Conference Presentations


Wednesday, September 17, 2025


10:05 AM 11:05 AM

-What to Expect in Your Audit

11:10 AM 12:10 PM

-OPERS Membership
-Ohio Compliance Supplement Update

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch- Kim Murnieks

1:35 PM 2:35 PM
 
-First Amendment Auditors - Friend or Foe?
-GASB 103 – Financial Reporting Model Improvements
-The Importance of Community Surveys and How to Apply What You Learn

2:50 PM 3:50 PM 
-GAAP Reporting vs. Cash Basis Accounting: Key Differences and Implications
-When the IRS Comes Knocking…
-Records Retention of Electronic Records

3:55 PM 4:55 PM
 
-Lease Purchase and Alternate Financing
-Beyond the Surface: Uncovering the True Costs and Future Opportunities of Modern ERP in Ohio Local Government

Thursday, September 18, 2025

9:00 AM 10:00 AM General Session Economic Update

10:05 AM 11:05 AM 
-Purchasing Compliance - Internal and International
-Internal Control and Segregation of Duties Review
-Pricing Day Fundamentals
-Financial Reporting & Communications in Social Media

11:30 AM 12:30 PM
 
-Single Audit Update and Best Practices
-Economic Development Tools for Local Governments and How Port Authorities Can Help
-The Lasso Way

1:40 PM 2:40 PM
 
-Modernizing Disaster Recovery & AI-Driven Threats
-Utility Rate Studies - What are they, How are they done, and What is their purpose
-Credit Landscape: Ohio Cities and Counties
-Labor and Employment Law Emerging and Current Issues

2:45 PM 3:45 PM

-Fringe Benefits 101: To Tax or Not to Tax
-GFOA Connection - Services for Small Governments

4:15 PM 5:15 PM
 
-Crisis Communication: Case Studies
-The Ohio Ethics Law: Promoting Ethics, Protecting the Public
-Express Yourself: See How Agencies Are Using Online Publications to Reach Communities and Councils

Friday, September 19, 2025


9:00 AM 10:00 AM
 
-TOS Programs Serving Local Governments: OPCS, STAR Ohio, OMAP
-Under the Cybersecurity Microscope: Auditor's Look Deeper into Cyber Events

10:00 AM 11:00 AM

-Financial Policy Implementation and Rationale
-Retirement Systems Explained: What You Need to Know, OPERS,SERS

11:00 AM 12:00 PM
 
-Strategic Multi-Year Capital Planning
-Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Your Government