What’s New @ MD GFOA

 

Summer Conference Highlights!

"The 2008 Summer Conference held on June 5th and 6th in Ocean City, Maryland was a resounding success and the pre-conference events held on June 4th provided much fun and good-natured competition for all who attended.  Click HERE to see several pictures of members enjoying the fishing event."   

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2008 Membership Directory Now Available!!

MD GFOA has available the 2008 Membership Directory. Please request your copy through the MDGFOA Office

Instructors Needed

MDGFOA is looking for a few good men and women to teach the intermediate accounting course that MDGFOA offers annually.

Depending on the prospective instructors’ experience and knowledge, they most likely would shadow the current instructors at least one session.

The format of the training is a live classroom setting of approximately 35 - 40 students. The current instructors split duties by topic and are in attendance the entire class period. This format has worked well in the past but could be revised based on the new instructors’ prerogative.

The classes are 2½ days in duration (20 CPE credits) and are scheduled at the convenience of the instructors and the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT), which hosts the classes in its training room. The text for the instructional material is the GASB Statement 34 implementation guide.

This is a voluntary/unpaid position. Free lunch and the satisfaction that accompanies volunteer work are the only perks for the instructors.

If you are interested in volunteering for this position, please send a notice of your intent, along with a description of your teaching experience and knowledge level, to one of the members of the Continuing Professional Education Committee (Richard Duthoy rduthoy@fredco-md.net,  Marty Jacobs martyjacobs@mpt.org, or Joe Zimmerman jzimm@menv.com).

Nota Bene: MDGFOA’s search for new instructors does not reflect at all on the performance and generosity of the existing long-time instructors (Keith Novak and Al Warfield). The purpose of this search is to provide relief to the current instructors and to insure a backup position for MDGFOA.
 

 

Notice of Amendment to Constitution and Bylaws

On March 31, 2006 the Board of Directors approved a change to the Association's Constitution and Bylaws to allow government financial management employees from other states to become active members of the MD GFOA.  The amendment was unanimously adopted at the Annual Business meeting on June 8, 2006

The amendment was proposed in recognition that the State of Delaware does not have a State GFOA and that employees from the District of Columbia and Virginia may want to become active members to take advantage of our programs.

We welcome these new members and look forward to their active participation.

In a separate action taken by the Board, The Association's fiscal year was changed to July 1 to June 30.  Previously, the Association's fiscal year began August 1.

This change will facilitate the timely reporting of year-end financial data in time for the August Board meeting.

 

Lloyd Jones Scholarship Winner

Act now to submit your nomination for the Lloyd Jones Scholarship!  Just click on the sidebar and follow the simple instructions.  To be eligible, nominees must be employed by the State or a local government in the practice of government financial management, with one to five years of experience, who have made a significant contribution to their organization in the performance of their duties.

The scholarship includes a one-year membership in the MD GFOA, free registration to the Summer Conference with a complimentary room plus $200.  So don't delay.  Act today to submit your nomination.

 

Membership

If you are visiting this web site and are not a member, please consider joining.  Just click Become a Member in the Featured Links column.  You can learn more about our Association and the benefits of membership by visiting our About MD GFOA page.  We are asking current members to reach out to other finance professionals they know and encourage them to join MD GFOA by giving them a membership packet, which is available by contacting Christina Osborne at cosborne@mandtbank.com, or asking that the packet be sent directly to the prospective member.  Together we can help MD GFOA grow and benefit from broader input with new ideas and new networking opportunities.