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7~ Margaret Driscoll ' '' 2 9 From: Chris Miller Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:51 AM To: Margaret Driscoll Subject: Employee Conference Attendance and Outcomes Margaret, I don't have Craig's work email here at my house. Can you please forward this to him? Thanks. Chris ----------------- Craig, dencJ, ~~~doc~-~ 3/a9/ ~ o Bill mentioned that you were looking for some examples of new ideas, or innovations that had been implemented as a result of our employees attending conferences. Here are some specific examples. Finance -departmental staff rely heavily on conferences to receive updates on new mandated financial reporting requirements, banking and investment requirements, risk management issues, and budgeting and financial planning technique. Recent conference attendance resulted in: • Implemented new financial reporting requirements related to financial statement presentation, calculation of unfunded liabilities, and reporting employee healthcare implicit subsidy costs. • Development of citywide performance measures • Understanding the merits of multi-year budgeting and implementation techniques Fire - •:• Creation of a Line of Duty Death policy manual • Greater understanding of state-wide mutual aid agreements and procedures • Preparation and planning for new federal highway safety program • Case study reviews to allow for better planning and preparation for similar events expected locally Community Development - • Site plan and development reviews used to refine the Staff Development Review Committee process •:• Attended sessions on form-based codes which help us craft our RFP for zoning code consultants • Attended sessions on example sign ordinances, land use applications, etc. Parks & Recreation - • Allowed research opportunities into the "Best Value Procurement" Legislation that eventually led to the procurement method for the Geothermal System at the Skating Center and has since been accepted city wide.