The Institute for Professional Development

                     

       
                            Upcoming Seminars

  •        LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

    LAW WORKSHOP

    AUGUST 14, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    Approved by DCA - CMFO,CCFO B 4 CEU=s - 1 Accounting, 3 Office Mgt/Ancillary Subjects
    Approved by DCA - RMC B 4 CEU=s - 2 Finance & 2 Professional Development
    Approved CPA, RMA , PA B 4 CEU=s B Management

    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    9:00am – 9:30am Registration and Full Breakfast Buffet

    9:30 am -12:50 pm Pay and Compensation Disputes
    Breach of Employment or Consultant Contracts
    Wrongful Termination
    Law Against Discrimination
    Fair Labor Standards Act
    Family and Medical Leaves

    INSTRUCTOR: Damian Shammas, Esquire

    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here

           PRE/POST DISCIPLINE

    &TERMINATION CONSIDERATIONS

    For Local Government & School Districts

    AUGUST 14, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    Approved by DCA - CMFO,CCFO – 4 CEU’s - 4 Office Mgt/Ancillary Subjects
    Approved by DCA - RMC – 4 CEU’s - 4 Professional Development
    Approved by DCA –CTCs – 4 CEUs – 4 General/Secondary Duties
    Approved by DCA – CPWMs- 4 CEUs – 4 Management
    Approved by DCA – QPAs-4 CEUS – 4 Office Administrative/General Duties
    Approved CPA, RMA , PA – 4 CEU’s – Management

    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    9:00am – 9:30am Registration and Full Breakfast Buffet

    9:30 am -12:50 pm This seminar will help you identify the various process, procedures and source documents you need to consult before imposing discipline upon a public sector employee (other than police). It will also address several of the toughest areas faced by public sector employers today and show you how to avoid valid claims of personal liability. Make sure your disciplinary action meets legal requirements established by the U.S. Supreme Court. Understand the post termination process and unemployment compensation system as well including: when is an employee not entitled to benefits? Does it pay to fight the unemployment compensation claim

    INSTRUCTOR: Armando Riccio, Esquire

    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here

           APPORTIONMENT OF TAXES

    AND THE IMPACT

    ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

    AUGUST 21, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    *Approved by DCA for CMFOs & CCFO - 4 CEUs - 2 Budgeting, 1 Financial & Debt Management & 1 Accounting
    *Approved by DCA for CTCs - 4 CEUs - 2 Reporting/Collection/Billing & 2 General/Secondary Duties
    *Approved for CPAs, RMAs & PAs 4 CPEs in Accounting & Auditing

    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    9:00am – 9:30am Registration and Full Breakfast Buffet

    9:30 am -12:50 pm *Complete Review of Abstract of Rateables
    *Compete Review of Equalization Table
    *Understanding the Appeal Process and Reviewing School Revenues and Appropriations
    *Review of Tax Appeals and the Effect on the Budget
    *Funding Tax Appeals & Application to the Local Finance Board
    *Fiscal Year Vs. Calendar Year and the Calculation of the Tax Rat
    *Preparing the AFS Tax Collection,Appeal &Reserve of Uncollected Taxes Sheets Complete Review of the Appropriate Journal Entries

    Instructors: Joseph Bauman, Esquire, McManion &Scotland
    George Librizzi, Tax Assessor, Reevaluation Advisory Services LLC
    Fred Tomkins, CPA, RMA

    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here

           REDEMPTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS

    AND FORECLOSURES WORKSHOP

    AUGUST 21, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    *Approved by DCA for CTC's-4CEUs - 3 Enforcement & 1 Reporting/Billing/Collecting
    *Approved by DCA for CMFOs & CCFOs - 4 CEUs- 3 Accounting & 1 Fin/Debt Mgt.
    *Approved for 4 CPEs for CPAs, RMAs & PAs - Accounting


    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    9:00am – 9:30am Registration and Full Breakfast Buffet

    9:30 am -12:50 pm *Third Party Lien Redemptions - What is Owed, How it is Calculated and Responsibility of the Collector
    *Redemption of a Municipal Lien - What is Owed, How it is Calculated and Responsibility of the Collector
    *Foreclosures - In Rem - Preparation of List, Actions of the Governing Body, Legal Considerations, Collector Responsibilities after final judgement - In Personum
    *Assignments - Collectors Responsibilities, Governing Body Responsibilities, Records to be Maintained in Collector’s Office and Legal Aspects


    Instructor: Ms. Sharon Sulecki, CTC

    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here

           PRE and POST AUDIT

    RESPONSBILITIES of the CFO

    OCTOBER 2, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    *Approved by DCA for CMFOs & CCFO - 4 CEUs - 2 Financial & Debt Managment , 2 Accounting
    *Approved for CPAs, RMAs & Pas 4 CPEs in 2 Accounting & 2 Auditing

    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    9:00am – 9:30am Registration and Full Breakfast Buffet

    9:30 am -12:50 pm 50pm *PRE AUDIT*

    Review of General Ledger Trail Balance
    Grant Documentation, Veteran’s & Senior Citizen’s Proof,
    State & County Board Judgements, Delinquents
    *POST AUDIT*

    Exit Conference-What You Should Ask & What the RMA Should Disucss With You
    Review of Management Letter, Contents
    Who Must Sign and What Does it Mean?
    *Review of Correction Action Plan
    Instructor: Fred Tompkins, CPA, RMA, Auditor

    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here

           BONDING and CURRENT

    FINANCIAL TRENDS

    OCTOBER 2, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    *Approved by DCA for CMFOs & CCFO - 4 CEUs - 3 Financial & Debt Managment & 1 Information Technology
    *Approved for CPAs, RMAs & Pas 4 CPEs in 2 Accounting & 2 Auditing

    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    Moderator: Mr. Joseph Bauman, Esquire, McManimon & Scotland *Market Overview-U.S. Treasury /Agency Obligations, Market Moving-
    Factors, Investment Performance Considerations, Municipal Securities vs
    Government Securities, Operating Fund Investment Opportunities
    *Borrowing Considerations-Short Term/Long Term Borrowing Decisions,
    Cash Flow Management, Arbitrage Consideration, Timing Factors Certain Expenses and General Guidelines
    *Proposed Changes to Local Bond Law-Internet Bidding, Repayment
    Options
    *Municipal Disclosure on the Internet *The Rating Process-Frequently Overlooked Ways in Improving Your Rating Presentation
    *What are the rating agencies Looking for in a Rating Presentation?

    Instructors:
    Ms. Josellyn Yousef, Assistant VP, Moody’s
    Mr. Joseph Bauman, Esquire, McManimon & Scotland
    Ms. Lisa Gorab, Esquire, Wilentz, Goldman & Sptizer


    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here

           BUDGET WORSHOP

    IN PREPARING YOUR 2016 BUDGET

    OCTOBER 23, 2015, NJ LAW CENTER
    *Applied to DCA for CMFOs & CCFO - 4 CEUs - 2 Budget, 1 Ethics & 1 Financial Debt Mgt.
    *Applied to DCA for RMCs - 4 CEUs 4 Finance
    *Approved for CPAs, RMAs & Pas 4 CPEs in 2 Accounting & 2 Auditing

    Seminar Timetable 9:30am:– 12:50pm

    Tina Zapicchi and Gordon Ball of the Division of Local Government Services, and DLGS staff will give a current update from the Division regarding the status and the many changes to the Budget for both the CY and SFY. Purchasing and Ethics Update.
    * Procedures for submitting C-159 resolutions *Local Examination
    * Levy Cap Workbook *Municipal Information Sheets
    * Requirement of Posting Budget on Website
    * Special Emergencies for Uncompensated Absences
    * Reserve for Uncollected Taxes Calculation Adjustments
    * Pension Contribution Cap Exception *Library Surplus Transfers
    *Filing of Shared Service Agreements *User Friendly Budget
    *Purchasing Update *Ethics Update

    Instructors:
    Ms. Tina Zapicchi, Assistant Director, DLGS
    Mr. Gordon Ball, DLGS
    Staff of DLGS


    For Seminar Flyer

    To Email your Registration for Seminar-Please Include:Purchase Order Number, Name, Municipality or Organization, Address, Phone, Fax, Seminar Title & Date and Amount.  When you Register by Email, we will confirm your Registration.
    ($99 for per person)     here