A substantial amount of a municipal budget is tied to labor relations. In addition to these subjects, the seminar also covers interest arbitration law, addressing police, fire, and civil service employee discipline, and the impact of state and federal laws on employment. Elected officials are faced with the responsibility of generating, clarifying and validating information for constituents and the media. This seminar offers practical suggestions for working with the media and answering to the public, and covers public meetings, printed materials and opinion pieces, interviews by the media, news releases and news conferences. This course content reflects the important issues of the day, such as privatization, local agreements, cooperative purchasing, mergers of police or fire departments, development of special districts, and current legislation of special interest to the municipal official.
Time is set aside for discussion of participants specific concerns.
The seminar provides an excellent opportunity for networking and learning from other's experiences. This seminar reviews municipal insurance needs within the areas of property, casualty, liability and workers compensation. Statutory and regulatory requirements also are discussed. Finally, there is a review of how insurance agents, consultants, and risk managers fit into the process. The elected official's credibility often hinges on the official's understanding of what can and can't be done in the eyes of the law.