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<br />CoaC1U"reat Scalioal <br /> <br />Thursday, March 17 12:45 - 1:45 PM <br /> <br />A. Personnel <br />Supervisory NHow- To's" <br />Tracie Chamber/in League of Minnesota Cities HR Manager <br />Supervising in the public sedor is not an assignment for the squeamish! <br />Our supervisors ore responsible for setting work schedules, ensuring <br />that work actually gets done, signing time sheets, enforcing city poli- <br />cies, managing employee performance and dealing effec~vely with the <br />public and City management - and that 011 happens on 0 good day' <br />Add a challenging employee or two to the mix, and supervision can be <br />downright overwhelming. Attend this session and learn some key tips <br />to help your city's supervisors beNer meet !he day 10 day challenges of <br />superviSion. <br /> <br />B. Finance <br />Legislative Impact on Your City's Finances <br />Gary Carlson, I eague of Minnesota Cities Intergovernmental Relations <br />Ulreelor <br />Wifh another slale budgel deficit os a backdrop, the 2005 Legislafure's <br />main charge will be 10 develop a balanced state budget for the next <br />two years. The legislature has dramatically reduced state aid to cities <br />over the past fwD years to address state deficits. State aid cuts and levy <br />limits could again become a part of the legislature's response to the <br />current deficit. In addition, the legislature will likely address other key <br />fiscal issues thaI could place pressure on local budgets. This session will <br />provide attendees with a run-down of legislative activity and an outlook <br />on probable session outcomes that could impacf city finances <br /> <br />C Nuts & Bolts <br />lClndUse 101- The Nuts and Bolts of Planning and land Use <br />Controls for SmaH Communities <br />Bob JOcJ..)l80t; Planning Consul/onl, former Planning Directot; <br />Washington County <br />Clerks are often the first contact for a subdivision, zoning or a variance <br />request. Failure to review these land use requests in a timely manner <br />can have negative repercussions for your community, This session will <br />review your authoritif>.-S and responsibilities concerning your land use <br />plan ond the zoning nnd subdivision ordinances. Leorn what you need <br />to do to ensure Ihat applicants give you the right Information 10 make <br />YOllf joh Pl"1o:;iAr onrl YOl tf ("ornmllnity morA rp~ron~ivf'! <br /> <br />D. Personal Growth <br />Putting the NGolden RuleN into Practice <br />Vicki Snyder. President, COrTImumcoflon Connection <br />This workshop could be called RSchmoozing lOY It is an interactive <br />session that is basically the "golden rule at full throttle' and highlights <br />ways to treat people like they truly matter. It will also include ways to <br />remember people's names and ideas for making people say Ryou've <br />made my dof. <br /> <br />Thursday, March 17 2:00 - 3:00 PM <br /> <br />E. Personnel <br />Issues to Consider When Discipfining or Terminoting <br />Employees <br />laura Kushner. League of Minnesota Cities f-fR & Benefits Director <br />There are many legal and practical issues involved in disciplining or <br />terminanng a cily employee. This session will walk you Ihrough fwo <br />different scenarios on discipline and termination while pointing out key <br />factors to consider in each. learn how to handle recordkeeping and <br />documentation, when to start formal discipline, how to handle suspen- <br />sions of exempt employees, the union's role in discipline/termination <br />and much more! <br /> <br />F. Finance <br />Fraud Prevention for Municipalities <br />Darlene fester, Practice Manage!; Caveo Technology. tne <br />Statistics showthot personal identity theft is on the rise, but that is usually <br />Rpeanuts~ to those looking for the MBig ScoreR. Government and corporate <br />fraud results in higher monetary gain for thieves and often is harder to <br />track and detect in the bureaucracy of Accounting and Finance Depart- <br />ments. This session will look at some of the most common fraud areas <br />in the processes of governmen' and corporate bUsiness. If will show at <br />a high level how scams are perpetrated and how agencies can reduce <br />the risk of becoming a Rvictim. of fraud by employing some simple poli- <br />cies, procedures ond processes <br /> <br />G. Technology <br />Data PrIvacy & Records Management in the Seclronic Age <br />Corrine Thomson, Attorney, Kennedy & Graven <br />If YOll thought you could breath easy because its 2005, and none of <br />the dire consequences in Orwell's 1984 and RSpace Odyssey: 200r <br />have come true, don" relax iust yet. Corrine Thomson, on attorney at <br />Kennedy & Graven and City Altorney for Cottage Grove and Richfield, WIll <br />discuss various implications of data privacy and records management <br />land, briefly, the Open Meeting law} in our electronic age. This session <br />is designed not to scare you {although fear can be a great motivator}. <br />but to provide practical tips on handling electronic data <br /> <br />H_ Per<nn~l hrnwth <br />Slaying N ApoliticalN In a Political World <br />Mark Nogel ffusiness Professor; Normondole CommunityCol/ege.lormer <br />City Manager, Anoka <br />The term Rorgonizational politicsR is viewed by most to have negative <br />consequences on the organization; yel, they are present in every public <br />and private entity. If you don't play the .game., it goes on without you, <br />sometimes leading to problems on the iob for you. Allhis session, you <br />willlcorn your Organizational Politics .IQ. and haw to develop your own <br />.Prlme( for dealing with politics on your own terms <br /> <br /> <br />Check - www.mngts,org - for conference updates, registration and general information, <br />