Midwest Regional Public Finance Conference 2005

Pre-Conference Workshops

Intermediate Governmental Accounting
Mark Dick, CPA, Partner and Executive Vice President of Assurance, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, PC, Wichita KS

Financial Trend Monitoring System (FTMS)
James A. Hough, retired Naval Officer and City Manager, Reedsport, OR

Replay of the 9th Annual Governmental GAAP Update, GFOA Satellite Videoconference
Stephen J. Gauthier, CPA, Director of the Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, IL

Conference Agenda

Keynote Session:
Trends in Local Government Fiscal Condition
Moderator: W. Bartley Hildreth, Regents Professor of Public Finance and Director of Kansas Public Finance Center, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Michael A. Pagano, Director, Graduate Program in Public Administration, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL

GASB Update - GASB 40
Shelly L. Hammond, CPA, Senior Manager, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, LC, Wichita, KS

Measuring Performance
Dean Katerndahl, Manager, Government Innovations Forum, Mid-America Regional Council, Kansas City, MO

Banking Relationships and Public Funds Collateral
Lance Caldwell, Business Development Advisor, Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC, Olathe, KS
Cheryl K. Yavornitzki, Vice President, Manager, Retail Delivery Systems, Fidelity Bank, Wichita, KS

Fundamental Federal Income Tax Reform: Implications for State and Local Government Finance
W. Bartley Hildreth, Regents Professor of Public Finance and Director of Kansas Public Finance Center, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Rooting Out Fraud
Randy Wolverton, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wichita, KS

Cutback Management: A City Manager’s/Administrator’s Perspective
Carl Myers, City Manager, City of Wellington, KS
Scott Moore, City Administrator, City of Ellsworth, KS
Warren Porter, City Manager, City of Winfield, KS
John Sweet, City Administrator, City of Lyons, KS

Leasing and Other Alternatives to GO's
Justin Marlowe, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Economic Development and Constitutional "Takings Clause" Violations
Philip Lacey, Shareholder and Director, Gilmore & Bell, PC, Wichita, KS

George Van Riper Endowed Public Finance Colloquium
Best Practices in Debt Issuance and Management
Moderator: James C. Joseph, State Bond Advisor, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Linda Goldblatt, Investor Relations/Debt Management, Jefferson County, Birmingham, AL
Joe Norton, Partner, Gilmore & Bell, PC, Wichita, KS

Capital Assets
Rod Franz, Director of Finance, City of Salina, KS

Best Budget Practices
Nancy Zielke, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Fiscal Operations, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
Aimee L. Franklin, Associate Professor, Department of  Political Science, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Best Practices in Debt Issuance and Management
Moderator: James C. Joseph, State Bond Advisor, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Linda Goldblatt, Investor Relations/Debt Management, Jefferson County, Birmingham, AL
Joe Norton, Partner, Gilmore & Bell, PC, Wichita, KS

Media Relations
Steve McIntosh, News Director, KNSS Radio, Wichita, KS
Jim Bloom, Editor and Publisher, The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS
Tim Rogers, Assistant Managing Editor for Local News/Enterprise Team Leader, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS
Larry Hatteberg, KAKE TV, Wichita, KS

The Use of an Audit Committee - Post Enron
Linda Jones, Chief Financial Officer, USD #259, Wichita, KS
Shelly L. Hammond, Senior Manager, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, PC, Wichita, KS

Economic and Fiscal Forecasting
John D. Wong, Associate Professor, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Ethics – Fiduciary Responsibility
Sam Yeager, Professor, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Making the Most of Your Finance Career
Gus Collins, City Manager, City of El Dorado, KS
Kelly DeMeritt, City Manager, City of Atchison, KS
Mark Detter, Assistant County Administrator, Butler County, El Dorado, KS
Jeffrey D. Morris, City Manager, City of Coffeyville, KS