Michigan Government Financial Officers Association

Committee’s work is complete but continues to supply information as needed to outside organizations

Chair - Denise Hammond, MGFOA Honorary Life Member
Supplied list of important topics for new Emergency Managers to review.  Presented findings at MTA Auditor Institute Jan 2012

Chair - Catherine McClary, Washtenaw County
Monitoring 2011-2012 introduced legislation and recently formed subcommittee to address personal property taxation issue with results sent to state.

Chair - Tim Haney, City of St. Clair Shores
Continuing to evaluate active and expiring memberships.

Chair - Tom Colis, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC
Finalized the March 2012 Advanced Accounting and Oct 2012 Advanced Debt day long classes and exploring a class on Grant Accounting and Reporting and an Introduction class for new MGFOA members and those new to government finance.

Chair - Joe Heffernan, Plante & Moran PLLC
Monitoring all GASB exposure drafts: Recently this includes discussions and responses on Pension Reporting (amending GASB 25 & 27);  Reporting of Items Previously Recognized as Assets and Liabilities and reviewing the GASB Proposal: Financial Projections for Assessing Economic Condition of Governments.

Chair - Mike O'Connell, Wayne Co. Dept. of Management & Budget
Refining MGFOA's role in long-term leadership issues, both internally and externally and evaluating the Executive Director position.

Chair - Mark Warner, Plante & Moran PLLC
Implementing plans to increase member awareness of and better leverage website forums.