Midwest Regional Public Finance Conference 2003

Economic Development: A to Z

John Wong, Associate Professor, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, WSU

Finance as the Catalyst for Re-Engineering the Organization

Tim Riordan, Finance Director and Acting Deputy City Manager, City of Cincinnati, OH; former President of Government Finance Officers Association

Conference Agenda

Keynote Session:

Fiscal Uncertainty and Revenue Alternatives

J. Fred Giertz, Executive Director, National Tax Association; Professor, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

GASB Update

Mike Crawford, Crawford and Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK

Budget Topics of Interest

Bernie Hayen, Chief Financial Officer, City of Manhattan, KS

Investment Strategies for Public Funds

Robert Woodard, Chief Investment Officers, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

Perspective from Public Works

Sean O’Leary, Public Works, City of Salina, KS

Dan Harden, County Engineer, Riley County, KS

Accounting/Auditing Topics of Interest

Mike Crawford, Crawford and Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK

Using Census Information and the Financial Impact

Matthew Mildbrodt, Information Services Specialist, U.S. Bureau of the Census - Regional Office, Kansas City

Reaping Benefits and Avoiding Pitfalls with Purchasing Cards and Credit Cards

Darrin Muci, Purchasing Director, USD 259, Wichita, KS

Rod Barnes, City Manager, City of Junction City, KS

Perspectives from the CEO

Winston Brooks, Superintendent, USD 259, Wichita, KS

John Deardoff, City Manager, City of Dodge City, KS

George Van Riper Endowed Public Finance Colloquium

Innovations in Debt Issuance and Management

Moderator:W. Bartley Hildreth, Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance and Director, Kansas Public Finance Center, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, WSU

Ben Hart, Chief Financial Officer, Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS

Virginia Rutledge, Public Financial Management, Senior Managing Consultant

Winton Hinkle, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm, L.L.C.

Applying the Modified Approach for Infrastructure Assets

Dale Jost, Chief of Fiscal Services, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS

Lloyd Pinon, Management Systems Analyst, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS

Financing and Operating Departments - Friends or Foes

Moderator:H. Edward Flentje, Director and Professor, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, WSU

Renfeng Ma, Budget Director, Sedgwick County, KS

Rob Raine, Budget Officer, City of Wichita, KS

Financial Management Topics of Interest

Joseph O’Keefe, Senior Director, Public Finance Department, Fitch Ratings

W. Bartley Hildreth, Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance and Director, Kansas Public Finance Center, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, WSU

Perspectives from the Technology and Information Managers

Glyn Rimmington, Boeing Distinguished Professor of Global Learning, WSU

Kent Sinclair, Executive Director, Garden City Information Cooperation, Garden City, KS

GAAP vs. Non-GAAP

Mike Crawford, Crawford and Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK

Mark Dick, Allen, Gibbs, Houlick, L.C., Wichita, KS

Balancing the Budget in Today’s Economy

Dennis Howard, Chief Financial Officers, City of Lenexa, KS

William Powers, City Administrator, City of Ulysses, KS

Dave Scott, Manager of Finance and Accounting, City of Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Debt Coordinating Process

David Watkins, Chair, Debt Management Advisory Council, Johnson County, KS; City Administrator, City of Lenexa, KS

Perspectives from the Fire/EMS Departments

John Dudte, Associate Professor, EMT/MICT, WSU

Mark Willis, Deputy Fire Chief, City of Newton, KS