Podcast: Putting Assets to Work with Kimberly Olivares and Ben McAdams

Posted on January 12, 2024


Kim Olivares and Ben Mcadams
Kimberly Olivares Ben McAdams
Kimberly Olivares
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
City of Austin, TX
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Ben McAdams
Senior Fellow
GFOA
Bio | LinkedIn

Digging around in your municipal couch cushions. Kimberly Olivares, Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the City of Austin, Texas, and Ben McAdams, Senior Fellow at the Government Finance Offers Association (GFOA), joined the podcast to discuss GFOA’s Putting Assets to Work program which explores how local governments can utilize their assets differently or monetize their assets to create revenue. Ben talked about the program as a whole and the opportunity using assets differently can be for municipalities. Kim shared the City of Austin’s experience in reviewing their real estate assets and why it is a necessary strategy for the City.

Host: Lauren Palmer

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