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The ILCMA  Professional Development Committee Presents: Police and Fire Recruitment Reboot:  Challenges and Innovative Solutions Recruiting for police officers and firefighters more than you used to?  You’re not alone. With a competitive applicant pool and many agencies testing more frequently than in years past, new recruitment challenges abound. Join the ILCMA Professional Development Committee to… Read More about March ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

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The ILCMA  Professional Development Committee Presents: Hot Topics in Housing McMansions are out, smaller homes are in.  Apps help travelers connect with homeowners renting their homes for a few days.  Senior living communities are growing.  The way we live is changing rapidly, and housing is no exception – trends in housing are changing.  How can… Read More about November ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

The ILCMA  and IAMMA Professional Development Committees Presents: Choose Your Own Adventure: Navigating a Winding Career Path Careers in local government are not always an upward climb. As organizations change, employees change as well, potentially bringing their aspirations into question. What opportunities lay ahead for each of us, and how can we support others in… Read More about October ILCMA/IAMMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

The ILCMA Professional Development Committee Presents: Eat, Drink and Be Merry…If Permitted by Code From trendy food trucks, to vibrant outdoor dining scenes, to hyper-local craft breweries, today's new food and beverage businesses have been adapting to a difficult post-recession economy and cropping up quickly across the state - are your municipal code and economic… Read More about April ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

The ILCMA Professional Development Committee Presents: "Transforming Local Government to Attract and Retain a New-Age Workforce" Local governments are confronted with a variety of issues when approaching new hires. “Who will apply? How will we conduct the interview? What is our strategy for on-boarding them into the organization?” Increasingly, these questions have become commonplace and… Read More about March ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

The ILCMA Professional Development Committee Presents: "Implications of the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act" Illinois SB 1304, the Police Reform and Body Camera Act, was signed into law as the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act in August, and mandates numerous procedural and reporting requirements on local law enforcement agencies to start in 2016.… Read More about January ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

The ILCMA Professional Development Committee Presents Cyber Security and Managing Municipal IT Infrastructure Municipal managers must work through a myriad of challenges and one facing many communities in recent years is a threat to our IT infrastrucuture. Communities have been impacted by viruses, hacks, and other threats to our security. While data breaches have become… Read More about November ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

The ILCMA Professional Development Committee Presents Strategies for Development and Maintaining Personal and Team Resilience Municipal managers must work through stressful challenges, particularly when managing during changing economic and political landscapes. We are faced with adapting our management styles, our systems and our teams. We are asking more of our staff who are responding to… Read More about October ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon