Note:

The pre-registration is currently closed. If you would like to attend this event, please come to the NWPPA registration desk at the hotel, and our onsite coordinator will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

Directors, policy makers and general managers of cooperative utilities.

Course Overview:

This course helps directors understand the role of the board in financial planning, including identifying the basic documents used in financial planning and reporting. It also covers assessing the issues that drive financial decisions, balancing competing goals and taking responsibility to monitor and evaluate results.

Course Topics:

• Identifying the key financial decisions boards must make.
• Recognizing three key financial documents and three key financial ratios.
• Understanding the basics of allocating and retiring capital credits policy.
• Understanding key elements of an Equity Management Policy.
• Identifying rate-making basics.

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 8 a.m.; the class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on day one, and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on day two. Lunch will be served on day one; refreshment breaks will be provided on both days.

Course Location:

Lakeview Light & Power
11509 Bridgeport Way SW
Lakewood, WA 98499-3041

Suggested Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tacoma South - Lakewood (.3 miles from course location)
11751 Pacific Hwy SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 582-7000

Best Western Lakewood (1.7 miles from course location)
6125 Motor Ave SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 584-2212

A room block has not been established for this course. Please call the hotel or go online for the best available rate.

Course Fees:

Member and Non-member Cooperative Early Bird (ends 5/28/2017): $550

Member and Non-member Cooperative Standard: $625