Press Releases & Photos:

Jon Evert (Clay County) elected 2010 AMC President

2009 County Achievement Awards

2009 Outstanding Service Awards

2009 President's Award

General Session Presentations:

Tuesday Morning: Demographics (Jim Mulder) | REDESIGN (Jim Mulder)

Wednesday Closing Session: Designing Resilient Communities (Tom Fisher)

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS I

• The Effect of Technology on Data and the Open Meeting Law
  Presenter(s): Bill Everett, Everett Law LLC

• The Political, Social and Legal Issues of Wind Turbines
  Presenter(s): Jay Squires, Attorney at Law, Ratwik Roszak and Maloney, P.A.; Kevin Vickerman, Murray County Commissioner

• Embracing an Era of Transportation Innovation

  • MnDOT Presentation

  • Anoka County Presentation

  Presenter(s): Jay Hietpas, MnDOT Construction & Innovative Contracts; Rick Kjonaas, MnDOT State Aid;
  Doug Fischer, Anoka County Engineer

• One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Best Methods in Public Participation
  Presenter(s): Lisa Hinz, Leadership & Civic Engagement Educator, University of MN Extension

• Federal Advocacy Strategies Seminar
  Presenter(s): Dennis McGrann, Executive Director, Lockridge Grindal Nauen Federal Relations

1:45- 3:15 p.m.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS II

• Creative Budgeting in Challenging Times
  Presenter(s): Janice Fransen, Jackson County Coordinator; Dennis McCoy, Blue Earth County Administrator; Julie Kleinschmidt,Ramsey County Administrator; and Matt Smith, Dakota County Finance Director. Moderator: Molly O’Rourke, Washington County Deputy Administrator

• Maximum Advocacy: Successfully Moving Your Agenda Forward
  Presenter(s): Mike Maguire, Mayor of Eagan & Municipal Legislative Commission Chair

• Federal Corrections Legislation: Cost and Policy Implications for Counties
  Presenter(s): Jean Ryan, Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Ron Wiborg, Hennepin County (Retired).
  Moderator(s): Tom Adkins, Director, Washington County Community Corrections; Al Godfrey, Director, Scott County Community Corrections

• Preserving Ag Land

  • Wright County Presentation

  • Dakota County Presentation

  Presenter(s): Marcia Ward, Winona County; Joe Harris, Dakota County Commissioner; Leigh Lenzmeier, Stearns County Commissioner; Jack Russek, Wright County Commissioner.
  Moderator(s): Jean Coleman, Attorney/Land Use Planner CR Planning, Inc.

• Hot Topics in Public Health
  Presenter(s): Bonnie Brueshoff, Director of Dakota County Public Health; Cheri Lewer, Public Health Director, Waseca County Public Health and LPHA President (tentative); John Linc Stine, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH); Cara McNulty, Director, Statewide Health Improvement Program, MDH; and Debra Burns, Director of Office of Public Health Practice, MDH.

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS III

• Dealing with the Media During Litigation
  Presenter(s): Scott T. Anderson, Attorney at Law, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.

• eWorkPlace: Productivity, Innovation and Efficiency

  • U of M Presentation

  • Scott County Pilot Program

  Presenter(s): Adeel Lari, M.B.A., P.E., Director of Innovative Financing, Research Fellow, and Teleworker, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

• Reducing Criminality Through a Redesign of Intra-County Collaboration
  Presenter(s): Tami Lieberg, Tri-County Community Corrections; Peggy Heglund, Director, Yellow Medicine County Social Services
  Moderator(s): Midge Christianson, Director, 6W Community Corrections; Susan Mills, Executive Director, Tri-County Community Corrections

• A Tax Policy Primer
  Presenter(s): Jim Mulder, AMC Executive Director; Joel Michael, Staff Coordinator, Research Department, MN House of Representatives

• Where’s the Safety Net? Or “Is there Life After GAMC?”
  Presenter(s): Representatives of Counties, Hospitals, and Community Organizations