57th County Auditors Institute

57th County Auditors Institute

May 12-15, 2015 ❘ DoubleTree Hotel North ❘ Austin, Texas

Monday, May 11, 2015 DoubleTree Hotel
Lobby
4:00 – 7:00 p.m. EARLY CHECK-IN for New County Auditors Training and the County
Auditors Institute

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

10:30 a.m. – CHECK-IN DoubleTree Hotel
Lobby
1:00 p.m.
Phoenix Ballroom South and Central
1:00 – 1:50 p.m. OPTIONAL SESSIONS OS – I B
HR Issues
DeZavala

OS – I A

Ethics & Values for Texas CPAs &
Accounting Professionals*

1:50 – 2:00 p.m. BREAK

2:00 – 2:50 p.m. OS – II A OS – II B
2:50 – 3:10 p.m. Ethics & Values for Texas CPAs & Truth in Taxation Update
Accounting Professionals (cont.)
REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:10 – 4:00 p.m. OS – III A OS – III B
4:00 – 4:10 p.m. Ethics & Values for Texas CPAs & IRS Audit
Accounting Professionals (cont.)

BREAK

4:10 – 5:00 p.m. OS – IV A OS – IV B
Ethics & Values for Texas CPAs & Fraud
Accounting Professionals (cont.)

5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Phoenix Ballroom
Sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P. North


 

* 4-hours TSBPA ethics session is available for an additional fee of $75.

 

sponsored by

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
in cooperation with

Texas Association of County Auditors

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS Pre-Function Area
Phoenix Ballroom
Hot breakfast provided by the LBJ School of Public Affairs

8:30 – 8:50 a.m. WELCOME REMARKS
8:50 – 9:40 a.m. Staying Positive in the Auditor’s Life

9:40 – 10:30 a.m. Revenue Certification and Budget Amendments

10:30 – 10:50 a.m. BREAK

10:50 – 11:45 a.m. County Area/Regional Meetings

11:45 a.m. – LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 p.m.
CONCURRENT Phoenix Ballroom South Phoenix Ballroom Central Phoenix Ballroom North
SESSIONS
1:00 – 1:50 p.m. IA IB IC
Excel in Auditing (Pt. 1) Adult Probation Office &
1:50 – 2:00 p.m. Information Systems Fiscal Officer Responsibility
2:00 – 2:50 p.m. BREAK Auditing & Software

2:50 – 3:10 p.m. II A II B II C
3:10 – 4:00 p.m. Excel in Auditing (Pt. 2) Debt Issuance Juvenile Probation Office &
Fiscal Officer Reports
4:00 – 4:10 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:10 - 5:00 p.m.
III A III B III C
5:30 p.m. Debt Issuance (REPEAT) Purchasing Basics
Excel in Auditing (Pt. 1) -

  REPEAT

  BREAK

 

  IV A IV B IV C

  Excel in Auditing (Pt. 2) - Finance System Purchasing Basics (REPEAT)

  REPEAT Implementation

 

  Dinner Buffet Pappasito’s Cantina

 
Sponsored by Indigent HealthCare Solutions and McCreary, Veselka, Bragg &
Allen, PC

Thursday, May 14, 2015

7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS Pre-Function Area
Hot breakfast provided by the LBJ School of Public Affairs Phoenix Ballroom
Phoenix Ballroom
8:30 – 9:20 a.m. Accounts Payable – Start to Finish Phoenix Ballroom

9:20 – 10:10 a.m. How To Budget Effectively Pre-Function Area
Phoenix Ballroom
10:10 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Phoenix Ballroom
10:30 – 11:20 a.m. Grant Accounting and Policies

11:20 a.m. – Legislative Update
12:10 p.m.

12:10 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:30 – 3:10 p.m. Common Sense Presentation

3:10 – 3:40 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:40 – 4:30 p.m. County Population Size Roundtable Sessions

4:30 p.m. ADJOURN – DINNER ON YOUR OWN


 

 

Friday, May 15, 2015

7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS

Hot breakfast provided by the LBJ School of Public Affairs

8:30 – 9:20 a.m. 5 Most Important Things to Do Before an External Audit…And

How to Do Them

9:20 – 10:10 a.m. Payroll Audits

10:10 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK

10:30 – 11:20 a.m. Avoiding Burnout in a Full-Throttle World
11:20 – 11:30 a.m. Closing Remarks

11:30 a.m. ADJOURN THE 57TH COUNTY AUDITORS INSTITUTE