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February Newsletter

Register and join us as we learn how to build a great workplace, the role of trust in effective manager/employee relations, build a business case for creating a great workplace, and a whole lot more! April 11th from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm at the Bartlett Park District.  .5 CEUs are available.  Check your A&F UpDATE or the IPRA Calendar for details. Registration is open only to A&F Section members during these last few days of February, so register now!

March 7th, 2007

Meeting Agenda

10:45: Network
11:00: Speaker (Ken Garcia, Single Path) VoIP and WiFi solutions
12:00: Lunch

Wood Dale Park District
Salt Creek Golf Club
701 W. Thorndale Avenue
Wood Dale, IL 60191

Luncheon Selections: Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, Ham & Swiss Club, or Tijuana Turkey Wrap (Cost: $9.00, Checks payable to Salt Creek Golf Club)

RSVP (with lunch selection) by March 1, 2007 to Marla Pineiro

How much do you really know about Human Resources? At the February 27th HR Roundtable meeting, test your HR knowledge against your colleagues when we play HR/Law Employment Trivia! This interactive competition will be fast-paced, frenetic, and fun! Teams will vie to be named the Grand Masters of HR law and employment law trivia! One lucky team may even have our special guest Steve Kleinman on their team to help them out!

Tracy Welge for the Lisle Park District will be hosting the meeting at the Lisle Park District’s View Restaurant located at 5900 S. Route 53, Lisle, IL 60532. We will be meeting from 10:45am to 1:00pm. To view the lunch menu in advance, please go to this link. Lunch selections do not need to be made in advance.

Meeting Agenda

10:45 - 11:00: Arrive/Network
11:00 - 12:00: Speaker - HR/Employment Law Trivia
12:00 - 1:00: Lunch and open discussion with Steve Kleinman, General Counsel, PDRMA

Please RSVP to Marla Pineiro by February 23, 2007.

Congratulations to our Section Award Winners! At the IAPD/IPRA State Conference, Nancy Aldrich from Arlington Heights Park District received the 2006 A&F Section Distinguished Service Award and Debbie Kopas from Homewood-Flossmoor Park District received the 2006 A&F Section Professional of the Year Award.

Administration & Finance Section 2006 November Update

Fifth Third Bank is offering Illinois Park & Recreation Association members a benefit banking program. They have extended the offer through the end of December, and are available to set-up presentations for park and recreation agency employees. To learn more about the Fifth Third Bank EBB Offer, please contact Virginia Ibes.

There will be an HR Roundtable meeting at the Arlington Heights Park District on November 28, 2006 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Click here for more information.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Burr Ridge Park District (Thanks Jamie!) for the IT Roundtable meeting on September 28th. Matt White and Dean Comber of IPRA discussed Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and podcasts and how they can pay huge dividends for park and recreation agencies. This is a technology that surely will pave the way for web-related initiatives in the future! If you were unable to attend, contact Matt White for more information and a copy of the presentation.

If you were unable to attend and would still like to be part of the IT Roundtable, please contact Beverly Wolf for more information. The first meeting had over 30 people, but attendance has dropped to approximately 10 people for the last few meetings. Let us know what we need to improve regarding the group and share your ideas by posting a comment !

Click here for the July 2006 minutes.