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DESCRIPTION:Agenda\, Speakers\, and Learning Objectives9:00 AM – 9:30 AM   
         Registration & ContinentalBreakfast \n9:30 am – 10:45 AM       CRE
 ATING A FRAUD RESPONSE PLANSpeaker: Jeremy Plank\, CFE\, CPA\,C.J. Schloss
 er & Company\, L.L.C.   Description: This session will include a framework
  for creating a Fraud Response Plan and the benefits to both the entity an
 d the finance professional.  The framework will be applied to real scenari
 os to see how a Fraud Response Plan would have helped.Learning Objectives 
 - Participants completing this session will be able to:1. Understand the b
 asic framework of a Fraud Response Plan.  11:00 am – 11:50 PM      AN INTR
 ODUCTION TO CASH FLOW FORECASTING WITH A FOCUS ON THE INVESTOR'S PERSPECTI
 VESpeaker: Sofia Anastopoulos\, CFA\, Executive Director\, Chief Investmen
 t Officer\, Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund Description:  This sessi
 on will focus on practical concepts governments should keep in mind when i
 nvesting their government funds\, including knowing who they are doing bus
 iness with\, employing competitive procurement for selecting financial pro
 viders\, creating simple cash flows\, creating and keeping their investmen
 t policy “fresh”\, and implementing some basic investing tactics.\nLearnin
 g Objectives - Participants completing this session will be able to:1. Und
 erstand why it is important to procure financial providers competitively.2
 . Create and maintain an investment policy.3. Appreciate the value of an i
 nvestment policy to guide the entire investment program.4. Understand the 
 value of having a cash flow forecast in investing.5. Create and maintain a
  simple cash flow forecast.6. Appreciate diversification to manage risk in
  the investment portfolio. \n11:50 PM – 12:45 PM       LUNCHEON \n12:45 PM
  – 2:00 PM2017 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE\, A NON-TRADITIONAL APPROAC
 H TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS\, AND RELATED BUDGET CHALLENGESSpeakers:       
 Corey L. Franklin\, Attorney\, Lowenbaum LawMitchell Bair\, City Manager\,
  City of CollinsvilleDescription: This session will review new labor and e
 mployment laws in Illinois that impact Illinois Municipalities.  In additi
 on\, the session will discuss a ‘non-traditional’ approach to union contra
 ct negotiations.  Rather than the ‘traditional’ negotiated percentage wage
  increases\, this session considers a dollar based wage adjustment\, propo
 sing several changes with regards to wages and benefits and contract negot
 iations.  Finally\, the session will examine the challenges in preparing a
  budget covering these ‘non-traditional’ wage negotiations and determining
  the outcome on the bottom line of the budget.Learning Objectives - Partic
 ipants completing this session will be able to:1. Improve knowledge of 201
 7 Illinois wage and employment laws effecting Illinois Municipalities.2. I
 ncrease awareness of a ‘non-traditional’ approach to labor union negotiati
 ons.3. Explore challenges in the budgeting process for ‘non-traditional’ w
 age and benefits.4. Learn how to determine outcomes of wage negotiations o
 n the bottom line of a budget. \n2:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS AND NETWORKING\nI
 ntended Audience: Finance ProfessionalsDelivery Method: Group-LiveProgram 
 Level: OverviewPrerequisites: No prerequisites requiredAdvanced Preparatio
 n: No advanced preparation requiredField of Study: Accounting (Governmenta
 l)\, Finance Earn About 4.0 CPE creditIGFOA reserves the right to modify t
 he agendas and/or speakers\, cancel the trainings due to low enrollment\, 
 or to close registration if full.  
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LOCATION:Anthony's Wild West\, 107 E. North Ave.\, Flora\, IL 62839
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SUMMARY:IGFOA Downstate Chapter Southern Region Professional Development Se
 minar
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