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AGA TOPICS Newsletter
Government Financial
Management TOPICS
Vol. 43, #4, February 17, 2004
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AGA’s Second Annual
National Leadership Conference
THIS WEEK—Thursday and Friday in Washington, D.C.
Register now for this conference, ”First Responders: Financial Leadership in
an Era of Crisis.” Earn 14 CPE hours hearing from the top leaders in
federal, state and local government. Go to
www.agacgfm.org/nlc for program information.
It is not too late to attend! Walk-in
registration will be accepted at the Ronald Reagan Building, International
Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
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Lead Story!
AGA Member Robert H. Attmore,
CGFM, Chosen to Chair the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
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AGA extends its congratulations to Robert H. Attmore, CGFM, a member of the
New York Capital Chapter, who was appointed last week as the next GASB
chairman, succeeding Tom L. Allen, a member of AGA’s Northern Utah Chapter.
Allen, who has served as GASB chairman since 1995, is not eligible for
reappointment. Attmore, retired deputy state comptroller, Office of the
State Comptroller, State of New York, will begin his term July 1, 2004. The
Financial Accounting Foundation’s Board of Trustees, which has oversight
responsibility for GASB and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, made
the appointment. Attmore, an active AGA member since 1982, served as a
member of the AGA National Executive Committee from 1996 to 1999 and was the
recipient of AGA’s William R. Snodgrass
Distinguished Leadership Award Recipient in 1997 and the Excellence in
Government Leadership Award in 2002.
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Next Issue: March 1, 2004—Spotlight on PDC
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Welcome to Government Financial
Management TOPICS, the Bi-weekly Briefing of AGA News
SPOTLIGHT ON AGA’S
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
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Resolve to Recruit in 2004! By: Jullin
Renthrope, CGFM, AGA National President
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Eleven Members Granted Lifetime Membership by the NEC
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Save Time—Renew Your Membership Online
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AGA
Hires Anna D. Gowans Miller, CPA, as Technical Manager
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Recruiting Made Easy - 10 Great Reasons
to Join AGA
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AGA Member Profile: Curtis Carlson,
Dallas Chapter Member
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Membership News & Notes
IN OTHER
NEWS FROM AGA…
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CGFM
Renewal Requirements
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Call
for Scholarship Nominations
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AGA
National Board and Committee Volunteers Needed
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FMSB
Seeks Volunteer Members
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Regular Features
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CPE Opportunities
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ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: MEMBERSHIP
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Resolve to Recruit in 2004!
By: Jullin Renthrope, CGFM, AGA National President
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Why Recruit?
You joined AGA for
a myriad of reasons…to keep up-to-date on news and developments in the
profession…to gain access to a variety of inexpensive continuing
professional education offerings…to move forward in your career…to build a
personal network… Whatever your initial reason for joining was, you now know
that you are part of a tremendous national network of professionals working
to advance government accountability.
Read the
complete message at
www.agacgfm.org/publications/topics/021704/president.aspx
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Eleven Members Granted Lifetime Membership by the NEC
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A section in the AGA Bylaws gives the National Executive Committee
approval to bestow Lifetime Membership upon members to recognize their
distinguished service to the Association over a sustained period of time. In
conjunction with AGA’s 50th Anniversary in September 2000, the
NEC granted lifetime membership to two individuals— Raymond Einhorn, CGFM,
and T. Jack Gary, Jr., CGFM (deceased), both charter members and Past
National Presidents.
At it’s December 2003 meeting, the NEC granted Lifetime Membership to the
following individuals who have remained paid members for 50 consecutive
years: William Armstrong, Edwin Morris, Maynard Woodbury, Gilbert Kufahl,
Donald Bacon*, Clarence Jauchem,
W. Fletcher Lutz*, Nathan Cutler, CGFM*, Frederick Rabel, Harold Barton and
John Abbadessa. * AGA Past National President. Read more at
www.agacgfm.org/publications/topics/021704/lifetime.aspx
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Save
Time—Renew Your Membership Online
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Annual renewal packages for the
2004–2005 year were mailed the first week in February. This includes both
membership and CGFM certification renewals where applicable. The
cost of CGFM Program operations has necessitated a modest $10 increase in
the CGFM renewal fee. (See the item below on CGFM renewal requirements.)
The renewal form has a
new look this year that includes a receipt at the bottom. This year’s
renewal package also includes a Member Information Sheet
(demographic and
contact information). Please be sure to fill this out and return to AGA. It
is so very important that we have your updated contact and demographic
information. This helps the National Office and your chapter to stay in
touch with you. It is also very important for AGA to capture your
demographic information (including age, ethnicity, employer, education). We
promise that this information will only be used to customize AGA services to
your needs.
By far the easiest (and
quickest) way to renew is online through the password-protected Members Only
section of the AGA website. How to Renew Online:
Access the AGA
website at
www.agacgfm.org..
Click on ‘Members Only’ on the left palette. Login using your membership ID
number and password (your first initial followed by your last name— no
spaces), click on the gray ‘billing’ button above your name (if the gray
billing button doesn’t appear, it means that your membership is paid in
full). All you have to do is input your credit card information and hit
‘Submit.’ The transaction will automatically process via our secure server
and the renewal information will be automatically updated in AGA’s in-house
membership system. While you are logged into the Members Only section, be
sure to take a look at your contact information and make any updates as
necessary (especially your e-mail address).
Remember, 2004–2005 renewal payments are due by March 31, 2004. Thank you
for your continued support! We look forward to serving you in the coming
year!
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AGA Hires Anna D. Gowans Miller, CPA, as Technical Manager
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Anna D. Gowans Miller, CPA, has accepted the newly created AGA staff
position of technical manager. Having a technical manager on staff will
enable AGA to better represent the interests of members in matters regarding
government financial management legislation and regulation. Anna will
monitor, research and analyze government financial management issues and
develop strategies and position papers for committee review. This is an
outstanding new member service from AGA! She will work with the AGA team to
keep the membership informed on legislative and regulatory developments, and
with the executive director to identify emerging issues and topics for
research projects and educational programs. She will be AGA’s liaison to the
OMB, GAO, FASAB, JFMIP, GASB and FASB, IFAC, IASB and PCAOB for governmental
and public sector financial management issues. Go to
www.agacgfm.org/publications/topics/020204/miller.aspx
to read more.
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Recruiting Made Easy - 10 Great Reasons to
Join AGA
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Okay, so you know
why you joined AGA and why you have remained a member. Sometimes, though, it
is hard to remember everything when you are talking about membership to a
potential member. We’ve made it easy for you to convey all the value AGA
gives you, through the following 10 points…
Read the complete list at
www.agacgfm.org/publications/topics/021704/recruit.aspx
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Member Profile: Curtis Carlson, Dallas Chapter Member
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When Curtis Carlson joined AGA in the early 1970s, it was a natural offshoot
of his commitment to professional development. Before his career even began,
he was president of his college accounting club, so when his colleagues at
the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) in Dallas encouraged him to join
AGA, it was a logical move.
Read the complete story at
www.agacgfm.org/publications/topics/021704/profile.aspx
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Membership News & Notes
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IN OTHER NEWS FROM AGA…
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CGFM Renewal Requirements
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Are you up-to-date on your continuing professional education (CPE) hours?
Annual renewal invoices have gone out, and all CGFMs must comply with the
CGFM CPE requirements to renew. CGFMs must complete at least 80 CPE hours
every two years in government financial management topics or related
technical subjects. During the first year of their CPE cycle, CGFMs must
earn at least 20 hours of CPE. By close of the second year of the cycle,
CGFMs must have earned at least 80 hours of CPE. You can find a calendar of
CPE cycles at
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/maintain/cgfm_calendar.aspx
For more information on CGFM renewal requirements please visit
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/maintain/default.aspx
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Call for Scholarship Nominations
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Extend
the value of your AGA membership and encourage a family member to apply for
an AGA National Scholarship. Each year, AGA awards six $1,000 full-time
merit scholarships to AGA members and their family members; two $500
part-time merit scholarship to AGA members and their family members; and one
$1,000 community service scholarship to an AGA member or nonmember. The
deadline for receipt of AGA National Scholarship applications is April 2,
2004.
Visit
www.agacgfm.org/membership/awards/
for more details and an application, or contact Sebrina Bridgers at
sbridgers@agacgfm.org
or 800.242.7211, ext. 131.
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AGA National Board and Committee Volunteers Needed
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More than 300 AGA
members are making things happen as members of national boards and
committees. As with most professional Associations, AGA relies a great deal
on its boards and committees to tackle challenges, propose solutions and
serve members. The great strides we have made as a professional Association
would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of our exceptional
board and committee leaders.
Join us on one of AGA's
six National boards or nine National committees—your leadership might just
be the most important contribution you will make to the profession and to
your own career!
Review our Directory of Boards and
Committees at
www.agacgfm.org/about/boards/
Ready to tell us of your interest in a specific board or committee? Use our
online form at
www.agacgfm.org/about/boards/committeeSignUp.aspx
to sign up now. Have questions and want more information? Contact Lisa
Thatcher at
lthatcher@agacgfm.org
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Financial
Management Standards Board Seeks Volunteer Members
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AGA’s
Financial Management Standards Board would like to hear from members who are
interested in serving on the board. The FSMB is responsible for monitoring
proposed accounting, auditing and financial reporting pronouncements on
behalf of the AGA. If you are interested in actively participating in
developing accounting and financial reporting standards and related rules,
regulations, policies and other pronouncements, this is the committee for
you. Read more about the Board and its duties at
www.agacgfm.org/publications/topics/021704/fmsb.aspx
or
contact Anna Miller at
amiller@agacgfm.org
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REGULAR FEATURES
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CPE OPPORTUNITIES, ORGANIZED BY REGION
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NATIONAL
The AGA National Office is pleased to extend a special opportunity to AGA
chapters. Between Jan 1, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2004, Jay Fountain, CGFM, GASB’s
former assistant director of research, now retired, and Wilson Campbell,
CGFM, project director, GASB’s SEA Program are available as educational
event and conference
speakers. Visit
www.agacgfm.org/education/educationdefault.aspx
for more details or contact AGA's Director of Education Lin Latham at
llatham@agacgfm.org
03/03/04 GASB No. 39: The Challenges
of Integrating New Component Units
NASACT, in conjunction with
AGA, National Association of Local Government Auditors and the National
Association of College and University Business Officers, is sponsoring this
audio conference, worth 2 CPE hours. The conference is set for 2 to 3:50
p.m. EST. Standard 39, titled Determining Whether Certain organizations
Are Component Units, amends GASB No. 14 to provide additional guidance
to determine whether certain organizations for which the primary government
is not financially accountable should be reported as component units based
on the nature and significance of their relationship with the primary
government. Cost is $249 per site before Friday, February 27, and $299
afterward. Visit
www.agacgfm.org/education/educationdefault.aspx
for registration information.
06/27/04 - 06/30/04 AGA’s 53rd Annual Professional Development
Conference & Exposition
“Technology: Powering the Accountability Age”
To stay
at the top of the profession, it’s not enough for government financial
managers to keep up to date on current developments in the field. To
position yourself as a leader, you must understand emerging issues and
trends to be prepared to handle the inevitable challenges and crises that
arise in an ever-changing environment. Technological advances in government
financial management have changed financial reporting. New regulations have
made those changes mandatory. Are you prepared to face these challenges?
Join AGA in Washington D.C. to hear from the people leading the way to more
accountable governments. Go to
www.agacgfm.org/pdc for agenda and registration
information.
CAPITAL
02/18/04 - 2/20/04 • Washington, D.C.
CGFM Training Course 2: Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting and
Budgeting
This
course, worth 24 CPE hours, is designed for financial management
professionals who want to learn more about the standards under which the
government financial manager performs financial accounting, reporting and
budgeting tasks. Contact Management Concepts at 703.790.9595 or go to
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/prepare/course5602.aspx
MID-ATLANTIC
02/19/04 Risk Assessments and Audit Planning
AGA’s
Baltimore Chapter and the Institute of Internal Auditors are co-sponsoring
this event, worth 4 CPE hours, at the Town and Country Caterers, 2319
Hammonds Ferry Road. Cost is $35 for AGA members; $50 for nonmembers. For
more information, leave a message at 410.965.9716 or go to
www.agabaltimore@yahoo.com
MIDWEST
03/23/04 – 03/24/04 Regional PDC
AGA’s Mid-Missouri Chapter
is sponsoring a regional PDC, worth 16 CPE hours, at the Inn at the Grand
Glaize, Lake of the Ozarks. Contact Dwayne Rasmussen, CGFM, at 573.751.1973
for more information.
NORTH CENTRAL
03/11/04 U.S. Grant
Administration Rules and OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local
and Indian Tribal Governments
AGA's Southern Wisconsin Chapter is
sponsoring this training event, featuring Joseph M. Stertz, CGFM,
transportation financial manager with the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. The event, worth 8 CPE
hours, will be held at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union in
Madison. Cost is $65 for members; $85 for nonmembers. To register, contact
Sherri Voight at 608.267.9818 or
sherri.voight@dnr.state.wi.us
NORTHEAST
03/15/04 – 03/17/04 The Conference That Counts (TCTC)
AGA's New York Capital Chapter is co-sponsoring its
Ninth Annual TCTC
with featured keynote luncheon speakers Alan G. Hevesi, New York State
Comptroller, and Lamar Hill, Albany NanoTech. The three-day, three-track
conference offers a variety of technology, audit and general management
subjects with nationally known speakers, including Sam McCall, CGFM, city
auditor for the City of Tallahassee, FL and AGA National President-Elect
Designate. TCTC will be held at the Holiday Inn—Turf on Wolf Road in Colonie
and offers 21 CPE
hours. Visit the chapter's website at
www.aganycap.org to register and obtain details on
the program. A discount is available for early registration. Contact Katie
Gavigan at 518.402.2507 for registration and program questions.
NORTHWEST
03/03/05 - 03/05/04 Pacific Northwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum
The conference, set for the Red Lion Inn in Olympia, WA will include an
address by Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag, GAO’s Chief Public
Affairs Officer Jeff Nelligan, panel discussions on auditing fraud and
successfully surviving peer review, as well as sessions on non-profit
accounting standards for auditors and transforming audit-related
professional development, among other topics. A special session has been
scheduled Friday morning with the improvisational group, On Your Feet, for a
workshop for applying collaborative and critical thinking strategies to
common office/organizational issues. Cost is
$180 and includes two
breakfasts, a luncheon, an evening reception, and 16 CPE hours. Conference
registration is available at
www.auditforum.org
04/22/04 - 04/23/04 Annual Regional Government Accounting and
Auditing Conference
AGA's Seattle Chapter is co-sponsoring this conference, worth 16 CPE hours,
with the Washington Society of CPAs (WSCPA) at the Seatac Doubletree Inn.
The conference features GASB and Yellow Book updates. Other topics
include: Grant Accounting and Reporting Changes, hands-on Performance
Measures & Managing for Results training, and Joint Legislative Audit Review
Committee: A State Perspective. COSO Revisited—Enterprise Risk Management,
Applicability and Common Sense Approach to Implementing COSO,
Economic Environment & Associated Risks, Derivatives and Hedging Activities:
Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Governments, and Performance
Auditing—Issues and Applications. The cost for
AGA and WSCPA members: Early bird price
(April 2 deadline) for the two-day course is $275,and $320 afterward.
One-day price is $185 early bird and $230 afterward. Register online at
www.wscpa.org
or contact Pat Seaton at 206.287.4824.
OHIO-MICHIGAN REGION
03/02/04 2004 Professional Development Seminar
AGA’s Detroit Chapter presents its 2004 Professional Development Seminar,
“In Search of Excellence in Government,” at the Michigan State University
Management Education Center, Troy, MI. The session is worth 7 CPE hours.
Contact Soumaya Habhab at 313.224.7433 for more information.
SOUTHEAST
04/26/04 - 04/27/04
Tennessee Government Auditing Training
Seminar
The Tennessee Comptroller
of the Treasury and the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers
and Treasurers (NASACT) have again partnered to conduct this year’s
seminars. Frank Crawford, Crawford and Associates, will be the primary
speaker, bringing a unique blend of technical and practical knowledge to his
sessions. This
year’s seminars are set for Chattanooga on April 26-27, Nashville on May
3-4, Morristown on May 10-11, and Jackson on May 17-18. Note that
Chattanooga is a new site and will replace the seminar that has been held in
the past several years in Cleveland. For a conference brochure and
registration form go to
www.nasact.org/conferences/events.cfm
04/26/04 – 04/27/04 The Southeastern Regional Professional Development
Conference
AGA’s
Chattanooga Chapter is sponsoring this event, worth 16 CPE hours, at the
Chattanooga Convention Center at 2 Carter Plaza. On April 26, the theme is,
“What’s Up with GASB: A GASB Update for 2004” and on April 27 the theme is,
“Measuring Up: Developing and Implementing Performance Measures.” Cost is
$300 for two days or $175 for one day (8 CPE hours). Early registration is
March 15. For registration information, contact Barry Brooks at 423.757.0587
or
brooks_b@mail.chattanooga.gov.
WEST
02/19/04 - 02/20/04 Awareness of Fraud, Waste and Abuse
AGA’s Silicon Valley Chapter is joining local chapters of the Institute of
Internal Auditors and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association
to sponsor this conference, worth 15 CPE hours, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at
Union Square in San Francisco. Topics include forensic techniques and fraud
detection, fraud hotlines, forensic data analysis, investigative
interviewing and securities fraud. Cost is $390 for members; $460 for
nonmembers. Contact Martin Krone, CGFM, conference coordinator at
408.277.8319, or at
MartinKroneIIA@aol.com. Visit the
conference website at
www.sfaga.org
03/18/04 OMB Circular A-87
AGA’s
Sacramento Chapter will be offering this course on OMB Circular A-87, and
cost principles for state and local government, worth 8 CPE hours, in Rancho
Cordova. Fee is $100 for AGA members (with early registration discount). The
instructor is Sefton Boyers, CGFM. Register at
www.sacramentoAGA.com
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to find out more or contact Marie Force at
mforce@agacgfm.org
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In need of CPE? Have you visited AGA’s online professional development
center? Act now and take advantage of great courses, affordable prices
and desktop convenience. Visit
www.agacgfm.org/education/onlinecpe.aspx
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management? It’s easy…join AGA. To become a member, visit
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