Larry Davis, CPFO

Experience

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  City of Greensboro

  Mar 1988 - now

  • Leads the organization's major logistics and support functions, including:Budget and EvaluationFinance (including Equipment Services and Debt Service Funds)People and Culture (including Insurance/Risk Retention Funds; Human Rights Department)Information Technology Internal AuditWorkforce Development (Guilford Works)Total resources: approximately 200 FTEs; $187,000,000 annual budget• Staff internal consulting, customer service and community engagement efforts highlights:American Rescue Plan (ARPA)• City of Greensboro awarded $59.43 million in ARPA funds• Community engagement process developed criteria based project evaluation process• 237 applications received totaling over $424 million; all funds awarded by City Council - January 2023 War Memorial Coliseum Complex/Tanger Center for the Performing Arts• Privatization of Operations awarded to OakviewGroup (OVG); effective July 2024 Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC)• Staff Representative Show less • Prepared the annual recommended operating budget and ten year Capital Improvements Program (CIP).• Provided leadership and collaboration for various organizational efforts as a member of the Leadership Executive Team. Reported to and counseled the City Manager's Office for organization development and financial health and long range planning.• Staff internal consulting, customer service and community engagement efforts highlights: • Participatory Budgeting (PB) - Greensboro became the first city in the southeastern United States to implement PB in FY 16-17. Two PB cycles have been completed with funding allocated for fifty-one (51) citizen approved projects. • 2016 Bond Tracker - An online tool allows citizens to track progress on projects funded though the City of Greensboro's successful $126 million 2016 bond referenda.• "Balancing Act" Budget Simulator - An online tool that allows citizens the opportunity to create and balance their own municipal budget.• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award FY 18-19 (second consecutive year)A personal leadership style dedicated to experience, skills development and advancement of fellow staff. Previous staff now serving in other leadership roles such as: City Manager/Asst to City Manager (2 staff) Budget Director/Manager (3 staff) City of Greensboro Supervisors (2 staff) Show less

  • Assistant City Manager

    Jul 2019 - now

  • Budget and Evaluation Director

    Jul 1999 - Jun 2019

  • Budget and Evaluation Analyst

    Mar 1988 - Jul 1999