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2007 County Management Institute

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May 2-4, 2007

Doubletree North Hotel

6505 North IH-35

Austin, Texas

 

Educational Co-Sponsor: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

 

Agenda*

Wednesday, May 2

8:00 - 12:00 pm Law Enforcement Committee Meeting (private meeting)
8:00 - 9:00 am

TACHRP Human Resource Business Meeting (by invitation only)

9:00 - 10:00 am "Why Have an Employee Assistance Program?" (attendance open to all)
10:30 - 12:00 pm

Human Resource Roundtable Discussion (attendance open to all)

10:30 - 12:00 pm

Newly Elected Official's Coffee (by invitation only)

9:00 - 5:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

   
Conference Begins  
1:00 - 1:30 pm

Opening General Session, Hon. Marc Hamlin presiding

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Clearer Thinking:  Focusing the Power of Your Mind, Kay Christopher

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Listen for the Laughter, Suzie Humpreys

5:15 - 7:15 pm Reception - DoubleTree Lobby Colonnade - Dover's Banquet & Courtyard

 

Thursday, May 3

6:30 - 8:30 am Pre-Conference Health Benefits Event:  Health Risk Assessment (take this advantage of this important opportunity!) DeWitt Room
8:00 - 5:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

8:30 - 5:00 pm

Concurrent Education Sessions (four tracks): 

  • GM :: General Management
  • HB :: Health Benefits
  • HR :: Human Resource Management
  • RM :: Risk Management
8:30 - 10:00 am

GM :: The Leader's Role in Creating an Ethical Culture, Dr. Howard Prince

 

HB :: High Impact Wellness Program, Bill Baun (session continues after the break and lasts 8:30 - 12:00 pm)

 

HR :: Open Records, Karen Gladney

 

RM :: Unemployment Funds - Controlling Unemployment Costs, Debi Bretz

10:00 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 12:00 pm GM :: The Strong Shall Inherit the Earth, Mark Warren
  HB :: High Impact Wellness Program, Bill Baun (continued from previous session)
  HR :: Understanding the EEOC's Involvement with County Personnel Issues - A Practical Guide, Rodney Klein
  RM :: Commissioning Buildings, David Tod Geaslin
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own )
1:30 - 3:00 pm GM :: Meyers Briggs, Dr. Richard Grant (session continues after the break and lasts 8:30 - 12:00 pm)
  HB :: GASB 43/45:  What to Do When You Know Your Number, Jennifer Hoff Hall & April Bacon
  HR :: Employment Law, Sheila Gladstone
  RM :: Workers' Compensation Latest Trends:  Discussion About New Rules, Alliances and Exposures, Francis Fey
3:00 - 3:30 pm Break
3:30 - 5:00 pm GM :: Meyers Briggs, Dr. Richard Grant (continued from previous session)
  HB :: Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs), Jennifer Hoff Hall  
  HR :: Drug & Alcohol Testing for CDL, Manuel Espinosa
  RM :: Cooperation, Employer's Bill of Rights, Employee Duties & Obligations, Law Enforcement Off Duty Status, Jim Maddox & Steve Chalender

 

Friday, May 4

8:30 - 10:00 am Concurrent Mini General Sessions
 

Creating Passion and Soul in the Workplace, Dr. Patrick Sherman

  Legislative Update, Ender Reed & Julie Marks
  Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Kim Wilder
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 10:30 am Safety Award Presentation
10:30 - 11:45 am Closing General Session - What You Are is Where You Were When - Again, Mark Warren
11:45 - 12:00 pm Closing Remarks, Institute Adjourns

*agenda subject to change

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