; September 23 - WFOA 2009 Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA

Dan Edds and Martin Chaw; Financial and Performance Management Strategies & Solutions to Today's Greatest Challenges; September 24 - WFOA 2009 Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA

Angie Sanchez Virnoche and Martin Chaw; Comprehensive Financial Management Planning - Setting a Path for Long-Term Strategic Management; September 24 - WFOA 2009 Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA

Gordon Wilson, Setting the Price of Intergovernmental Services; September 24 - WFOA 2009 Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA

David Findlay; Lane v City of Seattle Supreme Court Ruling - How Might this Ruling Affect Non-City Water Utilities?; September 17 - WASWD 2009 Fall Conference and Trade Show (Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts), Chelan, WA.

Don Ganer; Water SDC Methodology 101; June 24 - PNWA-AWWA 2009 30th Annual AWWA Waterworks School (Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association/American Water Works Association), Portland, OR.

Robert Grantham; Conservation Rates and Water Budget Allocations During Shortages; June 16 - AWWA-ACE09 (American Water Works Association) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Angie Sanchez Virnoche and Sergey Tarasov; Setting Water Rates to Promote Conservation; June 3 - Partnership for Water Conservation Workshop, Renton, WA.

Todd Chase; A Global Recession: Helping Pacific Ports Survive & Thrive; May 29 - Association of Pacific Ports Seminar, Portland, OR.

David Findlay, John Ghilarducci, and Angie Sanchez Virnoche; Fiscal Health During Hard Economic Times; May 12 - WASWD (Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts) Workshop, SeaTac, WA.

Karyn Johnson; Universal Metering - What's Next? Implementing an Effective Water Pricing Strategy; April 26-28 - BCWWA (British Columbia Water and Wastewater Association) Annual Conference, Penticton, B.C. Canada.

Ed Cebron and David Findlay; The Bucket Brigade: Managing Fire Protection Services; March 19 - Marriott Hotel, Redmond, WA.

Gordon Wilson; Setting the Price of Intergovernmental Prices; March 8-10 - OMFOA (Oregon Municipal Financial Officers Association), Gleneden Beach, OR.

Archive 2008 Presentations

Dan Edds; Cost Accounting for Strategic Decision Making; October 20-22 - OMFOA (Oregon Municipal Financial Officers Association) NW Government Finance Institute, Portland, OR.

Sean Senescall; Paradise Reclaimed: The Potential Windfalls of Water Reuse; September 23 - PNCWA (Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association), Kennewick, WA.

Todd Chase; Creative Infrastructure Planning & Funding Techniques: Findings from the Portland Area and Beyond; September 9 - ACWA (Association of California Water Agencies) Nevada/California Branch, Reno, NV.

Dan Edds; Introduction to Project Management;

Samantha Holert; Financial Impacts of Conservation Rates; and

Chris Gonzalez; Are We Calculating Excise Tax Correctly?

August 18-19 - WFOA (Washington Financial Officers Association), Yakima, WA.

Dan Edds; Introduction to Cost Accounting and Developing a Customer Focused Organization; August 22 and September 12 - OMFOA NW Regional Training Conference.

Martin Chaw and Samantha Holert; Setting Municipal Utility Rates - The Do's and Don'ts; June 19 - AWC (Association of Washington Cities), Yakima, WA.

John Ghilarducci; Funding Infrastructure Locally: Rates v. SDC's v. Impact Fees v. Taxes; May 9 - LORMAN Approval and Funding of Infrastructure in Washington Seminar, Tacoma, WA.

Robb Grantham and Ed Cebron; Asset Management: A Financial Perspective; May 6-9 - ACWA (Association of California Water Agencies), Monterey, CA; and again May 15 - NWEA (Nevada Water Environment Association), Reno, NV.

Karyn Johnson; Designing Water Rates to Reflect Cost of Service and Support Water Sustainability; April 26-30 - BCWWA (British Columbia Water & Waste Association), Whistler, BC, Canada.