What's New

MGFOA Response to State Fiscal Indicator System

 

Please click HERE to view MGFOA's letter and proposal to the state

 


Executive Director
Jack Sato Smith
executive@MiGFOA.org

Committee Highlights

  • Legislative Committee

    Chair - John Ogden, City of Port Huron
    Monitoring 2011-2012 introduced legislation and 2012-13 proposed legislation. Form subcommittees when appropriate to address specific issues including most recently personal property taxation and pension sustainability.

  • 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
    Working on training sessions for 2013 including a new Introduction to Public Finance class for new MGFOA members and those new to government finance.

  • Accounting 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.

  • Technology Resource Committee

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