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Please join us for CLA’s 2025 Government Training Academy! This in-person event can help you gain knowledge and insight in various areas impacting local governments in Minnesota.
Topics to be discussed include GASB updates, ethics, legislative updates on cannabis, Minnesota compliance updates on payroll and benefits, preparing for significant changes in OMB’s Uniform Guidance, economic updates, and cybersecurity threats and prevention.
At the end of this session, you’ll be able to:
- Identify the new GASB standards up to GASB 104
- Discuss real-life ethics case studies
- Identify the current state of cannabis legislation in Minnesota
- Explain recent changes to Minnesota statutes regarding paid family leave, pay transparency, and Minnesota earned sick and safe time
- Identify recent changes to the Uniform Guidance
- Discuss the current state of the U.S. economy and capital markets
- Identify common cyberattack methods
Who should attend
This session is designed for local government finance professionals.
Schedule
Registration and networking with breakfast.
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Speakers: Miranda Wendlandt, Eric Smedsrud
1 credit Accounting (Governmental)
During this session, participants will gain an understanding of new GASB standards up to GASB 104, as well projects on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board’s current agenda.
Speaker: Troy Gabler
1 credit Behavioral Ethics
In this session, participants will gain an understanding of real-life ethics case studies and explore the characteristics of an ethical organization. They’ll also examine key factors that contribute to maintaining high ethical standards within an organization.
15-min break
Speaker: Kyle Hartnett, League of Minnesota Cities
1 credit Specialized Knowledge
In this session, participants will gain an understanding of the status of cannabis legislation in Minnesota and where we are more than a year after the state legalized it.
Speaker: Nicole Rowles
1 credit Auditing (Governmental)
During this session, participants will gain an understanding of recent changes to Minnesota statutes regarding paid family leave, pay transparency, and Minnesota earned sick and safe time.
Lunch break
Speaker: Becca Nielsen, Elizabeth Mickelson
1 credit Auditing (Governmental)
In this session, participants will develop an understanding of recent changes to the Uniform Guidance impacting single audits and their applicability to local governments.
Speaker: Nate Woessner, Nathan Nicolaisen
1 credit Economics
This session will discuss the current state of the U.S. economy and capital markets.
Speaker: David Anderson
1 credit Information Technology
During this presentation, CLA will provide an overview of cybersecurity trends impacting government agencies. These will include ransomware attacks and email compromises that allow threat actors to impact operations and steal money. Details on mitigation strategies will be provided to help organizations recognize leading practices to reduce the likelihood and impact of these risks.
Location
Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center
Directions
6155 Earle Brown Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Please register by February 21, 2025.
CPE
Prerequisites: None
Program level: Overview
Advance preparation: None
Delivery method: Group Live
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