Issuing Bonds in a Down Economy; Credit Rating and Market Concerns

When: November 16, 2011 at 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: Matthew D. Jessup, Richard Marino, Brian Burke, Steven Wielkotz, Jennifer Edwards
Where: League of Municipalities, Atlantic City Convention Center

Matthew D. Jessup will lead a panel discussion on the changing perspectives regarding municipal debt and the critical, financial and budget issues facing public entities as they address their long-term capital financing needs.  The discussion will consider the views of the credit rating analysts and the bankers in the municipal bond market as well as those of the financial, legal and accounting advisors on the issues that are affecting the marketing of long-term debt issued by local governments.


PILOTs: Unnecessary Developer Subsidy or Critical Redevelopment Tool?

When: November 16, 2011 at 10:45 a.m.
Speaker: Joseph P. Baumann, Jr., James Maley, Matt Boxer, Tom Neff, William O'Dea, Andrew Janiw
Where: League of Municipalities, Atlantic City Convention Center

An interactive panel discussion and explanation of how payments-in-lieu-of-taxation actually work, their impact on municipal, county and school revenue and tax rates as well as the business issues and strategies involved in local redevelopment issues throughout the State of New Jersey.