Adult guest registration includes admittance to the Tuesday Night Event ONLY. All guests must have name badges to attend the Tuesday Night Event, so registration is required.
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Child guest registration includes admittance to the Tuesday Night Event ONLY. All guests must have name badges to attend the Tuesday Night Event, so registration is required.
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This session will highlight GASB’s two most potentially impactful in-process projects. The Financial Reporting Model project will update the guidance initially established by GASB 34. The Revenue and Expense Recognition project will provide conceptually-based, comprehensive guidance for recognition of revenues and expenses.
8:00 AM
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This session will review the 2023 legislative session, the bills that passed and failed and discuss their implications for local governments.
8:00 AM
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Looking for new and creative ways to approach the budget process? In this session, we’ll walk through a local government budget process and learn some best practices that have proven to be effective. Learn best practices on all aspects of the budget process, including establishing a vision and priorities, engaging with the public, developing the annual budget, maintaining relationships and monitoring the budget throughout the year.
8:00 AM
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“ Pension liabilities on our balance sheets are measured using an expected rate of future investment return. Investment forecasters and actuaries have thoughts about how likely your pension fund will achieve your pension return assumption. This session will explore our cognitive tendencies in how we think about the probabilities of success and failure. With examples from everyday life, you’ll learn how to use probabilities to come to conclusions and make decisions.
8:00 AM
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This session will provide a high-level overview of the various broadband and infrastructure programs funded by the multiple post-pandemic federal economic stimulus acts, focusing on the differences between them and compliance matters that need to be monitored. Single audit and sub-recipient monitoring procedures and common audit issues will also be presented.
10:00 AM
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Chances are, if you work in government then you’ve heard the term “TRIM.” But what is it really and how do we ensure compliance? This session discusses the Truth in Millage (TRIM) process and the compliance requirements for government agencies, as well as common errors to avoid.
10:00 AM
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This session will focus on ethics, the public records act, electronic records management and how to comply with the Sunshine Law.
10:00 AM
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This session will discuss some of the latest banking technologies and cost savings options.
10:00 AM
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This session will cover the basics of what goes into preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, including a discussion on required sections, what information you’ll need to gather and where you can get it, and common findings in first-year ACFRs.
1:00 PM
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So you just completed your strategic plan. Congratulations! Now what? After going through the process and developing your plan, it’s time to roll it out and ensure accountability to the public. But how do you translate those strategic initiatives into actionable and measureable objectives, and most importantly, how do you tie it all into the budget process? This panel discussion addresses how to make that shift to where the strategic plan becomes the basis of the budget; how to determine overall measurable objectives; how to engage the public and employees to support the strategic plan; and how to ensure accountability.
1:00 PM
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This session will model a state-of-the-art financial transparency website titled “Spending in the Sunshine.” Pinellas County will highlight the legal, logistical and technology concerns they encountered when developing a transparency website. This user-friendly site provides citizens with a window into government spending.
1:00 PM
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This session will address key questions such as: What is the actual financial need? What financing method is best? What is the size of the need? When do I need the funds? What is the best structure for this transaction? You’ll learn how to present all of this to a rating agency in the best light for a positive rating.
1:00 PM
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This session will include discussion of common audit findings at various local government entities related to financial reporting, internal controls and compliance, as well as best practices for addressing them.
3:00 PM
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What are the current trends in public sector collective bargaining and employment? Under volatile economic conditions and coming out of pandemic-induced constraints, local governments are facing many employment issues involving demands for wage and benefit increases, greater work-life balance, and retirement, transition and succession challenges. The panel will address recent developments in collective bargaining and retirement law and what governments can do to effectively prepare for and deal with employee demands in an inflationary cycle while balancing other community needs, all while preparing a sustainable and balanced budget.
3:00 PM
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Join us for a panel discussion on the differences between requests for proposals, requests for information and requests for quotation, as well as maintaining compliance.
3:00 PM
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This session will discuss how to formulate a capital improvement plan, and will also look at bank, bond finance and other options where external financing is needed.
3:00 PM
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Join us for an exciting evening at SeaWorld! Following a full buffet dinner, enjoy visiting with the animals, thrill-seeking on the park’s world-class rollercoasters or watching fireworks over the lagoon. Your registration fee includes park admission and unlimited Quick Queue passes for front-of-the-line ride access. One ticket to this event is included with regular registration and guest registrations may also be purchased. A name badge is required to attend this event, so all guests must be registered.
6:30 PM
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