WASHINGTON FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION  

2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

Thank you Sponsors and Exhibitors DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR $15,000 and above  

Associa on of Washington Ci es

PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR $10,000 to $14,999 

KeyBanc Capital Markets

GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR $5,000 to $9,999 

The PFM Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch

SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR $2,500 to $4,999  

Chandler Asset Management Government Por olio Advisors

Piper Jaffray Time Value Investments

Umpqua Bank D.A. Davidson

Foster Pepper

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSOR $1,000 to $2,499 

BIAS So ware Eide Bailly LLP

Tyler Technologies Washington Federal

FRIENDS of WFOA SPONSOR $999 or less 

Cashmere Valley Bank

Vining Sparks

Wells Fargo Bank

Columbia Bank

U.S. Bank

Conference Exhibitors: 

7 am – 5 pm Registra on Open (Three Rivers Conven on Center Lobby)

Preconference Morning Break @ 10am; Lunch @ noon; A ernoon break @ 2:30pm, Three Rivers Conven on Center

8 am – 5 pm 2017 BARS ‐ Cash Basis ‐ Room A

8 am – 5 pm 2017 BARS ‐ GAAP ‐ Room B

8 am – noon 2017 Professional Ethics and Regula ons in Washington State ‐ Room C

1 pm – 5 pm 2017 GASB Update Pre Conference ‐ Room C

8 am – 5 pm Comprehensive Review of the Public Fund Investment Program ‐ Room D

1 pm – 5 pm Essen als of Debt Issuance ‐ Room E

8 am – 5 pm GFOA CPFO Cer fica on Review Course: GAAFR ‐ Room F

8 am – 4 pm Payroll ‐ Room G

9:30 am Golf Tournament at Horn Rapids Golf Course

12:30 pm ‐ 4:30 pm Hanford B Reactor Tour, 2000 Logston Boulevard, Richland

Arbitrage Compliance Specialists, Inc.

15 EKL Accoun ng Solu ons,

PLLC 20 KeyBank Capital Markets, Inc. 17 So Resources LLC 11

Armada Corp 38 FCS GROUP 7 Merchants Credit Associa on 1 Superion 14

Associa on of Washington Ci es 30 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 4 MuniServices, LLC 5 Tyler Technologies 29

BIAS So ware 13 FileLocal 36Na onwide Re rement

Solu ons 27

U.S. Bank Global CorporateTrust Services

26

BNY Mellon 35 Gallagher VEBA 24 OpenGov, Inc. 23 Vision Municipal Solu ons 18

Can/Am Technologies, Inc 33 GovDeals, Inc. 39 Paymentus 8 WA State Auditor's Office 25

Caselle 9 Government Por olio

Advisors 32 PFM Financial Advisors LLC 28 Washington Federal 12

Chandler Asset Management 16 Harris Govern 37 Point & Pay, LLC 34 Wells Fargo Bank 40

Columbia Bank 2 Holman Capital Corpora on 10 Professional Credit 19 Wolters Kluwer 22

Eide Bailly LLP 31 JP Morgan Chase 3 Retail Lockbox, Inc. 21

Tuesday, September 12 - Preconference

SMART‐Reg Tap‐N‐Go Badge System – The SMART‐Reg Tap‐N‐Go badging system features the use of an RFID name badge and a Tap‐N‐Go scanner. To ensure you get proper a endance credit, make sure you TAP your badge on the Tap‐N‐Go target immediately following each class session. (Please Tap‐N‐Go when entering the Exhibi on Hall for meals.  This assists us with meal counts.) The system will track who is in each room so that you are awarded the proper amount of CE units. Your CEU a endance cer ficate will be available online a er the conference. We will send the website address to you following the conference. At that me, all you will need to do is to sign in with your badge number (so please DON’T throw away your conference badge!) and then print your class cer ficates for safe keeping and future reference. See the SMART‐Reg booth next to registra on for further assistance.

7:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm Registra on Open (Three Rivers Conven on Center Lobby)

7:00 am ‐ 8:00 am Breakfast – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

8:00 am ‐ 9:00 am Opening Session 1 ‐ US and Washington State Economic Outlook ‐ Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner of Beacon Economics and Director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecas ng, Great Hall

9:50am ‐ 10:10 am Vendor and Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby

Breakout sessions Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E/F Room G/H Marrio

10:10am ‐ 11:00am Bonds 101: Preparing to Issue Debt

The Finance Officer of the Future

IRS ‐ Business Use of Vehicles

Small En es, Cash Basis and Best Prac ces

State Budget Overview and Forecast

SAO Roundtable Gossip: A tribe survival behavior

11:10 am ‐ noon Bonds 201: The Debt Issuance Process

Biggest Cyber Security Risks and How to Guard Against Them

IRS ‐ Meals & Lodging

Property Tax Basics: Understanding Your Revenue Op ons

2017 State Legisla ve Update

Annual Street/Road Financial Repor ng

Success Resources: Presence, Energy, Inten on, Commitment

12:10 pm ‐ 1:30 pm Lunch – Business Luncheon, Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

1:40 pm ‐ 2:30 pm The A er‐Party: Post‐Issuance Compliance with Bond Covenants

All Your Ques ons Answered: What It’s Like to Serve on WFOA’s Execu ve Board or Commi ees?

IRS ‐ Form 1099 and Back‐up Withholding

Pi alls of Purchasing and Contrac ng for Small En es

Streamlining Business Licenses

Best Prac ces for New GASB Standards

Trust Perspec ve and Choice

2:40 pm ‐ 3:30 pm A er the Bond Sale: Budge ng and Accoun ng for Debt

Performance Audits as a means to improving opera ons

IRS ‐ Employee or Independent Contractor

Paperless AP ‐ A er the Audit

Home Rule Powers in Washington Ci es

Internal Controls and Repor ng of Capital Assets for GAAP En es

Introduc on to Lean

3:30 pm ‐ 3:50 pm Vendor and Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby

3:50 pm ‐ 4:40 pm Emerging Issues in Debt (Hot Topics)

Performance Audits as a means to improving opera ons

GASB 74/75 ‐ Financial Repor ng for Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEBs)

Financial Policies with an Emphasis on Smaller En es

New Public Records Laws and what Finance needs to know on Policies for New Charges and Data Tracking

Case studies – Fraud Preven on and Detec on

Lean Culture

6:00 pm ‐ 11:30 pm Dinner Banquet, Live Music by the band Woodie & the Longboards, Dancing, Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

9:00 am ‐ 9:50 am Opening Session 2 ‐ 2017 Elected Officials , Great Hall

Friday, September 15

Wednesday, September 13 7:00 am– 5:00 pm Registra on Open (Three Rivers Conven on Center Lobby)

7:00 am– 8:00 am Breakfast – Thee Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

8:00 am ‐ 8:15 am Welcoming Remarks ‐ Kennewick Mayor Pro‐Tem Don Britain, WFOA President Adé Ariwoola, Great Hall

8:15 am ‐ 9:50 am Keynote Speaker ‐ Charles Marshall, Real Heroes Don’t Wear Spandex, Great Hall

9:50 am ‐ 10:10 am Vendor and Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby

Breakout sessions Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E/F Room G/H Marrio

10:10 am ‐ 11:00 am Public Funds Inves ng Made Easy

U lity Rate Development Fundamentals

How to Borrow from a Bank & Why

Budget Basics Common FLSA Mistakes: Exempt and Non‐Exempt Status

2017 GASB Update

2017 Financial Statement Prepara on Helpful Hints

11:10 am ‐ noon Agency Strategy Life Cycle Cost and Cost Benefit Analysis

AP Automa on Intermediate Budge ng 2017

Tips for Managing Tricky Payroll Issues

2017 GASB Update

Basics of Investment Accoun ng

12:00 ‐ 1:20 pm Lunch – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

1:30 pm ‐ 2:20 pm Por olio Structures for Different Environments

Partnering for Success: Using Finance and Asset Management to Build Resiliency and Lower Costs at your U lity

Account Reconcilia on

Smart Planning in an Upturn

Common Mistakes Made When Administering Protected Leaves

Financial Trends and Forecas ng

Know your L&I Financial Incen ve Programs

2:20 pm ‐ 2:50 pm Vendor and Refreshment Break, Lobby

2:50 pm ‐ 3:40 pm Inves ng in Corporate Credit

Tools for Funding Future Infrastructure

Alterna ve Payments

Financial Modeling and Forecas ng Smart Prac ces

2017 HealthCare Reform Update

Pension/OPEB Update

Assessing Financial Risk using a Modeling Tool

3:50pm ‐ 4:40 pm Market and Por olio Strategies

Financial Policy Development

Account Analysis 101

Ask the Experts ‐ Budget Panel Discussion

Post‐ACA Design: Genera onal Changes in Benefits & Purchasing Pa erns

Single Audit Update

COSO

5:00 pm ‐ 6:30 pm Wellness Walk ‐ bus pickup beginning at 4:45pm at the Three Rivers Conven on Center

6:00 pm Welcoming Recep on, Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

Thursday, September 14

7:30 am ‐ 12:00 pm Registra on

7:30 am ‐ 8:30 am Breakfast – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall

8:30 am ‐ 8:40 am Welcoming Remarks ‐ Jana Brown, Incoming WFOA President

8:40 am ‐ 9:50 am Opening Session ‐ Influence in Ac on: How to Consistently Hold People Accountable. Garrison Wynn is the Keynote Speaker, Great Hall

Breakout sessions Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E/F Room G/H Marrio

10:00 am ‐ 10:50 am It's Your Deal: Roles and Responsibili es in a Municipal Issuance

Show me the Money! Risk Management for Finance Professionals

Millennial Loyalty: Keeping and A rac ng Top Young Talent

Internal Cybersecurity Risks

10:50 am ‐ 11:00 am Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby

11:00 am ‐ 11:50 am Show me the Money! Risk Management for Finance Professionals

Millennial Loyalty: Keeping and A rac ng Top Young Talent

Internal Cybersecurity Risks