State Controller’s Workshop – A Nuts and Bolts Workshop for Special Districts

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State Controller’s Workshop
A Nuts and Bolts Workshop for Special Districts

CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

Each year, special districts must report information to the State controller’s Office. Using this information, the State Controller publishes the Special Districts Annual Report, which serves multiple purposes for the state, administration and special districts alike.

Even though all districts are required to participate, many don’t have a complete understand of the reporting process. To shed more light on the subject, a series of workshops has been organized around the state, conducted by the State Controller’s Office in co-sponsorship with the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA), and the California Special Districts Association (CSDA). The faculty for the workshops will be comprised of a team from the State Controller’s Office.

All special districts are invited to attend. We ask only that those who plan to attend complete the registration form and return it. The information you provide will help us to determine the types of districts that will be attending each workshop, so we can better tailor the content to meet your specific needs. On-site registration will also be permitted.

Topics to be Covered

What are the latest requirements reporting?
Changes to the State Controller’s Report
OPEB updates
Reporting requirements for all local governments
GASB 34 requirements and updates for special districts
What is the State Controller’s Office looking for in the data provided?
How is the Annual Report organized?
Who uses the Report and how is it used?
How should special districts identify services and activities in their submission to the State Controller’s Office?
What is the timing of the report and why is it timed that way?
What is the key to providing information to the State Controller’s Office?

Who Should Attend?

While the workshops will be targeted to those individuals who actually prepare the information for submission to the State Controller’s Office, the content will be useful to a number of individuals within, or associated with, all special districts:

Certified Public Accountants
Special District Controllers
Administrative/Finance Personnel
General Managers

This workshop follows the guidelines specified in the California Board of Accountancy Regulation and offers 3.0 hours of continuing education. A certificate of completion will be issued at conclusion of the day.

Workshop Dates and Locations:

May 6:
Monterey – Monterey Conference Center (during ACWA Spring Conference)

June 11:
Woodland – Hampton Inn

July 9:
San Diego – San Diego County Water Authority

August 27:
Fremont – Alameda County Water District

September 11:
Fresno – Fresno Irrigation District

September 22:
Irvine – Irvine Hyatt Regency Hotel (During CSDA Annual Conference)

This workshop is present in cooperation with:
California Association of Recreation and Park Districts
California Association of Public Cemeteries
California Rural Water Association
Association of California Healthcare Districts
Resource Conversation Districts
Fire Districts Association of California
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California
Office of the State Controller of California
California Special Districts Association
Association of California Water Agency
California Association of Sanitation Agencies