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ILG Webinar Videos Library

If you miss a webinar and would like to view it at a later date you can request an online video recording. A personalized online link, username and password is emailed to the attendee and the individual can view the recording at their fingertips! Each individual that would like to view a recording will need to contact ILG to receive a personalized link, username & password. Email Alisha for your request today at alisha.adolf@ndaco.org.

Courses are listed in alphabetical order:

A Local Governing Body's Role in the Conduct & Regulation of Charitable Gaming (2 Hours) - Games of chance, or "gambling" as most might say, have been popular for centuries. Over the years these games have evolved and in the State of North Dakota, that remains true. In the recent legislative sessions, many shifts have occurred in gaming. There have been new game types, regulations, and technologies. These updates and changes for North Dakota will be the topic of this presentation with the core focus on the local governing body's role in regulating Charitable Gaming's conduct, presence, and scope.
Presenters from the ND Office of Attorney General-Gaming Division: Triston Kosek-Communications & Training Specialist; Deb McDaniel-Director of the Gaming Division; Nicki Behm-Local and Restricted Event Permit Specialist
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

CEG Monthly Safety Moment (JAN 2024): Introduction to Accident Investigations (.75 Hour) - Workplace injuries happen. When they do, one of the most effective tools we have to prevent them from happening again is the accident investigation. In this webinar we will discuss the importance of accident investigation, the basics of the Systems Approach and the 5-Step process of investigating a workplace injury, and familiarize attendees with the CEG dashboard to report those investigations.
Presenter: Patrick Engelhart, CSP, NDACo County Employer Group (CEG) Safety Manager
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

CEG Monthly Safety Moment (FEB 2024): Root Cause Analysis - The 5 Whys Method (.75 Hour) - This webinar will build on the Introduction to Accident Investigations webinar from January 2024. Root cause analysis is the keystone of the Systems Approach to accident investigation, and while it may sound easy on it’s face, true root causes can be tricky devils to find. We will explore the 5 Why’s Method, define terms like “proximal root cause” and “method of injury,” and give many examples of the 5 Why’s in action. 
Presenter: Patrick Engelhart, CSP, NDACo County Employer Group (CEG) Safety Manager
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

CEG Monthly Safety Moment (MAR 2024): Effective Corrective Actions (.75 Hour) - This webinar will build on the Introduction to Accident Investigations webinar from January 2024. Once root causes have been identified, we can now fix them and prevent future accidents and injuries from happening. We will explore the concept of controls and examine why some controls are more effective than others. We will discuss the importance of corrective actions conforming to the SMART principle, and learn how to use the SMART principle to design our corrective actions. 
Presenter: Patrick Engelhart, CSP, NDACo County Employer Group (CEG) Safety Manager
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Competitive Bidding and First Amendment Issues for ND Counties (1 Hour) - The NDIRF will bring in Brian D. Schmidt, partner and attorney at Smith Porsburg, Schweigert, Armstrong, Modlenhauer & Smith, to further discuss competitive bidding and first amendment issues North Dakota political subdivisions may encounter. Brian produces legal articles for each of the NDIRF’s quarterly Participator newsletters – which are available at NDIRF.com (Reference Section) – and earlier wrote about these topics in the Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 Participator newsletters.
Presenters: Brennan Quintus, CEO, ND Insurance Reserve Fund (NDIRF); Brian D. Schmidt, Partner and Attorney at Smith Porsburg, Schweigert, Armstrong, Modlenhauer & Smith
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Conducting Meetings (2 Hours) - Meetings can often get off track and take on a life of their own. This webinar will help you hold professional and efficient meetings by providing you with information about requirements of public meetings, meeting agendas and parliamentary procedure. Aaron will also cover the importance of meeting minutes. Note for Commissioners and Auditors: This webinar completes your "Conducting Meetings" training requirement.
Presenter: Aaron Birst, NDACo Legal Counsel & Assistant Executive Director of Policy
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

County Records Management (1 Hour) - This webinar will describe the processes involved with the retention and disposal of records as part of the county records management program. Specific topics include maintaining an accurate retention schedule, completing yearly records disposals (both paper and electronic records), and transferring records with historical value to the State Archives. Note for Recorders: This webinar completes your "Records Management" training requirement.
Presenter: Sharon Freeman, ND ITD Information Management Analyst
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

County Risk Management Services Availalbe from the NDIRF (1 Hour) - Through your County’s NDIRF membership, you gain access to various risk management training and resources. From free online or in-person defensive driving courses (DDC) to thousands of free online local government professional development courses, we’re always looking for ways to help support your County’s efforts to help reduce risk and enhance operational effectiveness and efficiencies. During this session, our Director of Member Services Corey Olson will walk you through each of services we provide so you can learn how to implement them into your County’s risk management program.
Presenter: Corey Olson, Director of Member Services, ND Insurance Reserve Fund (NDIRF)
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Creating Accountability that Works (1.5 Hours) - Research shows that there is a link between the results organizations achieve and the level of accountability being carried out throughout the company. In this webinar participants will learn how they can put accountability into daily action and discover how to cultivate accountability in others.
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $50 per County Official & Employees

Crucial Conversations for Employee Performance (1.5 Hours) - It is human nature to avoid tough conversations, but the truth is that crucial conversations are a necessary part of a successful organization. In this webinar, participants will learn some tips for handling those difficult conversations that are needed in order to address employee performance issues with confidence and competence.
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $50 per County Official & Employee

Cybersecurity and Your County: From Mitigation Tactics to Coverage Solutions  (1 Hour) - The NDIRF has partnered up with NRG Technology Services to bring you this cybersecurity session during which we’ll review common types of cyber attacks and mitigation tactics your county can take to reduce the chance of a cybersecurity or data breach incident, and discuss how NDIRF coverage responds should this type of incident occur. The NDIRF will also review its program through which counties can obtain a rate reduction for implementing three cybersecurity measures available free from the North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT). 
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Dealing with Difficult Personalities (1.25 Hours) - Difficult people or situations exist in every workplace. Knowing how to deal with them effectively is essential. This training will help you learn how to identify personality or behavioral characteristics that can make some people difficult to get along with. In turn, you will gain helpful tips and techniques to deal with these individuals in an effective manner.
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $40 per County Official & Employees

Did You Know: It's Fun to Walk Through the Sales Ratio Study?! (1.5 Hours) - We are going to walk through the Sales Ratio Study process with our newly created “Walker” County. We will go through the entire sales ratio process including entering deed information into the Schedule BX, calculating the sales ratio, reviewing the ratio adjustment worksheet completing a change in true and full value worksheet, pulling change information into the Supplementary Abstract, and completing an Assessment Abstract.
Presented by The Office of State Tax Commissioner
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Did You Know: There is a lot that goes into the SPC and TLR abstracts. (1 Hour) - We will be reviewing a brief history of the SPC and TLR abstracts, learning the differences between the two abstracts, discussing how the information is used, reviewing common mistakes found in these abstracts, understanding how to convert the abstracts into files that TAP will accept, and finding great resources available to aid in this process.
Presented by The Office of State Tax Commissioner
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Did You Know: The Farm Residence Exemption is Complex (1 Hour) - We will be having an in-depth conversation about everything related to the farm residence exemption. We will touch on the different applicant categories, the available guidelines, new flow charts, how the income worksheet works, and more.
Presented by The Office of State Tax Commissioner
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Ethics in County Government (1.5 Hours) - Don't let ethical dilemmas grind you down. Tune into this fun and interactive webinar to put your brain and heart to the test to help guide your decision making into the future to ensure you are ready for the next challenge.Note for Commissioners: This webinar completes your "Ethics" training requirement.
Presenter: Aaron Birst, NDACo Executive Director
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Focused Job Interviewing for Best Results (1 Hour) - What can you ask and what kinds of questions do you need to avoid when conducting a job interview. How do you structure an interview and how do you organize interview questions to obtain critical information from job candidates. This webinar will explore the concept of “behavioral based” interview techniques which operates on the premise that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. It will help organizations establish an interview process that will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and at the same time maintain legal integrity.
Presenter: Chuck Horter, NDACo HR Coordinator
Cost: $35 per County Official & Employees

GIS Program Overview (1 Hour) - This webinar will provide details on the services offered by the NEW GIS Program and introduce you to the team responsible for launching the program in April of 2022.
Presenters from NDACo: Lisa Jahner, Assistant Executive Director of Research & Programs; Jason Horning, Next Generation 9-1-1 Program Manager; Maggie Splonskowski, 9-1-1 Data Analyst
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Got 15?! Office of State Tax Commissioner Monthly Webinar JAN 2024 (.25 Hour) - What to do in January to prepare for February. (Ag Land Value Certification, Scheduling Equalization Meetings, TAP Uploads for HPC, DVC & BX, Finalize Sales Ratio upload)
Cost: FREE

Got 15?! Office of State Tax Commissioner Monthly Webinar FEB 2024 (.25 Hour) - What to do in February to prepare for March. (Finalize assessment work for current year, Notice of Increase, Preparation for local equalization meetings)
Cost: FREE

Got 15?! Office of State Tax Commissioner Monthly Webinar MAR 2024 (.25 Hour) - What to do in March to prepare for April. (Assessment Book Reviews, Equalization Meetings)
Cost: FREE

Hiring & Application Process (1.5 Hours) - Our employees are our #1 asset! County government provides services to our taxpayers; without qualified people we can’t provide those services. In many areas across the state we are operating in an “employee’s market”. It has become increasingly hard to find qualified and committed employees. This session will cover the basic process to fill vacancies in your county, provide tips for those hard-to-fill jobs, and provide an overview of the technical tasks such as writing the job advertisement and applying Veteran’s Preference.

Presenter: Tanya Wieler, HR Consultant, Dakota Dynamics
Cost: $50 to County Officials & Employees

Hiring the Right People (1.25 Hours) - The right person on your team will add value and the wrong person can easily destroy it. Interviewing should never be left to pure intuition alone or to an unprepared individual. This training discusses the importance of how to effectively prepare for and conduct an interview and select the right candidate to join your team.
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $40 to County Officials & Employees

Identifying the Essential Functions of a Job is Essential for Employment Documentation (1 Hour) - Accurate and complete documentation of employee performance is vital to support your employment decisions. An updated, accurate, and thorough job description explaining the essential functions of a job is the first step to ensuring your employee documentation will withstand scrutiny. Clearly conveyed expectations will likely lead to a better workplace and can also be an employer’s best defense against a wrongful termination lawsuit. This session will address why clear communication about job expectations and performance will not only save you from headaches in day-to-day operations, but also may be your best friend if your political subdivision is sued. This session is sponsored by the NDIRF and will be led by attorney Brian D. Schmidt of Smith, Porsborg, Schweigert, Armstrong, Moldenhauer, and Smith law firm.
Cost: FREE ~ Sponsored by NDIRF

I'm a Notary...Now What? (1.25 Hours) - As a commissioned notary public, you are an important officer of the State and are depended on to perform notarial acts accurately, truthfully, and with integrity. Learn the basics of performing notarial acts, dos and don’ts, common mistakes made by notaries public, and reasons documents may be rejected by various parties. You will also gain insight on electronic notarizations and remote notarizations, which have become more common over the last few years.
Presenter: Beth Herzog, Information Management, Licensing & Notary Director - Office of the Secretary of State
Cost: FREE

Law Enforcement Open Records (1 Hour) - The first part of this training provides a comprehensive overview of open records laws in North Dakota as outlined in the North Dakota Century Code. The second part focuses on law enforcement responsibilities under the laws and highlights frequently applicable exemptions relating specifically to law enforcement. The third part of the training provides legislative updates from the 2023 legislative session.
Presenter: Annique Lockard, Assistant Attorney General-Office of Attorney General
Cost: FREE

Navigating the Complexities of Delinquent Tax Foreclosures (1 Hour) - This webinar will discuss the timelines and requirements of the delinquent tax foreclosure process. We will cover the steps and actions required by NDCC 57-28 and talk about potential problems that may arise during the process. 
Presenter: Erica Johnsrud, McKenzie County Auditor/Treasurer
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

NDSU Extension: Who We Are and What We Do (1 Hour) - Join us and become aware of the history of NDSU Extension and recognize the importance of Extension to the state’s economy, the world’s food supply and overall societal well-being. You'll learn about the importance of Extension’s statewide county-based network to disseminate research-based information from the NDSU Main Campus and REC’s based on local needs. Understand the NDSU Extension Base Policy language and other guidelines or policies within NDSU Extension that involve extension agents.
Presenters: Jim Gray, West District Director-NDSU Extension; Lynette Flage, Ph.D., Associate Director-NDSU Extension
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Occupational Injury/Illness Incident Investigations (1 Hour) - Investigating a worksite incident— a fatality, injury, illness, or close call— provides employers and workers the opportunity to identify hazards in their operations and shortcomings in their safety and health programs. Most importantly, it enables employers and workers to identify and implement the corrective actions necessary to prevent future incidents. This webinar is appropriate for employees that may be asked to participate in an incident investigation team, but have little or no experience in the investigation of occupational injury/illness.
Presenter: Patrick Engelhart, CSP, NDACo County Employer Group (CEG) Safety Manager
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Open Meetings & Open Records (1 Hour) - All public entities are subject to the Open Meeting and Open Record laws. Assistant Attorney General Annique Lockard will share with you "need to know" information about these laws. Get your questions answered and join us for this important webinar! Note for Commissioners, Auditors, Treasurers & Recorders: This webinar completes your "Open Meetings/Open Records" training requirement.
Presenter: Annique Lockard, Office of Attorney General
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Payroll 101 (1.25 Hours) - An Introduction to Basic Payroll Concepts! Get your payroll questions answered.
Presenters from Eide Bailly: Kristina Meulebroeck, MBA, SHRM-CP, CPP, SPHR - Outsourced Senior Payroll Manager; Bekah Thomson, Outsourced Senior Payroll Associate
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Payroll Year-End (1.25 Hours) - Reminders and tools to make the year-end go smoother.
Presenters from Eide Bailly: Kristina Meulebroeck, MBA, SHRM-CP, CPP, SPHR - Outsourced Senior Payroll Manager; Bekah Thomson, Outsourced Senior Payroll Associate
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Prevent Property Disasters: How to Prepare Your Properties for Winter (1 Hour) - North Dakota winters can be harsh, and the effects of a harsh winter can seep into spring (ex. flooding). Hosted by the NDIRF, this session will review common claim types the North Dakota State Fire and Tornado Fund (NDFT) receives throughout the winter and spring and provide you with tips to help prevent these potentially disastrous claims from occurring at your county. This session will specifically cover pipe freeze, snow and ice removal, and sewer backup for occupied and vacant buildings.
Presenters from NDIRF: Keith Pic-Director of Claims; Corey Olson-Director of Member Services
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Primary Residence Credit (1.25 Hours) - What is this? Who is it for? When do we get it?
Presenter: Shelli Myers, State Supervisor of Assessments & Property Tax Division Director; The Office of State Tax Commissioner
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Role of the Commissioner (1.5 Hours) - The role of county commissioner comes with many expectations, but no job manual. Join us for an interactive webinar to learn about the roles of a county commissioner, including specifications of the office required by the ND Century Code.
Presenters: Aaron Birst, NDACo Executive Director; Chad Peterson, Cass Co. Commissioner; Cindy Schwehr, Barnes Co. Commissioner
Cost:
FREE to County Officials & Employees

Root Cause Analysis (.75 Hour) - Incident investigations that focus on identifying and correcting root causes, not on finding fault or blame, also improve workplace morale and increase productivity, by demonstrating an employer’s commitment to a safe and healthful workplace. This webinar builds off of the techniques and guidelines learned in the “Occupational Injury/Illness Incident Investigations” webinar and focuses on two key elements: determining the true root causes of the incident and implementing effective corrective actions. This webinar is appropriate for employees that may be asked to participate in an incident investigation team and/or develop root causes and/or corrective actions, but have little or no experience in those tasks.
Presenter: Patrick Engelhart, CSP, NDACo County Employer Group (CEG) Safety Manager
Cost:
FREE to County Officials & Employees
Security Spotlight: Physical and Cyber Security Risk Management Best Practices (1 Hour) - As a public entity, your county is responsible for safely providing in-person and online services and experiences for your community. This webinar will highlight frequent and/or costly physical and cyber security claim types processed by the ND Insurance Reserve Fund (NDIRF) and provide tips to help strengthen your county’s risk management practices to help keep your community members safe in-person or online. This session will be led by NDIRF CEO Brennan Quintus and NDITD Information Security Officer Jessica Newby.
Presenters: Brennan Quintus, NDIRF CEO; Jessica Newby, NDITD Information Security Officer
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

SIRN 101 (1.5 Hours) - This webinar will explain how the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN) will change the landscape and improve communications capabilities amongst emergency responders and dispatch centers across the state through advanced technology and features. Your presenters will provide history on the SIRN project as well as the plan to build-out this new system including the timeline and financial commitment at the local and state levels. Join us to find out more how SIRN will improve emergency communications in your community and our state.
Presenters: Darin Anderson, Public Safety Program Manager, ND ITD; Donnell Preskey, Government/Public Relations Specialist, NDACo; Karen Kempert, Emergency Manager, Cavalier County; Captain Eric Pederson, ND Highway Patrol
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Step Wisely Slip, Trip & Fall Prevention (.75 Hour) - In the United States, 1 out of every 4 workplace injuries are due to slips, trips, and falls. Slips, trips, and falls also account for roughly 1 out of every 7 workplace fatalities. Join us as we talk about how to prevent slips, trips, and falls at work. This presentation was created by the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust, an organization that has seen a significant decrease in these types of incidents since the creation of their Step Wisely program.
Presenter: Patrick Engelhart, CSP, NDACo County Employer Group (CEG) Safety Manager
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Strategies to Boost Your Employee Engagement (1 Hour) - If you want to start taking actual steps towards addressing and boosting engagement in your workplace, then this webinar is for you. If you want to get focused on engagement, but aren’t sure where to start or need a bit of guidance, then this presentation is for you! This webinar will remind you about the importance of employee engagement and the different factors that influence levels of engagement. It will walk you through the employee engagement process and discuss practical initiatives that can boost engagement in your workplace.
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Define employee engagement and why it is critical to organization success
- Apply the employee engagement process to enhance engagement levels
- Adopt best practices to drive employee engagement
- Devise a plan to impact the engagement in your organization
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $35 to County Officials & Employees

Supervisor Success (1.5 Hours) - What does it take to become a strong supervisor? Supervising a work environment requires skills ranging from basic administrative tasks to leadership, mentoring, communication and so many things in between! Confidence in these skills can make all the difference in creating and maintaining an effective and positive workplace. This webinar is designed to help current supervisors become more effective leaders and assist recently promoted employees with transitioning into supervisory roles more successfully.
Presenter: Tanya Wieler, HR Consultant, Dakota Dynamics
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

The Donation Dilemma (1 Hour) - Donations! Join us to discuss restrictions on budget authority and what it means to your county.
Presenter: Aaron Birst, NDACo Legal Counsel & Assistant Executive Director of Policy
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

The Legislative Process (1.5 Hours) - Like a comet that passes the earth every couple of years, the North Dakota legislature is going to make its return to Bismarck this January. This ILG webinar is designed to cover such topics as: What is the legislative process?; What are some tips for working with legislators?; Where can I get the legislative information I need?; and What legislative issues may lie ahead? Join us for a fun, fast-paced webinar presented by members of "Team County" - the legislative relations specialists of NDACo.
NOTE for Commissioners, Recorders and Treasurers: This webinar completes your "Legislative Process" training requirement.
Presenters: Aaron Birst, NDACo Executive Director; Donnell Preskey, NDACo Government/Public Relations Specialist
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

USDA Rural Development (1 Hour) - USDA Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs provide financial backing and technical assistance to stimulate business creation and growth. The programs work through partnerships with public and private community-based organizations and financial institutions to provide financial assistance, business development and technical assistance to rural businesses. Denise Sundeen (B&CP Program Director) will speak about the core programs under the Business and Cooperative Programs such as OneRD Guarantee, Rural Business Development Grants, Rural Energy for America Programs, Value Added Producer Grants, and available Revolving Loan Funds. Ranetta Starr (Community Facility and WEP Program Director) will speak on the Community Facility and Water and Environmental Programs and Melanie BauerDukart (Single Family Housing Program Director) will speak on the Housing Programs.  
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

What's Age Got to Do With It? (1.25 Hours) - Today's workforce is multi-generational and each generation has different ideas about what work means and how to interact with others. This webinar will provide employees with a deep understanding about the differences of each generation and explore techniques to effectively work with each generation.
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $40 to County Officials & Employees

Worksite Wellness - Part 1 (1.25 Hours) - Boost your worksite productivity while reducing healthcare costs! This two-part webinar series will review the impact of worksite wellness programs on business performance and healthcare costs, explore various techniques and strategies, and share lessons learned.
Presenters: Dr. Terry Dwelle, Former ND State Health Officer; Javayne Oyloe, Upper Missouri District Health Unit; Daphne Clark, Upper Missouri District Health Unit; Ruth Roman, Fargo Cass Public Health; Jeanna Kujava, Pembina County Public Health Dept; Rachel Ramsay, Pembina County Health Dept
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

Worksite Wellness - Part 2 (1 Hour) - Boost your worksite productivity while reducing healthcare costs! This two-part webinar series will review the impact of worksite wellness programs on business performance and healthcare costs, explore various techniques and strategies, and share lessons learned.
Presenters: Chris McInnes, Traill District Health Unit; Katie Johnke, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health; Allen Anderson, Grand Forks Public Health Dept
Cost: FREE to County Officials & Employees

WOW Onboarding (1.25 Hours) - We know that better onboarding experiences lead to better hires and great engagement. During this webinar we will focus on key characteristics that create wow-worthy onboarding experiences for new hires, allowing faster immersion and greater retention!
Presenter: Dawn Kaiser, Certified HR Professional/Speaker/Author
Cost: $40 to County Officials & Employees