Chairperson: Derek H. Noonan
Audit Manager
Auditor General, State of Florida
Board Liaison: Melissa Burns
Staff Liaison: Jill Walker
The Technical & Legislative Resources Committee operates, structures itself, and responds to the membership, where possible, in all areas of governmental finance. The Committee's primary purpose is to serve as a technical resource to the FGFOA membership by:
- Being alert to changes, problems and innovations in government finance, both nationally and within the state;
- Bringing governmental financial matters to the members' attention;
- Responding to technical inquiries and requests of financial information;
- Providing technical articles on governmental financial matters to the members;
- Preparing draft responses to discussion memorandum, preliminary views and/or exposure drafts issued by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and other standard or rule-making bodies concerning governmental finance, accounting, and reporting;
- Providing technical assistance to the membership to new and/or changes to State or Federal laws and regulations, or governmental accounting standards;
- Maintaining and updating the Basic Government Resource Manual.
Additionally, the committee provides for a geographically based network to deliver timely information related to proposed and new legislation. They are responsible for researching topics of interest, evaluating proposed legislation, and keeping FGFOA members informed.