Membership

Excellence in Public Finance

MGFOA members are involved in all areas of local government finance and hail from both public and private sector. We welcome you to join us as we advance the goals of excellence in local government finance!
Membership Benefits Summary
Questions? Please contact the Executive Director or any Executive Board member for additional information.


Public Sector Members

Affiliate Governmental Association

Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan

Cities

City of Adrian
City of Albion
City of Algonac
City of Allegan
City of Alma
City of Alpena
City of Ann Arbor
City of Auburn Hills
City of Bad Axe
City of Battle Creek
City of Bay
City of Belding
City of Berkley
City of Big Rapids
City of Birmingham
City of Bloomfield Hills
City of Brighton
City of Buchanan
City of Burton
City of Cadillac
City of Caro
City of Center Line
City of Charlevoix
City of Charlotte
City of Chelsea
City of Clare
City of Clawson
City of Clio
City of Coldwater
City of Corunna
City of Dearborn
City of Durand
City of East Lansing
City of East Tawas
City of Farmington
City of Farmington Hills
City of Fenton
City of Ferndale
City of Ferrysburg
City of Flat Rock
City of Flint
City of Flint Dept. of Public Works
City of Fraser
City of Gladwin
City of Grand Blanc
City of Grand Haven
City of Grand Rapids
City of Grandville
City of Grant
City of Grosse Pointe Farms
City of Grosse Pointe Woods
City of Harbor Springs
City of Harper Woods
City of Harrison
City of Hastings
City of Hillsdale
City of Holland
City of Howell
City of Huntington Woods
City of Inkster
City of Ionia
City of Iron River
City of Ironwood
City of Ithaca
City of Jackson
City of Kalamazoo
City of Kentwood
City of Lapeer
City of Lathrup Village
City of Leslie
City of Lincoln Park
City of Livonia
City of Ludington
City of Madison Heights
City of Manistee
City of Marquette
City of Marshall
City of Marysville
City of Mason
City of Menominee
City of Midland
City of Monroe
City of Montrose
City of Mount Clemens
City of Mount Pleasant
City of Mt. Morris
City of Munising
City of Muskegon
City of New Buffalo
City of Newaygo
City of Niles
City of North Muskegon
City of Northville
City of Norton Shores
City of Novi
City of Oak Park
City of Otsego
City of Owosso
City of Parchment
City of Petoskey
City of Pontiac
City of Port Huron
City of Portage
City of Portland
City of Riverview
City of Rochester
City of Rochester Hills
City of Rockford
City of Rockwood
City of Romulus
City of Roseville
City of Royal Oak
City of Saginaw
City of Saint Clair Shores
City of Saint Johns
City of Saint Louis
City of Saline
City of Sault Ste. Marie
City of South Haven
City of South Lyon
City of Southfield
City of Southgate
City of Springfield
City of St. Clair
City of St. Clair Shores
City of Sterling Heights
City of Sturgis
City of Swartz Creek
City of Sylvan Lake
City of Tawas City
City of Taylor
City of Three Rivers
City of Traverse City
City of Trenton
City of Troy
City of Troy, Michigan
City of Utica
City of Village of Douglas
City of Walker
City of Warren
City of Wayne
City of West Branch
City of Whitehall
City of Williamston
City of Wixom
City of Woodhaven
City of Wyandotte
City of Wyoming
City of Ypsilanti
City of Zeeland
Grosse Pointe Park
Retired

Counties

Antrim County
Bay County
Calhoun County
Cheboygan County
Clinton County
County of Macomb
County of Midland
Ingham County
Jackson County
Kent County
Kent County Health Department
Leelanau County
Lenawee County
Livingston County
Manistee County
Mecosta County
Midland County
Muskegon County
Newaygo County
Oakland County
Oakland County Fiscal Services
Ottawa County
Saginaw County
Saint Clair County
St Clair County
St. Clair County
St. Joseph County
Washtenaw County
Wayne County
Wayne County Commission
Wayne County Treasurer's Office

County Commissions & Departments

Antrim County Coordinator/Planner Office
Bay County Road Commission
Bay County Water & Sewer
Eaton County Road Commission
Genesee County Drain Commissioner
Huron County Road Commission
Ingham County Road Commission
Ionia County Road Commission
Kent County Health Department
Macomb County Community Mental Health
Monroe County Road Commission
Oakland County Sheriff's Office
Ottawa County Road Commission
Road Commission for Oakland County
Shiawassee County Health Department

Libraries

Bloomfield Township Public Library
Flint Public Library
Jackson District Library
Kalamazoo Public Library
Kent District Library
Portage District Library
Shiawassee District Library
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
Willard Public Library

Libraries

Stewart, Beauvais & Whipple

Others

Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority
Kalamazoo Community Mental Health
Lansing Community College
Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority
Rehmann Robson
State Bar of Michigan
Wayne County Airport Authority
West Michigan Community Mental Health System
Western Township Utilities Authority
YCUA
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority

Townships

Bedford Township
Bloomfield Charter Township
Bloomfield Township
Bridgeport Charter Township
Brighton Charter Township
Brooks Township
Bruce Township
Burlington Township
Caledonia Charter Twp
Carrollton Township
Cascade Charter Township
Charter Township of Brighton
Charter Township of Canton
Charter Township of Clinton
Charter Township of Commerce
Charter Township of Grand Blanc
Charter Township of Harrison
Charter Township of Milford
Charter Township of Oakland
Charter Township of Orion
Charter Township of Plainfield
Charter Township of Springfield
Charter Township of Van Buren
Charter Township of Waterford
Charter Township of West Bloomfield
Charter Township of White Lake
Chesterfield Township
Clinton Charter Township
Columbia Township
Delhi Charter Township
Delta Charter Township
Flint Township
Gaines Charter Township
Grand Haven Charter Township
Grosse Ile Township
Hamburg Township
Highland Charter Township
Holland Charter Township
Huron Charter Township
Independence Charter Township
Leroy Township
Macomb Township
Meridian Charter Township
Meridian Township
Monroe Charter Township
Mundy Township
Northville Township
Pennfield Charter Township
Pere Marquette Charter Township
Plainfield Charter Township
Plymouth Charter Township
Redford Charter Township
Redford Township
Saginaw Charter Township
Saint Joseph Charter Township
Salem Township
Thomas Township
Thornapple Township
Tittabawassee Township
Township of Bloomfield Hills
Township of Groveland
Van Buren Charter Township
Waterford Township
Watertown Charter Township
West Bloomfield Charter Township
West Bloomfield Township

Villages

Barton Hills Village
Village of Armada
Village of Beverly Hills
Village of Bingham Farms
Village of Cass City
Village of Chesaning
Village of Dexter
Village of Dryden
Village of Fowlerville
Village of Jonesville
Village of Lake Odessa
Village of Mendon
Village of Middleville
Village of Milford
Village of Pinckney
Village of Quincy
Village of Romeo
Village of Schoolcraft
Village of Spring Lake

Associate Members

Abraham & Gaffney, PC
Ambassador Capital Management
Andrews Hooper & Pavlik, PLC
Bendzinski & Co., Municipal Finance Advisors
Benefit, Evaluation & Retirement Services, Inc.
Bredernitz, Wagner & Co., P.C.
BS&A Software
Burnham & Flower Agency
Centra Wellness Network
Charter One Bank
Chase
Chase Bank
Citizens Bank
Comerica Bank
Comerica Securities
Darling & Associates CPA's, P.L.C.
Dennis, Gartland & Niergarth
EDSI Consulting
Edward Jones
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
FitchRatings
Flagstar Bank
Hungerford, Aldrin, Nichols & Carter, PC
Huntington Banks
Huntington Investment Company
Hutchinson Shockey Erley & Co
ICMA-RC
Independent Bank
JPMorgan Asset Management
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Michigan Municipal League
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Multi-Bank Securieties
Munetrix
Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan
MuniDeals, LLC
Page, Olson & Company
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Plante Moran
PNC Bank
Post, Smythe, Lutz & Ziel, LLP
Public Financial Management, Inc.
Rehmann Robson
Siegfried, Crandall, PC
Stauder, Barch & Associates, Inc.
Stern Brothers & Co
Talmer Bank and Trust
TCF Natioanl Bank
The PFM Group/PFM Asset Management LLC
The PrivateBank
Tyler Technologies, Inc
UMBAUGH
VIKTOR Incentives & Meetings
Wells Fargo Advisors
Yeo & Yeo PC
Yeo and Yeo, P.C.

Affiliate Members

Bendzinski & Co., Municipal Finance Advisors
Benefit, Evaluation & Retirement Services, Inc.
Citizens Research Council of Michigan
MGFOA Executive
Michigan Dept. of Treasury, Local Audit & Finance
Michigan Municipal League

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MGFOA memberships are professional, individual memberships that follow the person. If you have experienced an employment change, a new membership is not required, simply update your member profile.

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Executive Director
Colleen Coogan
executive@MiGFOA.org

Announcements

  • Membership for 2011-2012 now open

Committee Highlights

  • Fiscal Stress Committee

    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

  • Legislative Committee

    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.

  • Mentoring & Membership Committee

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

  • Professional Development Committee

    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.

  • Standards Committee

    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.

  • Strategic Planning Committee

    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.

  • Technology Resource Committee

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