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Bring your city budget officer, city manager, or other senior city staff who can discuss city budgets and financial projections in detail to the meeting, along with the mayor, council president, or other senior elected officials. Also, consider incorporating local businesses and major employers. When requesting this meeting, ask to brief your state legislator or member of Congress, his or her chief of staff or legislative director, or a state director or similar senior liaison in the office.  \nWHAT INFORMATION SHOULD YOU SHARE? Legislators need more information about the specifics of initiatives or legislation that has impacted or will impact local budgets and local economies. Consider including information answering the following questions in your materials and presentation:  \n• What are actual or projected revenues for [Choose Quarter and YEAR]? How much lower is that than the same time period in previous year?  \n• How many people does your city, town or village employ? Are you planning any layoffs, furloughs, or hiring freezes?  \n• Do you expect lower levels of support from your state over the next year? What are those anticipated reductions in state contributions that your community may need to account for?  \n• What other budget adjustments are you making because of coronavirus-related revenue losses? Are there programs being cut, or projects that will not happen? What critical municipal services will be impacted?  \n• What companies or contractors will lose business from these projects not occurring? Can you quantify the dollar value or job loss from those projects not moving forward?  \n• What additional actions did you take to deal with the pandemic? Did you have to make unanticipated expenditures to clean facilities, distance essential employees, provide personal protective equipment, or support public health operations?  \n• What is the current and projected unemployment picture in your community? What degree of unemployment has persisted, even after state or local reopenings? How many local businesses have permanently closed?  \n• What actions are you taking or do you anticipate having to take to help residents and businesses respond to the economic impact? Has your community invested in food aid, housing assistance, small business loans, or other programs to protect unemployed residents?  \n• Did you receive any money from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, either directly from the U.S. Treasury or through your state? How much additional shortfall does your city still need to cover?  \nWHAT INFORMATION SHOULD LOCAL BUSINESSES SHARE?  \no What is the financial impact to your business based on the municipality's lost revenue? -  \no What operating changes are you projecting later this and next year (staffing, revenue, etc.) if your municipality does not receive fiscal relief?","cbCaij5pVa7ZJQ96","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij5pVa7ZJQ96","pdf",110737,"English","# Brief Purpose\n## Goal and audience\n## Who should participate\n# Key information for legislators\n## Revenue, employment, and funding changes\n## Budget adjustments and municipal services\n## Contractor impacts and pandemic expenditures\n## Unemployment and local business closures\n## Economic recovery actions and programs\n# Information for local businesses\n## Fiscal impact and projected operating changes","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of this economic briefing template?\",\"answer\":\"Help legislators and their staff understand how the community and local economy benefit from or are harmed by their support—or lack of support—on specific initiatives.\"},{\"question\":\"Who should participate in the briefing meeting?\",\"answer\":\"Bring senior city staff such as the city budget officer and city manager, along with senior elected officials like the mayor or council president; local businesses and major employers can also be included.\"},{\"question\":\"What revenue and staffing details should be shared?\",\"answer\":\"Include actual or projected revenues for a chosen quarter and year, compare them to the same period in the prior year, and describe employment levels, layoffs, furloughs, or hiring freezes.\"}]","Economic Briefing Template - Briefing for Municipal Finance and Operations | PDF",1789161033]