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Christopher Morrill

MEMBER SINCE: 2018

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Executive Director/CEO, Government Finance Officers Association of the United States & Canada; City Manager, City of Roanoke, VA; Assistant City Manager, City of Savannah, GA; Senior Municipal Finance Advisor to South African National Treasury, Research Triangle Institute; Fellow, Kellogg National Leadership Program; Research & Budget Director, City of Savannah, GA; US Peace Corps Volunteer, Ukraine 1, US Peace Corps; Research & Budget Director, City of Savannah, GA; Senior Management Analyst, City of Savannah, GA; Senior Budget Analyst, Catawba County, NC; Downtown Project Manager, City of Lynn, MA

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Executive Director/CEO
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States & Canada
2017
Present
City Manager
City of Roanoke, Virginia
2010
2017
Assistant City Manager
City of Savannah, Georgia
2001
2010
Senior Municipal Finance Advisor to South African National Treasury
Research Triangle Institute
1999
2001
Fellow
Kellogg National Leadership Program
1997
2000
Research & Budget Director
City of Savannah, Georgia
1994
1999
US Peace Corps Volunteer
Ukraine 1
US Peace Corps
1992
1994
Research & Budget Director
City of Savannah, Georgia
1990
1992
Senior Management Analyst
City of Savannah, Georgia
1988
1990
Senior Budget Analyst
Catawba County, North Carolina
1986
1988
Downtown Project Manager
City of Lynn, Massachusetts
1984
1985
Primary Policy Areas

Banking/Financial Regulation, Budget and Finance, Government Operations/Innovation, Infrastructure, International Aid and Development, Pensions, Taxes, Urban Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

Local

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance, Human Capital

Academy Studies

Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Municipal Economies

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National Association of Counties - Federal Assistance and Innovative Counties

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Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Advance the Nation's Fiscal Health

Fiscally Healthy Communities with Chris Morrill

Season: 1 Episode:23 | September 21, 2020

Show Notes:

In this episode, we welcome Chris Morrill, Executive Director and CEO of The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Academy Fellow, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on state and local budgets, especially in relation to school districts and revenue management, lessons learned during the 2008 fiscal crisis from his previous work in Savannah, GA and Roanoke, VA, and the modernization of budgeting.

With Chris Morill, Executive Director and CEO of Government Finance Officer's Association of the United States and Canada

Topics Include:

  • The mission of the GFOA
  • School district finances
  • Grading today's national fiscal health from the GFOA perspective
  • Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis
  • Measures to counter the loss of revenue for state and local governments
  • Conversations with communities on appropriate trade-offs in budgetary spending
  • Tools to help budget officers during COVID-19
  • Measuring the equity impact of the budget
  • Advice for budget officers moving forward

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