63rd Annual City & County Management Conference

63rd Annual City & County Management Conference

Thursday–Friday • April 21–22, 2011

Kansas Union, Lawrence, Kan.


Contact

  • Pam Hicks
    Program Manager
    KU Continuing Education
    1515 Saint Andrews Drive
    Lawrence, KS 66047
  • 785-864-7875
  • phicks@ku.edu



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Thursday, April 21

8:15 a.m.Registration & Refreshments Lobby, Level 5
9 a.m.Welcome & Keynote
Partnership between Local Government and the Brownback Administration
Dennis Taylor, Kansas Secretary of Administration
 Big 12 Room, Level 5
10:00 a.m.Break
  
10:30–noon Selected Solely Upon the Basis of Administrative Ability
Ed Flentje, Professor, Wichita State University
John Arnold, Writer/Consultant, The John Arnold Company, Topeka, KS
Bob Layton, City Manager, Wichita, KS

  
Noon KACM Luncheon & Meeting or lunch on your own Malott Room
1:30 p.m.Economic Update Panel
Dr. Jon Willis, Kansas City Federal Reserve
Dr. Joseph Sicilian, University of Kansas Economics Department
Dr. Stuart Little, Little Government Relations
 Big 12 Room, Level 5
2:40 p.m.Break
  
3:00–3:45 p.m.Roundtable Sessions—Round One
  
3:45–4:30 p.m.Roundtable Sessions—Round Two
  
5:00–6:30 p.m.Reception at the Carnegie Building, 9th and Vermont
Hosted by the City of Lawrence. A new Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area historical exhibit will be featured.
Hors d’oeuvres and drinks		  

Friday, April 22

7:15 a.m.Breakfast
Professional Development: The Next Stage
The KU MPA classes of 2011 and 2012 have teamed up to host this 4th annual student-sponsored event. The panel features people from all different stages of the profession from assistant to manager to retired manager. Table topics will include items such as resumes, interviews, work/life balance, what to look for in your next position, what to look for in a mentor, reflecting back on an entire career, fostering diversity in hiring decisions, and more. Both students and professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend this event.
 Jayhawk Room
8:30 a.m.Registration & Refreshments
Lobby, Level 5
9:00–10:15 a.m.All in the Family
Jackie Lee, City Manager, Glenn Heights, TX and Raymond Lee III, Senior Executive Assistant, Dallas, TX
Howard Partington, City Administrator, Great Bend, KS and Randy Partington, County Administrator, Finney County, KS
Michael Scanlon, City Administrator, Mission, KS and Katie Scanlon, Management Intern, Shawnee, KS
 Big 12 Room
10:15 a.m.Break
  
10:35–11:25 a.m.Kansas Health Policy
Duane Goossen, Vice President for Fiscal and Health Policy, Kansas Health Institute
 Big 12 Room
11:25–12:15 p.m. KPERS Long-Term Funding Status and 2011 Legislation
Glenn Deck, Executive Director, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
 Big 12 Room
12:15 p.m.Drawings (Must be present to win)
  • $2,000 (40%) scholarship for ICMA Senior Executive Institute in July
  • $500 (50%) scholarship for KU PMC’s Emerging Leaders Academy
  • $350 (100%) scholarship for KU PMC’s The Heart of True Leadership: Supervisory Training
  • One registration to 2011 KU City/County Management Conference
  • Partial scholarship for the 2011 MARC Leadership Academy Essentials for Local Government Executives
  
12:30 p.m.Adjournment  

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