[inaudible conversations] and it s a pleasure to have you it is an organization that represents city towns and villages in america and today thank you for being here thbecause with the 34th annual school conditions report each person in that room is here for a reason in cities all over america perhaps you enjoy a digging into data of the community i want to hear about what they are dealing with issues in the federal impact of those issues you just want to make sure you re in the right place at the right time owhat america will be dealing with the fiscal impact of our economy for go for all of these reasons it is about the connection between the needs of the communities and local government leaders to address those in the community and i m often asked why it s such an important report it really is because if you think about what is happening in the city halls and towns and communities in america town leaders and village leaders dealing with those issues at first. so this year
good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the national league of cities. i m the ceo and executive have you in what we call cities in america. the national league of cities is an organization that represents the 19000 city, towns and villages in america. today, we thank you for being here because we are releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. each person in this room is here for a reason. if you are interested in what is happening in cities all over america, perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the physical nature of the data on our community and you really want to hear about the pressure that city leaders face everyday and balancing their budgets, dealing with issues in the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues or you just want to make sure you are in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. for all of these reaso
good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the national league of cities. i m the ceo and executive have you in what we call cities in america. the national league of cities is an organization that represents the 19000 city, towns and villages in america. today, we thank you for being here because we are releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. each person in this room is here for a reason. if you are interested in what is happening in cities all over america, perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the physical nature of the data on our community and you really want to hear about the pressure that city leaders face everyday and balancing their budgets, dealing with issues in the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues or you just want to make sure you are in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. for all of these reaso
i m the ceo and executive have you in what we call cities in america. the national league of cities is an organization that represents the 19000 city, towns and villages in america. today, we thank you for being here because we are releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. each person in this room is here for a reason. if you are interested in what is happening in cities all over america, perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the physical nature of the data on our community and you really want to hear about the pressure that city leaders face everyday and balancing their budgets, dealing with issues in the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues or you just want to make sure you are in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. for all of these reasons at its core the city fiscal conditions is about the connection betw
[inaudible conversations] . it is a pleasure to have you. the national league of cities in the city towns and villages. of america and rethink you for beingal here. the fiscal conditions each person in this room what is happening in cities all over america perhaps you enjoy digging into data to understand the nature of the data if you really want to hear about the pressure city leaders face every day to balance the budget and deal with issues and various policy issues to make sure you are in the right place at the right time with what america will be dealing with how that relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. those conditions are about the connection between the communities and the ability of the leaders to address those needs in the community. why is this suchhy an important report? if you think about what is happening the town leader and village leader that is dealing with the issue at first so this conditions report to see where all cities and communities are not