TARC Finance and Personnel Association Training & Meeting

9:00 AM- 5:00 PM | Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Moon Tower A | Cambria Hotel Downtown Austin

9:00 am    Call to Order & Welcome    Jeff King, Chair, SETRPC

9:05 am    Finance Management Updates for State 9-1-1 Programs    Lorraine Meek, Deputy for Finance Management, Commission on State Emergency Communication

10:00 am    New + Notable for Texas Employers  Laura Ingram, Principal, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

• Separation of Employment
• Labor Law Poster Changes
• Updates to I-9 & E-Verify Requirements 

11:00 am    Using AI to Optimize COG Human Resources    Brandy Brannon, CPM, Assistant Executive Director, ETCOG

12:00 pm    Lunch on your own.

1:30 pm    FAPA Business Meeting    Jeff King

• Approval of Minutes
• Treasurer’s Report
• Old Business
• State Procurement Threshold Discussion
• New Business
• Indirect Cost Rate Negotiation Status
• Virtual Meeting Opportunities

2:00 pm   Grants Management Intensive  Rachel Werner, Principal, MyFedTrainer (Click links below to access training resources)

• Internal Controls
  • The 7 Basics
  • Data & Privacy
  • Single Audit Prep
• Indirect Cost Approaches
  • Allowable vs. Unallowable
  • Modified Total Direct Costs
• Subrecipient Monitoring
  • Monitoring Guide
  • Plan Checklist
  • MOU Template
  • Equipment & Property Log
  • Review of Fed Grant Management 

5:00 pm    Adjourn