Expanding the Frontiers of Government Finance
GFOA 99th Annual Conference
June 26 - 29, 2005
San Antonio, Texas
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
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Expanding the Frontiers of Government FinanceGFOA 99th Annual Conference June 26 - 29, 2005 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center |
Make the most of your travel to the GFOA 2005 Annual Conference by registering for one or more of the pre-conference seminars scheduled for Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. Receive a 10% discount on both your conference and pre-conference registration fees if you register for two pre-conference seminars in addition to the Annual Conference.
DROPS, PLOPS, and Other Postemployment Benefits: Designing Programs that Don't Break the Bank Friday, June 24, 2005 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. 4 CPE Credits Over the last few years, the most controversial stories in public finance involved governments making expensive, hard-to-understand promises to future retirees. Designed incorrectly, pension benefits like Deferred Retirement Option Plans (DROPs) and early retirement incentive programs can cost taxpayers a lot of money. Other post-employment benefits such as retiree health care may cost even more. This seminar will review some of the major risk exposures related to retiree benefits and will offer solutions that will save your jurisdiction money. Moderator/Speaker: William F. Underwood, Director of Finance and Budget, Town of Davie, Florida Speakers: John Brouder, Managing Consultant, Boston Benefit Partners, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts Althea Schwartz, Principal, Milliman USA, Hartford, Connecticut Larry Langer, Senior Consultant, Gabriel Roeder Smith
Making the Case: Practical Guidance on How to Prepare a Better Budget Friday, June 24, 2005 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. 4 CPE Credits The budget plays a unique and vital role in public-sector finance. The importance of that role is underscored when governments face the challenge of maintaining or increasing service levels with reduced resources. In such an environment, it is critical that budget preparers be able to effectively "make their case." This half-day seminar will use a wealth of practical examples drawn from actual budget documents to illustrate how any government's budget can become an even more effective policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communications device. Speakers: Eric Johnson, Director, Management and Budget, Hillsborough County, Florida Randy Moravec, Finance Director, Town of Addison, Texas
What’s Wrong with Budgeting (and How to Fix It): Outcome Budgeting, the Next Iteration Saturday, June 25, 2005 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 8 CPE Credits Last year Peter Hutchinson, co-author with David Osborne of The Price of Government, led GFOA's highest-attended and highest-rated pre-conference seminar, "Outcome Budgeting." This year Peter is back with an updated session on this innovative approach to budgeting in tough times. Peter will present the basic concepts of outcome budgeting, give examples of how local and state governments have used outcome budgeting to balance their budgets over the past year, and work with participants during the session to apply the system's tools and techniques to their own budget challenges. Speakers: Peter Hutchinson, President, The Public Strategies Group, Inc. and co-author of The Price of Government Steve Struthers, The Public Strategies Group Panelists: Gavin Cooley, CFO, City of Spokane, Washington Karyne A. Dargan, Budget Director, Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon Roger Neumaier, Finance Director, Snohomish County, Everett, Washington
The Bottom Line: How to Improve Performance and Save Money with Enterprise Technology Saturday, June 25, 2005 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. 4 CPE Credits The implementation of enterprise resource planning systems is a journey that begins, but does not end, at go-live. Along this journey, governments should seek to optimize their investment by using ERP to transform business operations. This seminar will examine how governments can achieve organizational transformation over the lifecycle of the ERP system-beginning with implementation and extending out through ongoing management of the system. Specifically, presenters will tackle issues such as expanding ERP functionality to new functional areas, process management, organizing for optimization, and ongoing harmonization of people, processes, and information technology. Speakers: Joe Koehn, Consulting Manager, GFOA Research and Consulting Center, Chicago, Illinois Christine Meholic, ERP Program Manager, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Michael Fletcher, ERP Manager, Sheriff's Office, Hillsborough County, Florida
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