57TH ANNUAL TAXPAYERS CONFERENCE BOISE CENTRE ON THE GROVE, SUMMIT AUDITORIUM 9th and Front, Boise, Idaho Wednesday, November 19, 2003
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. OPENING REMARKS
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. ECONOMY
Northwest: BILL CONERLY, Conerly Consulting, Portland, OR Idaho: JOHN CHURCH, Idaho Economics, Boise
9:45 -10:40 a.m. COST SAVING METHODS AND HOW THEY WORK - A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE Budgeting, Service Centralization/ Redundancy, Outsourcing JOE DOYLE, Manager Shared Accounting Services, Boise Corporation, Boise GLENN MICHAEL, CFO, Dedicated Devices, Inc., Nampa
10:40 - 11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. COST SAVING - WHAT OTHER STATES ARE DOING Budgeting, Centralization, Privatization Various Service Examples CHRIS ATKINS, American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington D.C. Medicaid Specific RODNEY GRZADZIELESKI, Economic Development Specialist, Small Business Administration, Boise
12:10 - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH PROGRAM - Current & Potential National Issues & How They Might Impact State and Local Tax/Fiscal Matters BILL CONERLY, Conerly Consulting, Portland, Oregon
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. MORE ON EFFICIENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Using Past Experience And Moving Ahead ROBERT KUSTRA, President, Boise State University Other Experience On Cost Efficiencies KEITH JOHNSON, Idaho State Controller, Boise
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. STATE NEEDS/LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AGENDA Idaho Senate BOB GEDDES, President Pro Tem, Soda Springs Idaho House BRUCE NEWCOMB, House Speaker, Burley
