Brian Colton is a principal with Baker Tilly’s public sector practice.
Brian's practice includes economic development working with municipalities and counties to assist them in improving local communities through the use of tax increment financing, tax abatements and other incentives. He also assists communities with capital infrastructure projects through issuance of bonds payable from property taxes, local income taxes or other revenue sources as well as assisting communities through long term financial planning.
Registered municipal advisor representative
- Chief Compliance Officer for the municipal advisory practice
- Oversees area of disclosure
- Provides services related to the issuance of bonds, from financial feasibility through post-issuance
- Areas of practice include: economic development and tax increment financing; city/town and county capital project funding through property tax, income tax or other revenues; develops comprehensive financial plans to help clients with future planning needs; assists clients with capital improvement plans; analyze proposed or recently enacted legislation and its impacts on clients
- Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (Aim)
- Associate of Indiana Counties (AIC)
- National Association of Municipal Advisors
- Boys Scouts of America, Outdoor Committee Chair
- Spoken on economic development, municipal bond issuance, regulatory compliance and other financial topics related to local governments at state and national conferences
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