Upcoming VTGFOA Events

2022 Annual Meeting & Summer Workshop - Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Lake Morey Resort, 82 Clubhouse Road, Fairlee, Vermont

9:00 a.m. - GASB Updates: This session will provide an update on recent GASB rule updates and considerations on federal funding. Presenter: Lisa Parker, Senior Project Manager, Government Accounting Standards Board

10:45 a.m. - Avoiding Employee Misclassification for Unemployment Insurance & Workers Compensation: Presentation on key considerations for ensuring that 1099s are appropriately filed and employees identified. Presenters: Megan Kirby, UC Chief Field Auditor, VT Department of Labor; and Dirk Anderson, Director of Worker’s Compensation and Safety, VT Department of Labor

11:45 a.m. - VTGFOA Annual Meeting

12:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 p.m. - Inflation Outlook and Considerations for Budgeting: This session will update attendees on the drivers of the current high inflation environment. Presented by a Vermont economist, the impact of these trends on the state as well as outlook for the near term will be discussed to inform budget management. Presenter: Kevin Stapleton, Economic & Labor Market Information Assistant Director, VT Department of Labor

3 CPE Credits
Registration deadline has passed. Please register on-site. 

Previous Topics

  • Taxable and Nontaxable Fringe Benefits - Bill Hall, Senior Financial Consultant, VLCT
  • Ethics and Local Government - Madeline Motta and Julie Hulbard, Vermont State Ethics Commission
  • Records Retention for VT Municipalities - Megan Wheaton-Book, Records Management Specialist, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
  • Best Practices, Policies and Procedures for Municipal Governments - Bill Hall, Senior Financial Consultant, VLCT; Angela Aldiere, Staff Accountant, City of Winooski; Lauren Morrisseau, Finance Director, Town of Essex and Village of Essex Junction; Aaron Fransst. Town Manager and CFO, Town of Colchester
  • Essential Methods for Effective Project Management - Joseph P. Eriole, Esq., COO, OnPoint Management Consulting
  • VMERS Update - Jennifer Burdick and Laurie Lanphear, Retirement Division, VT State Treasurer's Office
  • Writing a Better MD&A - Bill Hall, Senior Financial Consultant, VLCT
  • Managing Delinquent Taxes and the Tax Sale Process - Kevin O'Toole, Dover, VT
  • Fraud Risk Management - Fred Duplessis and Rick Brigham, Partners, Sullivan Powers & Co.
  • Insurances for Municipalities - VLCT
  • Independent Contractor or Employee? - Kerin Stackpole, Paul Frank & Collins, PC
  • C-101 Quarterly Wage and Health Care Contribution Reporting - Meghan Kirby, UC Tax Field Auditor, VTDOL
  • Keep an Eye on the Cadillac Tax; Deb Loughlin, Principal, Digital Benefit Advisers
  • Accepting Credit Cards for Municipal Services - Shelley Quinn, VP of Cash Management & Government Banking, Merchants Bank; Aaron Frank, CFO, Town of Colchester
  • GFOA's Best Practices in Budgeting - John Fishbein, Senior Program Manager, Technical Services Center, GFOA
  • Managing the RFP Process - Michael Gilbar, CFO, VLCT
  • Realizing the Full Potential of Your Financial Management Software - Ernie Saunders, President, NEMRC
  • Capital Planning and the Use of Capital Reserves for Funding - Wendy Wilton, City Treasurer, City of Rutland; Aaron Frank, CFO, Town of Colchester; Bob Giroux, Executive Director, VMBB
  • GFOA Best Practices for Grant Administration - Bill Hall, Senior Financial Consultant, VLCT
  • OMB's "Super-Circular" Uniform Guidance - Bill Hall, Senior Financial Consultant, VLCT
  • Financial Analysis and the Budget Cycle - Chad Hewitt, CPA, Sullivan Powers & Co.; Sarah Duffy, Finance Manager, St. Albans City
  • Employee Engagement and Successfully Managing Performance - Kerin Stackpole, Attorney at Law, Paul Frank + Collins, PC
  • Pension Reporting for Local Governments - Beth Pearce, Treasurer, State of Vermont
  • Annual GASB Update - Lisa Parker, Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
  • Lean Process Improvement Techniques - Kate McGovern, Bureau Chief, New Hampshire Bureau of Education & Training
  • Lean and the Business Transformation Initiative at the Department of Environmental Conservation - John DosSantos, Financial Administrator, DEC
  • Financial Reporting of Deferred Inflows and Deferred Outflows of Resources, and Net Position - Bill Hall, Senior Financial Consultant, VLCT
  • Fraud, Waste and Abuse: What Government Officials Need to Know About Employee Theft and How to Combat It - Christopher Marquet, Marquet International Ltd

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