SUBJECT:    Educational Requirements

     The first thing that needs  to be addressed is the desire of the treasurers to require minimum requirements to run for the office of County Treasurer. If minimum requirements are desired, consideration must be made as to how this would affect current office holders. Assurances can be achieved for current treasurers if the minimum requirements are written in such a matter that their previous time as treasurer credits toward these requirements.

SUGGESTED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

     Candidate must have at least four (4) years experience in finance or accounting in either governmental or private sector. A B.S. degree or Associate degree at an accredited college or university may be substituted for the experience state herein.

NOTE:

Anyone with 4 years experience with a financial institution; comptroller or accountant with private company could qualify.

     Anyone with four (4) years at a state agency or local government in finance or accounting could qualify. (Assistant Auditor of State, City Auditor, County Treasurer, City Finance Officer, Village or Township Clerk or any similar position).

CONTINUOUS EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

     Suggested number of education hours would be at least 16 hours per year. To accomplish this, the association could consider having a preconference workshop at the summer and winter convention. This workshop could be sponsored by the associations or in joint sponsorship with the Ohio G.F.O.A.

     If treasurers cannot attend the pre-conference workshops, they could obtain credit by attending workshops conducted by:.

     Attendance at these workshops would require prior approval and certification from these organizations.

CERTIFICATION AND RECORD KEEPING

     To add to creditability for the continuous education requirements, it is suggested that an organization other than the Treasurers Association maintain the record keeping and certification of education credits. With this in mind, an organization such as the Ohio G.F.O.A. would be an excellent association for this.    

     The Continuing Education Committee has been working for some time on the issues of minimum requirements for holding the office of County Treasurer, and mandatory continuing education for those elected to the office of County Treasurer. No final proposal has been agreed to, but the committee has agreed upon the following principles and wants input from the four regions on what shape a proposal should take. Any final proposal must meet the following requirements: