COVID-19 Impact on City of Pasadena, CA

COVID tested localities in new in challenging ways. While we are coming out of the pandemic, we can learn from different jurisdictions as we prepare for the future.

Matt Hawkesworth, Finance Director for the City of Pasadena, CA about the different areas of impact COVID-19 has had on the City and how his team has shifted priorities to help balance ever increasing budget deficits.

In this show we discuss:

· Top areas the City of Pasadena was affected over the past 12-18 months

· The approach to using reserves during the process

· The impact of restaurant closures in a city with one of the largest number per
capita

· The American Rescue Plan

· The importance of resiliency

This discussion with Matt Hawkesworth was taken from our show Local Government Insights: Modernizing Government Leadership. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.If you don’t use Apple Podcasts or Spotify, you can find every episode here.