Michael Walther

Background

About Michael Walther

Over 10 years in government fiscal and policy analysis. Current roles include: Review general government and component unit general fund and capital expenditure program budget requests ranging from $5 million to $300 million to prepare thorough narrative and visual budget analysis packages for County Council review. Provide frequent short-term and long-term revenue and expenditure projections incorporating a database of collected economic and fiscal data. Analyze procedures of County agencies for best practices and to seek maximum cost-effective efficiency. Review various budgetary requests including grants, fund transfers, and position adjustments for practicality and to ensure compliance with County code, accounting principles, and spending affordability guidelines. Prepare annual Spending Affordability Committee reports and quarterly Fiscal Digest reports. Provide supervision and review of staff analyst day-to-day roles and work product.