Milwaukee Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration (MASPA)
2004 Spring Conference
Friday, March 19th – UW-Oshkosh

State & Local Responses to the Current Fiscal Crisis

Tentative Agenda
8:00 Registration

8:30 Welcome & Kick-Off

  • Steve Kreklow, President, MASPA
  • Craig Maher, Professor, UW-Oshkosh and State/Local Government Rep, MASPA
  • Richard Wells (invited), Chancellor, UW-Oshkosh

9:00 Is Wisconsin in a Short-Term Crunch or Long-Term Squeeze?

Moderator: TBA

  • David Reimer, Budget Director, Department of Administration
  • Todd Berry, President, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
  • Andrew Reschovsky, Professor, LaFollette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison

10:15 Break: Sponsored by UW-Milwaukee Master’s of Public Administration Program

10:30 Alternative State/Local Fiscal Models

Moderator: Steve C. Deller, Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UW-Madison

  • Steve Hinze, Legislative Analyst, State of Minnesota (invited)
  • Bill Abolt, City of Chicago, IL (invited)
  • Daniel F. Elsass, Lecturer, Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Cooperative Extension, UW-Madison
  • Bambi Statz, Professor, UW-Whitewater (invited)
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12:00 Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Sponsored by Virchow Krause
  • Marc Marotta, Secretary, Dept. of Administration
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1:15 How Are Local Governments Coping With the Fiscal Crunch?

Moderator: Edward J. Huck, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities

  • Dan Thompson, Executive Director, League of WI Municipalities
  • Mark D. O’Connell, Executive Director, WI Counties Association
  • Ken Cole, Executive Director, WI Association of School Boards
  • Richard Stadelman, Executive Director, Wisconsin Towns Association

2:30 Break: Sponsored by UW-Oshkosh Master’s of Public Administration Program

2:45 Innovative Responses and Solutions

Moderator: Ed Henschel

4:00 Closing

  • Steve Kreklow
  • Craig Maher