March 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 are now often replaced with, “What can we do to attract talent that may otherwise seek positions in the private sector?”, “Will this new hire have expectations that differ from the organization norm?” and “How can we prepare our organization to offer an inviting work environment while maintaining our operations and services?”
Please join us in a discussion of practical ways to encourage organizational change. Find out how to be on the forefront of making great hires, keeping them engaged and committed to public service. This panel of experts in the field will discuss the changing trends of the local government work-force—Millenials who want to work odd hours, returning Veterans with education and skillsets that are not easily transferrable to a resume, nursing Mothers with federal protection requirements and Fathers on FMLA. These trends are likely here to stay, so find out from our panel of experts on the best way to approach these issues.

Slated panelists include: Thomas R. Campion, Ph.D., Campion, Barrow, and Associates; Meredith Hannah, Glen Ellyn Economic Development Coordinator; Mary Rath, Arlington Heights Human Resources Director; and Joellen Earl, CEO of GovHR USA.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INVITE YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF TO ATTEND WITH YOU!

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016
Time: 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. In-depth panel discussion

Addresses ICMA Practice Area 6: Initiative, Risk Taking, Vision, Creativity, and Innovation and Practice Area 12: Human Resources Management

Cost: $35 for Professional Development Only or $55 if also attending the Metro Manager Luncheon ($5 discount)

Members in Transition – Register online or email Alex Galindo agalindo@niu.edu

Cancellations must be made March 11, 2016.
Any cancellations or no shows after that date will require full payment.

March Professional Development Flyer

Please join the Metro Managers for the March Luncheon: Crisis Management in Fox Lake

Fox Lake Village Administrator Anne Marrin will speak about Crisis Management following the complex death investigation of a Fox Lake police lieutenant whose shooting death sparked immediate national attention – and was later ruled a suicide.

Speaker: Anne Marrin, Village Administrator of Fox Lake, Illinois. Ms. Marrin is Fox Lake’s first professional administrator and has served in that role for two years. Ms. Marrin’s career in local government spans over 16 years. She has previous experience as a village trustee and a professional consultant.

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016

Time: 11:30 a.m. networking – 12:00 p.m. luncheon

Cost: $25.00 check or cash payable at the door (Interns & MITs are Free).
           $55.00 if also attending the ILCMA Professional Development Event: “Transforming Local Government to Attract and Retain a New-Age Workforce”
Members in Transition – you can now register online or email RSVP to agalindo@niu.edu

**ILCMA members – invite an MIT to lunch today!!

Cancellations must be made by March 11, 2016.
Any cancellations or no shows after that date will require full payment. Payment not received by event date will be invoiced with a $5 invoicing fee.

Questions about this form please contact Alex Galindo 815-753-5424 or agalindo@niu.edu

Metro Managers March 2016 Flyer