May 3-5 2006
Doubletree Hotel, Austin, Texas

Agenda

**Topics and speakers subject to change**

Pre-Conference Meetings Schedule

8:30-noon Texas Association of Counties’ Board Training (by invitation only)                                                                                                 Robertson Room

8:00-10:30 TACHRP Meeting (by invitation only)                            Phoenix North

10:30-noon Human Resource Roundtable Discussion (open to all)   Phoenix North

8:00-noon COBRA Training (by invitation only)                              Austin Room

8:30-noon NACO/Esri- GIS Grant Workshop (open to all)               Phoenix South

 

Day One: Wednesday, May 3. 2006

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.       Registration

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.       Pre-conference meetings

1:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.     General Sessions:

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.       Opening General Session Welcome, Honorable      

                                       Marc Hamlin presiding

1:10 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.        "Disaster Recovery and Response" James Lee

                                        Witt, Former FEMA Director   

2:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.        "Lesson Learned from Recent Disasters in

                                        Texas" Panel discussion.  Panelists:  Judge Carl

                                        Griffith, Judge John Thompson, Treasurer

                                        Vergie Moreland, Sheriff Michael White, Judge Roger

                                        Corn, Irish Hancock - Emergency Management Grant

                                        Manager, Regina Chapline - Citizen Corps Grant

                                        Manager.  Moderator:  Penny Redington, Moderator,

                                        Texas Assoc. of Regional Council

3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.         Break

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.          **UNCONFIRMED - Address by NACo President Bill

                                         Hansell or Safety Awards Presentation

3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.          "Making an Impact" Dr. Rick Rigsby, Texas A&M

                                          University

5:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.          Reception

 

Day Two: Thursday, May 4, 2006

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.      Concurrent Education Sessions:

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.      GM "Communication Strategies" Joan Strawn,

                                       Texas Dept. of State Health Services

                                        HB "Medicare D: Are you meeting all employer

                                        requirements?" Jennifer Hoff Hall, Texas Association of

                                        Counties

                                        HR "A Practical Approach to Employee Medical

                                        Leave of Absence" *Unconfirmed

                                        RM "Flood Hazard and Mitigation " Ross K.

                                        Richardson, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security CFM

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.     Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.     GM "Handling Conflict" Pat Schnee University of

                                        Texas, Austin

                                        HB "Health Fair"

                                        HR "From the Cradle to the Grave: Common

                                        Employer Mistakes in Hiring, Discipline and Termination"
                                        Sheila Gladstone, Attorney at Law, Austin

                                        RM "Using the Inverse-Square Rule for Deferred

                                        Maintenance" David Tod Geaslin The Geaslin Group, 

                                        Gonzales, TX

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.       Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.         GM "Managing Projects" Bob Novello University of

                                         Texas, Austin

                                         HB "Benefits Administration in a Disaster" - True stories

                                         from the hurricanes path. Panel: Cary Erickson,

                                         Jefferson County, Rosa Franco, Galveston County, Jill

                                         Frillou, Orange County

                                         HR "ABC's of Salary Planning" - job descriptions,

                                         performance appraisal Dr. Steve Werling Werling

                                         Associates, Inc. San Antonio

                                         RM "What's New in Workers' Compensation - What the

                                         Focus on Return to Work Means to Employer" Pat

                                         Crawford, Texas Department of Insurance

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.          Break

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.         GM "Crossing the County Line: Mastering the Art of

                                         Compromise" Dorothy Burton, Public Role, LLC,

                                         Duncanville

                                         HB "GASB 43 and GASB 45" Julie Normand, Rudd and

                                         Wisdom, Inc.

                                         HR "Fair Labor Standards Act Update" Brian T.

                                         Farrington, Attorney, Fort Worth

                                         RM "Workers Comp Medical Network " Moderator: Larry

                                         Cowles, Panelists: *Unconfirmed

                                       

Day Three: Friday, May 5, 2006

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.     Concurrent Mini General Sessions:

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.        "Worksite Wellness - A Proven Strategy for Lower

                                         Health-Care Costs & More Productive Employees" Dr.

                                         Eduardo Sanchez, M.D.

                                         "Emergency Management" Chief Jack Colley,

                                         Governor's Division of Emergency Management

                                         "Winning Public Trust: Performance, Leadership &

                                         Government Accountability" Kevin Baum, MPA       

                                         inCentergy, Austin

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.      Break

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.      *Unconfirmed "Safety Awards Presentation" *will be

                                         done in this time slot, if Mr. James Lee Witt speaks

                                         during Wednesday opening session.

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.     Closing General Session "How to Fail:  5 Easy Steps"

                                        Mark Warren, Texas Association of Counties

11:45 a.m. – noon             Closing Remarks