THE chief govt of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey, will supply an interesting perception into the monetary planning that goes into operating the nation’s largest native authority at an occasion going down in County Corridor subsequent month.
he first assembly of the Community Eire (Cork Department) autumn schedule, entitled ‘Concentrate on Finance’, can be held within the Vertigo Suite at County Corridor on Wednesday, September 7.
At 7,468sq kilometres Cork County Council is the most important Irish native authority by space within the nation, servicing a inhabitants of round 400,000 or 141,000 households.
It has roughly 2,000 employees and a chosen membership of 55 break up throughout three divisions (north, south and west), who’re chargeable for creating and implementing coverage throughout a spread of providers.
These embody roads, housing, planning environmental providers, neighborhood growth, tourism and hearth providers.
Mr Lucey, who has been on the helm of the authority since 2014, has general accountability for overseeing the graceful operating of the council, which has an annual income budge of roughly €300million.
The ‘Focus On Finance’ occasion will see Mr Lucy ship the opening tackle, with three different visitor audio system focussing on completely different monetary points.
Sharon Corcoran, the council’s Director of Financial Growth, Enterprise and tourism will supply recommendation on helps obtainable to native companies and Grant Thornton director Sharon Scanlan will talk about how enhancing processes inside enterprise can lead to monetary features, whereas Elaine Wilson of SurePlan Monetary will discover learn how to greatest handle funds via to retirement.
Talking forward of the occasion Mr Lucey mentioned he was trying ahead assembly and interesting with enterprise homeowners from throughout the county.
“I sit up for welcoming Community Cork members to Cork County Corridor, the HQ of an organisation which is dedicated totally to equal alternative for all, as evidenced by the depth and attain of our providers and, the intensive vary of profession pathways obtainable in an equal alternative surroundings,” Mr Lucey.
“I sit up for providing an perception to identical and likewise, via Sharon Corcoran, highlighting the intensive monetary and different choices obtainable from the Council in help of enterprise progress in Cork County,” he added.
Community Cork president Maria Desmond thanked Cork County Council for internet hosting the occasion.
“It will likely be a fantastic alternative for members to catch up after our August break and to refocus minds on the generally difficult subject of finance,” mentioned Ms Desmond.
Registration for the ‘Focus On Finance’ occasion, which is free to Community Cork members and €25 for non-member, free for members and €25 for non-members at www.networkireland.ie/occasion/focusonfinance-cork2022
