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April 15-17, 2009
Doubletree North Austin Hotel
6506 North IH-35
Austin, Texas
(512) 454-3737
Educational Co-Sponsor: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
Agenda
| Wednesday, April 15 |
| 8:00-10:00 a.m. |
TACHRP Business Meeting attendance open to all |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Registration Desk Open |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Human Resource Roundtable attendance open to all |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome
Marc Hamlin, TAC Immediate Past President and Brazos County District Clerk |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Safety Awards |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Ethical Leadership: Helping Good People Do Good Things
Geoffrey Tumlins, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Center for Ethical Leadership, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Leadership and Social Responsibility
Eric Greitens, Senior Fellow at the Truman School of Public Affairs, Chairman of Center for Citizen Leadership, St. Louis |
| 5:10 p.m. |
Reception
DoubleTree Lobby Colonnade |
| Thursday, April 16 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Morning Coffee |
| 8:30 a.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
General Management Track |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Paradox of Choice on Decision Making
Mark Warren, Training Consultant, Texas Association of Counties |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Stress Management
Bob Lewis, Trainer, Professional Development Center, University of Texas at Austin |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Creating Engagement with Your Employees
Jennifer Lazarow, Trainer, Professional Development Center, University of Texas at Austin |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Articulating the Texas County Vision
John Daly, Ph.D., Liddell Professor of Communication, University of Texas at Austin |
| County Engineers & Road Administrators |
| 8:30 a.m. |
The County Role in Floodplain Management
Rachel Andrews, EIT, CFM, Texas Water Development Board |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Road Maintenance: What is Involved?
Honorable Bruce Eliker, Commissioner, Bandera County
Eldon McCurley, Adjunct Instructor, Texas Engineering Extension Service |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Culvert Operations
Ralph Banks, TEEX |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Signage/Retro-New Regulations
Don Bonifay, P.E. Adjunct Instructor, Texas Engineering Extension Service |
| Human Resources |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Check Up from the Neck UP!
Rob Ghio, Attorney, Law Firm of R.S. Ghio |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Update on Regulatory Changes for ADA and FMLA
Sheila Gladstone, Attorney at Law, Lloyd, Bosselink, Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Shoot for the Stars and Avoid Asteroids - Key Strategies
Christopher Antone, Esq., Law Firm of Jackson Lewis, LLP |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Everthing You Ever Wanted to Know About COBRA, and Then Some...
Tiffany E. Walker, Attorney at Law, Haynes and Boone, Austin |
| Criminal Justice |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Achieving the Goals of the Criminal Justice System
Leslie J. Smith, M.A., Criminal Justice Manager, Tarrant County |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Coordinating the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Improve Administration of Justice
Les J. Smith, M.A., Criminal Justice Manager, Tarrant County |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Establishing a Jail Population Expediter Committee
Les J. Smith, M.A., Criminal Justice Manager, Tarrant County |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion About the Criminal Justice System
Les J. Smith, M.A., Criminal Justice Manager, Tarrant County |
| Risk Management |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Risk Managers & Human Resource Professionals: Definition of Their Realm: What They Do, What Works, What Doesn't Work
Panel: Cary Erickson, Jefferson County HR Director, Gustavo Hernandez, Denton County Risk Management Specialist, A. W. Jeanes, Jr., Brazos County Risk Manager, Norma Rivera, San Patricio County HR Director, Doris Sealy, Cochran County Treasurer, and W.Zagorski, Sr., San Patricio County Safety Director |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Slips, Trips and Falls
Russ Kendzior, Assistant Director, Traction Plus, Inc. |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Disaster Preparation - What you Need to Know and How TAC Can Help
Moderator: Ernesto Galindo, Texas Association of Counties Safety Specialist, Panel: Jack Colley, Assistant State Coordinator/Emergency Management, Bruce Barr, County/GIS Analyst, Texas Association of Counties, Larry Boccaccio, Safety Specialist, Texas Association of Counties |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Texas Tort Claims Act Updated
Grant Blaise, Attorney at Law, Blaise & Hightower, LLP, Ft. Worth |
| 5 p.m. |
Adjourn |
| Friday, April 17 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Morning Coffee |
| 8:30 a.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Averting Ambush Interviews - How to deal with the Media
Moderator: Elna Christopher, Panel: Karen Brook, KXAN TV, Austin, Cyndi Wright, Editor, Bastrop Advertiser
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| 8:30 a.m. |
FLSA Update: What the Department of Labor and Courts Have Recently Said
Julia Gannaway, Senior Associate, Lynn, Pham & Ross, LLP |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:20 a.m. |
Tactics of Innovation - How to Make it Easier for People to Accept New Ideas
Mark Warren, Training Consultant, Texas Association of Counties |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Adjourn |
*agenda and speakers subject to change
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