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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Local governments often turn to grant opportunities to help fund new initiatives, provide for new capital projects or support important initiatives that otherwise would be unaffordable. However, the effort required to find, manage and report on grants can be significant, especially for a small government. Attendees will learn how to distinguish between types of grants, write a better, more competitive grant proposal – tailoring their application to compete – and learn how to implement and comply with complex grant requirements and navigate and use grants.gov.
8:00 AM
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This session will discuss the 2024 Legislative Session, review the bills that passed and failed and discuss their implications for local governments.
8:00 AM
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Governments are exposed to a variety of banking risks that can impact their finances and, in turn, their ability to serve their citizens. Such risks include interest rate risk, credit risk, operational risk, market risk, reinvestment risk, liquidity risk and total risk. To mitigate banking risks, governments can do a variety of things, such as careful selection and management of banks; implement sound risk management practices; and protect deposits. This session will cover all of those items and speak to how governments are part of promoting financial stability, as well as economic growth, which reduces the likelihood of banking crises.
8:00 AM
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Learn tips and advice about ERP implementation, including compiling needs, the RFP process, implementation, project management, timelines and using change management to mitigate obstacles. Additionally, explore how IT-driven digital transformation can enhance financial processes, customer experiences, operational efficiency and digital platforms. Explore the benefits of upgrades and justifications for doing so.
8:00 AM
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This session will provide guidance in designing, implementing, maintaining and auditing internal controls to safeguard your organization, reviewing key internal controls for government. Included in this is a discussion on IT internal controls and the role IT plays, as well as how the shift in the remote work environment has added more layers that need to be evaluated, designed for and implemented.
10:00 AM
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Are you looking for new and creative ways to approach the budget process? This session will walk you through a local government budget process and provide insight into some effective best practices. Topics will focus on various aspects of the budget process, including establishing a vision and priorities, engaging with the public, obtaining departmental input, developing and balancing the annual budget, preparing for budget presentations, issuing the proposed and adopted budget document and monitoring the budget throughout the year.
10:00 AM
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Learn how to create a collaborative environment in your organization that has good inter- and intra-departmental communication. The discussion will focus on how to communicate with those charged with governance and with citizens.
10:00 AM
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What are the best financing option(s) for your agency’s capital plan? Find out in this session.
10:00 AM
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Receive an update from the Florida Auditor General’s Office and Department of Financial Services on current issues pertaining to local governments.
1:30 PM
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The strategic plan is a useful tool to ensure resources are properly allocated based on the top priorities of a community, and it becomes the foundation for your budget and long-term financial plan. This session will walk you through the strategic planning process, provide examples of how to integrate the strategic plan into the budget process and provide insight on how to develop a multi-year financial plan that supports your strategic plan.
1:30 PM
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Learn how to maintain a competitive pay structure with all that is facing local governments, including salary compression, inflationary pressure and cost of living and contract negotiations.
1:30 PM
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This session will cover the fiduciary and management responsibilities of governmental 401(a) and 457(b) plans. Fiduciary responsibilities, including what being a fiduciary means, fiduciary standards of care, types of fiduciary liability and how to mitigate fiduciary risk, will be discussed. There will also be a review of the different plan types, eligibility requirements, contribution limits, investment options and distribution rules. Unique considerations for governmental plans, compliance requirements and best practices for plan management will also be covered.
1:30 PM
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This session will include a 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.
3:30 PM
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GFOA gives the Triple Crown Award to organizations that achieve the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program (COA), the Popular Annual Financial Reporting Award (PAFR) and the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. All awards encourage and assist state and local governments to go beyond the minimum requirements and create more transparency, understandability and full disclosure. This session will focus on the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award in depth.
3:30 PM
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How can Lean Six Sigma benefit your organization? Not only will participants gain a refresh of what Lean Six Sigma is, but case studies will presented to show how Lean Six Sigma benefited the organizations involved.
3:30 PM
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Learn all that local governments need to know to prepare for and begin a new rating process, including suggested pertinent information to support the rating agency’s review. Panelists will discuss credit attributes associated with higher rated entities, and also factors that contribute to lower rating levels. Rating agency updates will also be discussed.
3:30 PM
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Come ready to party at Gulfstream Park. The event will include dinner and dancing to live music by Miami’s premier ’80s cover band, Juanabe. 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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