Employee

Todd Hagen, CIPFA

Financial Advisor/Vice President

Department: Financial Advisors

Todd has been a Financial Advisor in the Ehlers’ Roseville office since 2001 assisting Minnesota cities, townships, counties, public utilities, and special districts design and implement financial solutions. Prior to joining Ehlers Todd had fifteen years of public finance experience at a Twin Cities bond attorney firm. One of Todd’s greatest contributions to Ehlers and our clients is his extensive legal background in public finance and ability to build relationships between residents, businesses, and intergovernmental organizations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Debt Planning and Issuance

• Analysis & Presentation of Alternative Financing Options, Plans and Tools
• USDA Rural Development Loans
• MN Public Facilities (PFA) Loans
• Lease Purchase Financing
• Non-Profit & Industrial Revenue Bonds
• Refundings/Cash Defeasances
• Debt Service Fund/Cash Flow Analysis
• Arbitrage Rebate Services
• Representation to Bond Market & Credit Rating Aencies
• General Obligation Bonds
• Housing & Electric Revenue Bonds
• Special Assessment Proceedings
• Special Election Proceedings

Special Financial Studies

• Utility Rate Study/Analysis
• Fiscal Impact Study/Analysis
• Budget Preparation Assistance

Economic, Housing Development & Redevelopment

• Tax Increment District Creation & Amendment
• Tax Abatement Options, Financing, & Policies
• TIF and Abatement Analysis
• Developer Proforma Analysis/But For Test
• TIF Revenue Bonds/Calculation of Developer Payments
• Business Subsidy Options & Negotiations

Public Participation

• Public Participation Process
• Referendum Strategies

Strategic and Financial Planning

• Debt Management
• Financial Management Planning
• Capital Improvements Planning Other
• Special Legislation and Legislative Amendments

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Independent Public Finance Advisor

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS EDUCATION

• National Association of Independent Public Finance Advisors
• Economic Development Association of Minnesota
• Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association (MGFOA)
• Minnesota Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association (MCFOA)
• Minnesota Institute of Public Finance

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Arts (Public Sector Economics/Law)
  Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN
• Bachelor of Science (Quantitative Economics)
  Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN
• Graduate-Level Certificate (Corporate/Securities Law)
  Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
• Certificate to Arbitrate (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.