MnGFOA Newsletter 2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. October 2017 Excellence and Leadership in Government Finance. Accounting

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1 2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS MnGFOA Newsletter October 2017 Excellence and Leadership in Finance Included in this Issue: Fall Classes October Monthly Meeting October 18 th Job Opening CPFO Exam Testing 4.5 th Annual Meat Raffle Mentoring Program 2017 Networking Events Annual Conference CPE Certificates Member Happenings 2018 Chairs & Vice Chairs Annual Conference Feedback President s Message By: Michelle Pietrick We ve just completed another successful Annual Conference at Arrowwood in Alexandria. Nicole and the Conference Committee assembled a wide range of topics for our education and discussion sessions. I heard many good comments about the sessions and speakers. Kari and Michelle and the Social Committee put together a great slate of networking opportunities and evening entertainment. The MNGFOA is a 100% volunteer organization a BIG THANK YOU to all the Volunteers that put together an excellent conference. GFOA President Patrick McCoy provided a brief review of GFOA offerings on Friday at the conference. The main point he raised is the tax reform proposed by Washington. It appears that the exemption for municipal bond interest will remain untouched, but the state and local tax (SALT) deduction is marked for repeal. GFOA urges us to reach out to our Congressional representatives and ask them to oppose repealing the SALT deduction. If this deduction is not repealed, many people will be paying higher federal taxes. If taxpayers can no longer deduct state and local taxes, including property tax, we will be under more pressure than ever when adopting our annual levies. More information can be found at Protecting Local Control in Our Tax Code. At the Thursday annual business meeting amendments to the bylaws were approved. The meeting ended on a high note with Josh Feldman from the City of Eagan being named 2018 Treasurer. Congratulations to Josh! Fall Classes The MNGFOA Education Committee is proud to announce the 2017 Fall Class schedule for the following dates and locations: Beginning o October 3 St. Joseph Intermediate o October 10 Baxter o October 12 - Marshall Advanced o October 17 Alexandria o October 18 Lakeville Visit the MNGFOA website for registration information. Session cost is $30 per person. Classes run from 9 am to 3 pm or 3:30 pm, with lunch provided.

2 Page 2 of 6 October 2017 OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING Location: Date: Time: Menu: Dessert: Cost: Topic: Ramada Plaza Minneapolis 1330 Industrial Boulevard NE Wednesday, October 18 th 11:30 AM Program 12:00 Noon Networking Lunch Pan-Seared Chicken with wild mushroom rice pilaf German Chocolate Layered Cake $15, if registered before 12:00 noon on Friday, October 13 th ; $20 if after INSIGHTS INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY Renewable energy sources are being used all over the world. Technological advances and decreased cost have contributed to viable options for renewable energy. Wind energy, solar power, geothermal and hybrid cars are all excellent examples. Have you been approached about renewable energy options at your City? We will discuss important insights into renewable energy that will prepare you for your next renewable energy conversation. Please register online at Job Opening Finance Director City of Anoka Closing date: 10/13/17 Seeking applications for Finance Director, responsible for all phases of municipal finance operations, activities and functions, ensuring that all City financial business affairs are compliant with internal operating policies and all applicable local, State and Federal regulations. Duties include, but are not limited to: Serve as Head of the Finance Department, consisting of 14 staff members. Maintain budgetary control, perform project analysis and internal audit. Directs the maintenance of all official accounting and financial records. Manages and invests City monies. Provides consultation and guidance related to various City services and enterprises. Leads the development of long range financial plans. Coordinates and develops annual budget. Prepares 5-year Capital Improvement and Equipment Replacement Plans. Job posting and application packet may be obtained from the Anoka City Hall, by downloading from the City s website at or by calling CPFO Exam Testing The City of Maplewood will be hosting the CPFO exam on November 2, The exam site is located at the Maplewood City Hall. Information about the testing site can be obtained from Ellen Paulseth, Finance Director, City of Maplewood, Information about the CPFO program can be obtained from the GFOA website at

3 Page 3 of 6 October th Annual MnGFOA Meat Raffle Meat Raffle MOOOOOOVES South!!! Feeling like it s far pasture time to meat-up with MnGFOA cowleagues? It s no cowincidence the Social Committee has raised the steaks again with another hooffering of that friendly Tenderloin and Cure you re looking for. On Thursday, October 26th join the herd at the fourth (and ½) Annual MnGFOA Meat Raffle! It d be an udder shame if you didn t attend. We promise it won t be a boar. So amoooose yourself and join the herd at the Apple Valley Legion! It ll be great to ketchup with Grade A colleagues and friends. Seating will be penned off and a stable of appetizers and pizza will be provided by the Social Committee. Legion Post 1776 is located just off Cedar Ave. So. and 145 th St. W. (SOUTH of the MN river this time) and there s plenty of space to pork your car! Date: Thursday, October 26 th Where: Apple Valley Legion Post Granada Drive Apple Valley, MN Time: Meat Raffle will begin at 4:30 pm so get there as soon as you can- the earlier the better! Please let Julie Stahl at jstahl@ci.savage.mn.us know if you plan on attending. It ll be a vealy good time, we re sure it will meat your axepectations!

4 Page 4 of 6 October 2017 MNGFOA Mentoring Program To help engage our members in developing our future and the future of local government finance in Minnesota. The MNGFOA Mentoring Program will run from approximately December 2017 to September 2018 and is a critical component to the future of local government finance leadership within in our State. Please consider being a part of this program. We need your participation to make this a successful program! We invite you to apply for the program, applications deadline is October 6 th, Applications are available online at -- Select MNGFOA Mentor Program. Mentor Gain personal satisfaction Facilitate growth in the mentee Share resources and networks Give back Build your leadership skills Improve your communication skills Build your network Share your knowledge & experiences Mentee Build your network Learn new perspectives Advance your career Improve your communication skills Build your resume Develop greater self-awareness Help provide direction in your career Gain Valuable advice If you are interested or know of someone who would be an excellent mentor or mentee please contact any of the Program Leadership Team Members for more information and an application. Appointments will be made in early October. For application and program dates, please visit and select MnGFOA Mentor Program from the menu on the left side. Program Leadership Team Members Cory Kampf Tom Pepper Heidi Tumberg cory.kampf@co.anoka.mn.us tpepper@cityofeagan.com htumberg@hotmail.com Lynn Cornwell Pat Qvale lynn.r.cornwell@wellsfargo.com pjqvale@gmail.com In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn. Phil Collins

5 Page 5 of 6 October MNGFOA Networking Events 8:30 9:20 (50 minutes) October 26, 2017 Meat Raffle at American Legion in Apple Valley November, Pub Crawl Lowertown Historic District St. Paul November 2017 Second Harvest Heartland Food the Monthly Lunch December 2017 Toys for Tots Toy the Monthly Lunch Annual Conference 3:05 4:45 (100 minutes) CPE Certificates If you would like to receive CPE credit for your attendance at the annual conference, please send your completed CPE form to Tammy Wilson at twilson@edenprairie.org. If you dropped off your CPE form at the conference, Tammy should have it. Watch for s and notices of the certificates going out! Member Happenings Lori Yager, Finance Director for the City of Anoka is retiring October 30 th. We wish her well in her future endeavors. Congratulations Lori!! 2018 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs Needed! The board is seeking committee chairs and Vice Chairs for the 2018 calendar year! If you are interested in serving our wonderful organization as a committee chair or vice chair, please contact one of the board members!

6 Page 6 of 6 October OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS President Michelle Pietrick City of South St. Paul mpietrick@southstpaul.org President-Elect Heidi Tumberg City of Sartell heidi.tumberg@sartellmn.com Secretary Vacant Treasurer Joe Rueb City of Maplewood joe.rueb@maplewoodmn.gov At-Large Chris Regis City of Richfield cregis@cityofrichfield.org At-Large Michelle Hoffman CliftonLarsonAllen michelle.hoffman@claconnect.com State Representative Sue Virnig City of Golden Valley svirnig@goldenvalleymn.gov Past President Julie Vogel City of Bloomington jvogel@bloomingtonmn.gov ANNUAL CONFERENCE WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Thank you to everyone who attended the annual conference and thank you to all of the committees for putting together another wonderful MNGFOA event! Please remember to submit your conference evaluation form via Survey Monkey. Your voice matters and we read and consider every comment! 2017 Committee Chairs Looking for Committee Members The Standing Committees of the MnGFOA are looking for members to help plan activities, events and sessions for the organization. The Standing Committees are: Annual Conference Committee; 2017 chair is Nicole Meyer of the City of Waconia (to plan and stage the Annual Conference in Alexandria) Social Committee; Co-Chairs are Kari Carlson with the City of Bloomington and Michelle Hoffman with CliftonLarsonAllen (to provide networking activities for the group) Program Committee; Returning chair is Erin Barnhart with the City of Medina (for the monthly luncheon programs) Education Committee; 2017 chair is Kelly Grinnell with the City of Victoria (for training and education events) Technology; 2017 chair is Jeanette Boit-Kania with the City of Brooklyn Park (to operate and improve the organization s e-presence) Student Conference, Returning Chair is Amy Sevig with the City of Bloomington (to prepare for and represent MnGFOA at the annual conference) Please contact Michelle Pietrick or any of the Board Members if you are interested in participating on a Standing Committee. Committee participation does not require a lot of time and is a great way to meet people and share ideas. Message from the Editor This is YOUR newsletter. If you wish to share items of interest with the membership, such as job openings, career moves, or retirements, please them by the 21 st of the month for inclusion in the next newsletter. Thank you! Heidi Tumberg City of Sartell heidi.tumberg@sartellmn.com