OGFOA On-Demand Bundle

This presentation will provide a nutshell review of Ohio’s Public Records and Open Meetings Law with updates related to recent developments in the area of Sunshine Laws.

This presentation will focus on fraud detection and prevention. Participants will gain insight into the prominence of fraud in the government space, learn about controls to limit exposure and reduce risk, review relevant fraud cases, and best practices for effective fraud deterrents and improved efficiency.

This session will assist local governments in communicating the vision and goals of their organization through numbers. A forecast is a tool to provide financial representation of your government’s programs. It is a living document that will change as circumstances continually change and helps in making future plans for both operating and capital needs.

A panel discussion with an auditor, city official, and GAAP convertor on capital assets. The session will highlight an infrastructure project, common questions and issues, capital asset policy updates, and detail needed for your audit.

Discussion on the characteristics of selling bonds to the public or placing them privately with an institution and why one method might be preferred. Attendees will gain an understanding which method would be most advantageous under various scenarios.

Addressing financial and operational impact of the pandemic on negotiations and concession bargaining.

2020 is an unprecedented year for credit markets for obvious reasons. This presentation will summarize S&P’s view of global credit conditions across numerous asset classes and geographies, with an emphasis on U.S. public finance and Ohio government entities.

A current economic update.

This session will provide guidance to small governmental entities regarding the essential financial policies that should be in place.

This session will cover new employee health benefit plan designs employers are considering for the next two years. It will include a panel consisting of public entities (small, medium, large) sharing how they are addressing the rising cost of their health benefit program now, and potential plan changes being made over the next two years.

This presentation will cover GASB standards that are currently being implemented and recent activities of the GASB, including guidance developed regarding the financial effects of coronavirus diseases. Other topics will include fiduciary activities, leases, P3s, subscription-based IT arrangements, and conduit debt.

Get a description and hear about techniques that are used by criminals to steal information from you and your banking system. Attendees will learn the different systems used by the bad guys and also learn techniques and best practices to avoid being a victim.

Selected topics on missteps during the preparation of the financial statements and strategies to avoid audit findings and strive for compliance.

Participants will how to evaluate whether a taxable refunding of an existing bond issue is beneficial to their political subdivision. Included in this discussion will be an analysis of refunding savings, legal requirements, and the steps necessary to complete a taxable refunding transaction.

This session is designed as an introduction to the public finance office and will incorporate a high-level look at a few key functions and requirements encountered.

This session will offer different viewpoints of investing public funds in today’s challenging markets. Various components of the investment process like cash flows have changed significantly due to the economic shutdown. Attendees will walk away with tips on how to confront these issues and more. As an interactive session, attendees will also be able to actively participate in these discussions through a social distance electronic polling app.

This session will educate employers on retaining their employees by doing performance reviews.

Walking participants through Auditor Keith Faber StaRS initiative to monitor and promote transparency in government. The initiative’s goal is to both educate and test compliance with Ohio’s Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act.

This course will provide you with strategies for financial management and decision making as you navigate through the uncertainty created by COVID-19 and the resulting recession.

Discussion of why governmental entities issue debt, types of debt, certain federal and state laws regarding debt issuances, and the process of a publicly sold debt issuance. Also will briefly discuss certain securities laws relating to publicly sold debt issuances.

This lively session will help public officials and employees in understanding how to identify and avoid acting on potential conflicts of interest. It will also provide information regarding ethics prohibitions related to public contracts and potential post-employment requirements. Attendees will also learn about general assistance available from the Ohio Ethics Commission to assist both the public and public sectors in understanding and complying with the Ethics Laws

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the investment environment enjoyed over the past several years. This session will review the impact of the pandemic on market conditions and market behavior, actions by the Federal Reserve to ensure smooth functioning of the financial markets and steps public entities can take during these uncertain times.