The Human Resource Conference for Local Government will be held April 25-26, 2012 in Bismarck at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel.
Registration fees include registration, social/meal functions, breaks, name badges and conference materials. Cancellations received on or before April 11th receive a refund less a $25.00 administrative fee. Cancellations received after April 11th will receive no refund. Please call 328-7300 if you need to cancel your registration.
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Ramkota Hotel. Please call by March 30th to reserve your room at (701) 258-7700. Specify the HR Conference Room Block when making your reservation.
This conference is provided by the HR Collaborative Partners for Local Government: ND Association of Counties, ND League of Cities, ND Recreation and Park Association, ND School Boards Association and ND Insurance Reserve Fund
Special THANK YOU to the Otto Bremer Foundation for their support!
Tentative Agenda
Second HR Conference for Local Governments
April 25 and 26, 2012
Ramkota, Bismarck ND
April 25, 2012
8:30a Pre-conference Session- Overview of Human Resource Reference Guide
9:00 Registration
10:00 Welcome
10:15 Key note Address by Dale Brown: We are All in This Together
11:45 Lunch
1:00p – 3:15 Breakout sessions A-D
3:15 Break
3:30 Plenary Session - Work Place Violence (panel presentation)
4:45 TAILGATING social hour - Trivia with Wild Inspire
Evening on your own
April 26, 2012
7:30a Continental breakfast by organizations
8:15- 10:45 Breakout sessions A-D
11:00 Closing session: Keeping Everything Legal – Lisa Edison Smith, Vogel Law Firm
12:30 Closing Luncheon
Breakout Sessions
A Recruitment
Transition/Succession planning presentor Harriet McCaul
B Compensation
Pay administration philosophy and practices presented by Jim Fox
C Employment Management
Performance Management presented by Tanya Weiler
D. Public Processes Hot topics in HR (Panel)
Veteran’s preference changes Lonnie Wangen
I-9 and other HR Audits – Chuck Klein
Wage and hour issues - Tony Weiler, ND Commissioner Labor