GFOA of the US & Canada

Committee on Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting (CAAFR)

Committee in Brief

The Committee on Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting assists public finance officers in their efforts to utilize sound auditing and accounting standards and produce transparent financial reports on the health of state and local finance activities. The committee works closely with the GASB, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and other organizations and recommends best practices for effective government finance operations.

Best Practices and Advisories in Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting  

2013 Winter Meeting Material

• February 2013 Agenda

• June 2012 Agenda
  

• 2012 Annual Report

GFOA Staff: Stephen Gauthier and Jake Lorentz

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

1. Jodie Andrew, Director of Finance/Treasurer, Village of Lake Zurich, IL
2. Allison Bradsher, Controller, City of Raleigh, NC
3. Candice Bridgers, Financial Services Manager, City of Colorado Springs, CO
4. Vivian Calkins-McGettigan, Chief Internal Auditor, Prince William County Public Schools, VA
5. Christine Cohen, Auditor-Controller, County of Ventura, CA
6. Sharon Edmundson, Director, Fiscal Management, State and Local Govt. Finance Division. North Carolina - Department of State Treasurer
7. Tim Flora, Audit & Financial Reporting Manager, Buncombe County, NC
8. Susan Friend, Director, Accounting Services, County of Broward, FL
9. Anne Fritz, Finance Director, City of St. Petersburg, FL
10. Melinda Gildart, Managing Deputy Comptroller, City of Chicago, IL
11. Kathleen Hall, Chief Deputy County Clerk, Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller, NE
12. Anne Harty, Chief Financial Officer, City of Rock Hill, SC
13. Frances (Fanny) Lee, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
14. Michele Mark Levine, Director of Accounting Services, New York City Office of Management and Budget, NY
15. James McIntosh, Deputy CFO, Clark County School District, NV
16. Brett Miller, Accounting Manager, City of Hollister, CA
17. Susan Milne, Director of Finance, Town of Yarmouth, ME
18. Lenny Moore, Controller, Montgomery County-Department of Finance, MD
19. Kelly Neal, Assistant Finance Director, City of Edmond, OK
20. Debra Roberts, Chief Financial Officer, State of Maryland
21. Melanie Seale, Controller, City of San Antonio, TX
22. Steve Strong, Finance Director, City of Redding, CA
23. Stephanie Walker, Finance Director, Village of Shorewood, WI
    

ADVISORS

1. Stephen Blann, Director of Governmental Audit Quality, Rehmann, Grand Rapids, MI
2. Walter Kelly, Partner & National Director of Public Sector Practice, Clifton Gunderson, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
3. G. Robert Smith, Assoc. Professor & Chair, Dept. of Acctg., Dempsey, Vantrease & Follis

EX-OFFICIOS

1. Robert Eichem, Chief Financial Officer, City of Boulder, CO

Additional Resources on Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting

Committee Business

2012

• Meeting Agenda, January 2012

2011

• Meeting Agenda, Winter 2011

• May 2011 Agenda - San Antonio, Texas

   

2010

• 2010 Annual Report
• Meeting Agenda, June 2010
  
• Meeting Agenda, January 2010
  

2009

• Meeting Agenda, June 2009
  
• 2009 Annual Report 
• Meeting Minutes, January 2009
  
• Meeting Agenda, January 2009
  

2008 

• Meeting Minutes, June 2008
  
• Meeting Agenda, June 2008
  
• 2008 Annual Report 
• Meeting Minutes
  
• Meeting Agenda, January 2008
  

2007

• Meeting Minutes, June 2007
  
• Meeting Agenda, June 2007
  
• 2007 Annual Report
• January 2007 Minutes
• Meeting Agenda, January 2007

2006

• Meeting Agenda, May 2006
• 2005 - 2006 Annual Report
• January 2006 Minutes
• Meeting Agenda, January 2006
  

2005

• June 2005 Minutes
• Meeting Agenda, June 2005
• January 2005 Minutes
• Winter Meeting Agenda, January 2005
  

2004

• Meeting Agenda, June 2004
• January 2004 Minutes
• Winter Meeting Agenda, January 2004
  

2003

• Meeting Agenda, May 2003
• January 2003 Minutes