MnGFOA Newsletter 2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. March 2017 Excellence and Leadership in Government Finance

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1 2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS MnGFOA Newsletter Excellence and Leadership in Government Finance Included in this Issue: Special Meeting Notice Monthly Meeting ~ March 15 th MnGFOA Listserv Membership Renewals Networking Event Monthly Meeting Late Registration Fee Scholarship Applications Now Online 2017 MnGFOA Networking Events President s Message By: Michelle Pietrick At our February program luncheon, Kim Brustuen from US Bank and Brad Brown from Wells Fargo provided us with some interesting insights on the Market and Portfolio strategies in the current environment. Keep an eye on the website as we hope to get their presentations posted for your review. March brings us the highly anticipated CAFR review session. This year the torch has been passed to BerganKDV to provide us with useful information that we can incorporate into our annual audits, which we are actively working on. Also, there will be a special meeting after the CAFR review for the purpose of amending the bylaws to add a retiree membership rate. See article in this newsletter. If you are looking for a break from the annual audit process, the Social Committee has arranged an interesting event at Trapped Puzzle Rooms. If you can t participate in the puzzle room there will be appetizers and networking at Famous Dave s after the group has escaped. See the website for additional information on this interesting event. The conference committee is in the beginning stages of planning this year s conference. If you would like to be part of the process it s not too late to join or submit topic ideas. The committee has the ability for members to teleconference in, so don t let distance deter you from participating on this committee. If you are interested in joining or offering ideas for the annual conference, please contact Nicole Meyer at nmeyer@waconia.org or at As I started this message, there were weather alerts galore. I was excited with the possibility of 8-12 inches of snow (I LIKE Winter). As I finish this message I may have to drive south to Mankato, Owatonna or Winona to see snow. March tournament season may finally bring some snow to those areas of Minnesota that have not been as fortunate. Special Meeting Notice The MNGFOA Executive Board will be holding a special meeting at the March Luncheon to vote on potentially adding a Retiree Member Rate. The proposed rate would be $10 and would be available for retired people who would still like to be involved in the MNGFOA. The proposed rate is the same as the student member rate. A vote will take place at the March Luncheon. For questions or more information, please contact any member of the Executive Board.

2 Page 2 of 5 March Education Event & Monthly Luncheon CAFR Review Session The Education Committee invites you and your staff to attend the Annual CAFR Review/GASB Updates to be held March 15 th at the Ramada Plaza Minneapolis (same place as the monthly meetings). The session will run from 9:30 am to 11:45 am with a Networking Lunch to follow. Cost is $25.00 per person which includes lunch. There is a networking lunch only option (the normal $15) on the website if you can t attend the CAFR session. **Please remember that prior to lunch, there will be a special Membership Meeting to vote on whether or not to add a retiree member rate of $10. (See the special meeting notice in this newsletter for more info) Please register online at by noon on Friday March 10 th so we can ensure adequate space and meals. If you register after 12:00 noon on Friday, March 10 th, you will have to pay a $5 late registration fee. Onsite registration starts at 9:00 am. The session will be presented by BerganKDV. Location: Ramada Plaza Minneapolis, 1330 Industrial Boulevard NE MNGFOA Listserv Are you in the loop? Are you receiving the MNGFOA listserv s? Do you want to receive them? Have you recently changed jobs and no longer receive the listserv s? If you would like to receive listserv s, sign in to your profile on the MNGFOA website, then click on the ListServ tab of the website. There, you can subscribe or unsubscribe to any or all lists. After you click submit, you will have to confirm your subscription to verify your request. An will be sent to you from "MnGFOA [listmanager@mngfoa.simplelists.com]" that will contain a link to confirm your subscription. If you need additional assistance, please contact the Technology Committee. Membership Renewals Annual Memberships expire at the end of February each year. All renewals must be done online at Please see the MNGFOA home page for a step-by-step howto-renew tutorial with screen prints. You may still pay be check by following the renewal steps online and then sending your check made payable to MNGFOA to the 2017 Treasurer: Joe Rueb, MNGFOA Treasurer 1830 County Road B East Maplewood, MN Joe may be contacted by joe.rueb@maplewoodmn.gov Or by phone: (651)

3 Page 3 of 5 NETWORKING EVENT Come put your puzzle solving skills to the test and join us at Trapped Puzzle Rooms! Date: Thursday, March 9, 2017 Place: Trapped Puzzle Rooms Minneapolis 2717 Lyndale Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN Time: The missions start at 3 PM and ends at 4PM. Please arrive at 2:30 PM for orientation. Cost: $15 per person for Trapped Puzzle Rooms. Post event appetizers provided by MNGFOA. Availability: 20 spots Trapped Puzzle Rooms is a team-based activity where 10 people are trapped in a room together and they must solve a series of puzzles to escape. The puzzle rooms require ingenuity, wit, a sharp eye, and team work! More than just a generic escape game, each of the rooms tells a story and holds a mystery to uncover. There are only 20 spots available so sign up quick! Teams will be formed at the event so no need to register as a group. If there is overwhelming interest in Trapped Puzzle Rooms, we may be able to form an additional team. If being trapped in a room with 9 other people is not your idea of fun, please join us at Famous Dave s BBQ and Blues Club at Calhoun Square. After we escape from the room we will head there for appetizers and networking around 4:15 PM. Famous Dave s is located at 3001 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN There is a parking ramp on the east side of Calhoun Square. Please RSVP by Monday, February 27. Register and pay online via the MNGFOA website: For additional questions, please contact Nik Mol at nmol@redpathcpas.com Monthly Meeting Late Registration Fee It is important for monthly meeting attendees to register for the event by 12:00 noon the Friday before the meeting. This is imperative so we can ensure adequate meeting room space and submit an accurate food count to the hotel. Beginning with the March meeting, we will be implementing a $5 late registration fee if you register after 12:00 noon the Friday before the meeting. We encourage attendance to the monthly meetings, but need accurate counts for the hotel, as required by our contract, so please register early! Scholarship Applications Now Online Please review the many scholarships available through the MNGFOA. Application deadlines are: March 31 st Lori A. Webster Advanced Government Finance Institute (AGFI) Scholarship April 14 th Robert L. Ehlers Sr. Scholarship for Registration to the National GFOA Conference April 14 th John B. Lilja Scholarship for undergraduate accounting or government finance students June 30 th Osmon R. Springsted Scholarship for registration to the MNGFOA Annual Conference Visit the MNGFOA website or contact Bruce DeJong for applications and additional information!

4 Page 4 of MN GFOA Networking Events Thursday, March 9 Wed, April 12 or April 19 (TBD) Team Trapped Puzzle Rooms 2717 Lyndale Avenue S, Minneapolis 2:30-4:00 p.m. Socializing after at Famous Dave s Calhoun Square Rogers Muni Meat Raffle, City of Rogers 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4 Cinco de Mayo at Ol' Mexico in Roseville, MN Networking Happy Hour 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wed, June 14 St. Paul Saints Game & Tour, 1:05 p.m. game Thurs, July 27 Golf Tournament (Bunker Hills Golf Course, Blaine TBD) Thursday, Aug 24 Boat Cruise on Lake Minnetonka (monthly lunch) September Annual Conference: Networking events are being planned October 2017 Oktoberfest Pub Crawl in NE Minneapolis or Lowertown St. Paul November 2017 Second Harvest Heartland Food Drive at the Monthly Lunch & Bingo or Meat Raffle in the South Metro December 2017 Toys for Tots Toy Drive at the Monthly Lunch

5 Page 5 of OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS President Michelle Pietrick City of South St. Paul mpietrick@southstpaul.org President-Elect Heidi Tumberg Cass County heidi.tumberg@co.cass.mn.us ext. 324 Secretary Bruce DeJong City of Shorewood bdejong@ci.shorewood.mn.us Treasurer Joe Rueb joe.rueb@maplewoodmn.gov At-Large Chris Regis City of Richfield cregis@cityofrichfield.org At-Large Michelle Hoffman CliftonLarsonAllen michelle.hoffman@claconnect.com State Representative Sue Virnig City of Golden Valley svirnig@goldenvalleymn.gov Past President Julie Vogel City of Bloomington jvogel@bloomingtonmn.gov RENEW TODAY!! Annual Memberships expire at the end of February each year. All renewals must be done online at Please see the MNGFOA home page for a step-bystep how-to-renew tutorial with screen prints. You may still pay be check by following the renewal steps online and then sending your check made payable to MNGFOA to the 2017 Treasurer: The MnGFOA, along with Ehlers & Associates offer an annual scholarship to fund the registration fee for a MnGFOA active member to attend the National GFOA conference. Look for more information in future newsletters and online. Joe Rueb, MNGFOA Treasurer 1830 County Road B East Maplewood, MN (651) Committee Chairs Message from the Editor Looking for Committee Members The Standing Committees of the MnGFOA are looking for members to help plan activities, events and sessions for the organization. The Standing Committees are: Annual Conference Committee; 2017 chair is Nicole Meyer of the City of Waconia (to plan and stage the Annual Conference in Alexandria) Social Committee; Co-Chairs are Kari Carlson with the City of Bloomington and Michelle Hoffman with CliftonLarsonAllen (to provide networking activities for the group) Program Committee; Returning chair is Erin Barnhart with the City of Medina (for the monthly luncheon programs) Education Committee; 2017 chair is Kelly Grinnell with the City of Victoria (for training and education events) Technology; 2017 chair is Jeanette Boit-Kania with the City of Brooklyn Park (to operate and improve the organization s e-presence) Student Conference, Returning Chair is Amy Sevig with the City of Bloomington (to prepare for and represent MnGFOA at the annual conference) Please contact Michelle Pietrick or any of the Board Members if you are interested in participating on a Standing Committee. Committee participation does not require a lot of time and is a great way to meet people and share ideas. This is YOUR newsletter. If you wish to share items of interest with the membership, such as job openings, career moves, or retirements, please them by the 21 st of the month for inclusion in the next newsletter. Thank you! Heidi Tumberg Cass County heidi.tumberg@co.cass.mn.us ext. 324