GFOABC 2017 membership renewals were sent out at the beginning of February. If you require assistance with how to pay your invoice or navigating the new website please contact GFOABC at office@gfoabc.ca or 250-382-6871.
Frequently Asked Questions
I did not receive an invoice?
The invoices were emailed February 7th to your organization’s primary contact. By logging into your MyAccount and viewing the membership tab you will see if your membership is current or needs to be renewed. If it needs to be renewed the primary contact can select to renew within their MyAccount.
How can I pay my invoice?
You can pay with credit card or cheque.
Who is the primary contact?
The primary contact is often the most senior finance officer at a member local government. It is anticipated the primary contact will manage the organization's account.
You can find out if you are the primary contact by logging into your MyAccount. If you have both the People and Company tabs you are the primary contact. To have the primary contact changed please contact office@gfoabc.ca or 250-382-6871.
What is MyAccount?
MyAccount is a personal profile that must be created by both members and non-members to register for events. A member must log in to their MyAccount to access member privileges such as the Forum and MemberLINK.
My Employees are not listed as members?
Along with our new website, we are also building a new database of members. There are two ways to add your team to the list.
- Ask them to create a MyAccount and indicate they work at your local government. This ensures they setup a password and will participate in GFOABC online benefits.
- You can add them manually from within the MyAccount of the primary contact.
Note: You can complete your membership renewal before adding additional employees to your member list.
When adding a new person, I am getting results that do not match and I cannot add a new member?
First you must search the database to avoid adding a duplicate profile. Please only enter the first and last name. When no results are displayed, please select to add a new person.
NOTE: When you include the phone number or email address in your search you will populate results that share a similar email or phone number, the goal is to have no results.
Who should be listed as a member?
Everyone in the office who works in a finance related role should create a MyAccount and participate in GFOABC member benefits.
What is a voting member?
A voting member is an employee of a member local government entitled to vote on member related issues such as the annual election for the Board of Directors, approval of financial statements, bylaws, etc.
The number of voting members is determined by the population or annual budget of your local government.
Membership Fees and Voting Member Allotment
What is a non-voting member?
A non-voting member is an employee of a member local government who is entitled to all membership privileges except for electing the Board of Directors and voting at the Annual Meeting. Membership privileges include access to the members’ only portion of the website, including the forum and resource section, member pricing for events, complimentary webinars and regular updates.
How do I find out if I am a voting member?
Consult the primary contact in your organization or contact us at office@gfoabc.ca.