2012 Iowa Municipal Professionals Academy
July 25-27, 2012
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Maps & Locations
Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Drive
Ames, IA
Schedule
Wednesday, July 25
12-1 pm: Registration
1:00-1:15 pm: Announcements and Updates
Cindy Kendall, Iowa State University Extension
1:15-3:00 pm: Opening Session:
There’s No Such Thing as a One Person Tango
Karel Murray, Certified Speaking Professional
3:00-3:15 pm: Break
3:15-5:15 pm: There’s No Such Thing as a One Person Tango, continued
Karel Murray
Thursday, July 26
8:00–10:00 am: Breakout Session 1
Option 1: GASB & Other Accounting Changes
What is it? Does it Stand for Governments’ Attempt to Shake up the Barrel?
Sue Battani & Marlys Gaston- State Auditor’s Office
Option 2: IPERS - Is it enough?
Ann Doty, Department of Human Resource Services, Iowa State University, and Rhonda Onken, IPERS
Option 3: Financial Reports - What do yours look like & how do you use them?
Deanna Rekemeyer, City of DeWitt
10:00-10:15 am: Break
10:15-12:15 pm: Breakout Session 2
Option 4: Negotiating a Successful Public Improvement Project
Danielle Haindfield & Jim Wainwright, Ahlers & Cooney
Option 5: Property Tax 101
Erin Mullenix, Iowa League of Cities
Option 6: One Size Does Not Fit All – Job Descriptions and Evaluations
Ann Holden Kendell, Dickinson Law
12:15-1:00 pm: Lunch Sponsored by IMPA
1:00-3:00 pm: Breakout Session 3
Option 1: Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow – Fire Departments
Scott Schabacker, Retired Fire Chief, Linda Gual, City of Earlvillie & Jeff Bohr, Postville Fire Chief
Option 2: Playing it Safe with Workers’ Compensation
Curt Svalstad
Option 3: Using TIF
Scott Sanders, Finance Director, City of Des Moines & Carrie Johnson, Iowa Department of Management
3:00-3:15 pm: Break
3:15–5:15 pm: Breakout Session 4
Option 4: Putting Your Brains on Paper
Desk Manuals
Sue Lambert, Retired Harlan Clerk & Carol Ann Diekema, Retired Monroe City Administrator
Option 5: The Paperless Council
Keith Ryan, Mayor, City of Bondurant
Friday, July 27
8:00-10:00 am: Iowa League of Cities - Questions, Discussions and Updates
Alan Kemp, Director, Iowa League of Cities
10:15-12:15 pm: Big Dreams, Bold Goals
Dr. Christine Hegstad, MAP Professional Development
12:15 pm: End of Program
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Dining Options
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Materials
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