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2018 Spring Conference 2018 SPRING CONFERENCE March 18 - 20 Hilton Harrisburg Welcome to Hershey! Conference Program WE WANT YOU! NACo and CCAP working together to serve Pennsylvania counties Enjoy all the benefits of NACo membership: • Counties’ voice in Washington, D.C. • Programs that save counties & residents money • Conferences and programs to help solve your most pressing issues • County News • Webinars and other web based education • County Futures Lab - cutting edge info on county operations • Leadership Development Join today and receive unlimited conference registration to: • NACo Annual Conference July 13-16, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. • NACo Legislative Conference March 2-6, 2019 in Washington, D.C. www.NACo.org Kim Hall STRONGER COUNTIES. Member Engagement Manager STRONGER AMERICA. [email protected] 2 CCAP SPRING CONFERENCE 2018 presents the SPRING2018 CONFERENCE WELCOME Welcome to the CCAP Spring Conference! We thank everyone for participating in this event. The following pages contain the Conference schedule, a map of the hotel, a list of sponsors and speakers, and other Conference information. If you have any questions, please visit the staff at the CCAP Registration Desk. www.pacounties.org 3 INFORMATION BADGES All members, guests and vendors must wear their CCAP Conference badge to attend Conference events. Anyone who is not registered and who does not have a badge will not be admitted to any Conference event or meeting. All badges are white and may include an identifying ribbon; those badges without ribbons signify CCAP members, their guests and non-associate member vendors. The other categories are: Green Ribbons Speakers Yellow Ribbons Associate Members Red, White and Blue Ribbons Conference Sponsors SESSION COURTESY As a courtesy to all attendees, please refrain from using your cell phone while in sessions. We realize this is sometimes difficult, but ringing phones, or people talking on them, can be extremely disruptive to other attendees and also discourteous to our speakers. If you must use your phone, please step outside the room. Thank you for understanding. TICKETS Tickets are needed for Monday’s Conference luncheon and will be collected by your server. All registered attendees received tickets at the registration desk; additional tickets may be purchased for $45. CCAP ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT You will see the Academy “icon” next to several breakout sessions throughout this program. This denotes an elective credit available for all current and future Academy participants. We encourage everyone to complete the attendance forms distributed by the Academy session monitors. Even if you are not a participant right now, but you think you would like to pursue this great opportunity later on, your attendance now will be applied to your future enrollment. COMPLIANCE WITH ADA CCAP’s policy is to hold meetings only at facilities that are barrier- free. In accordance with Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act, we invite all registrants to advise us of any special requests for accommodations for any disability-related needs. Please submit your request to CCAP staff as soon as possible. 4 CCAP SPRING CONFERENCE 2018 Mobile Conference Info CCAP’s Conference Portal provides quick access to Conference information from your mobile device: updated schedule, facility layouts, directory of speakers, sponsors, attendee list and more! No special installation or app is necessary! Simply visit the 2018 CCAP Spring Conference Portal: www.pacounties.org/ME/Pages/SCDetail.aspx. IMPORTANT NOTE: To view the attendee list or Conference session handouts, you will need to login. Please reference the username: ccap1 and password: spconf. Please visit the CCAP registration desk for assistance. SPEAKERS CCAP Conference planning begins with an overview of submissions received from various sources. Topics are suggested by CCAP officers, committees, vendors and staff, and are also taken from prior Conference evaluation forms. After the subject matter is finalized, staff obtains speakers qualified to present information on the subject. This process is not related to acquiring Conference sponsors. CCAP makes every effort to obtain speakers and plan sessions as presented in the Conference promotional flyers. In some cases, events require changes to subject matter or the schedule. All presentations by Conference speakers, with the exception of those by CCAP staff, are the opinions of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official position of CCAP. www.pacounties.org 5 INTERNET ACCESS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES Complimentary Internet is available to our attendees throughout the Hilton’s meeting rooms and public space. Use Group Code 0318 to access the Hilton’s wireless Internet while at the CCAP Spring Conference! Are you looking for opportunities to learn and grow professionally and personally? CCAP offers opportunities for participation in the CCAP Academy for Excellence in County Government (“Academy”) program and the CCAP Center for Excellence in County Government (CEL) Program on a regular basis. The Academy is a multi-year certificate training program that provides eight core/required courses and a vast array of elective courses covering many facets of county government including financial management, personnel and labor relations, risk management, legal issues, and more. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and graduation is held every four years for those that fulfill the program requirements. The CEL program is offered annually as a two and a half day intensive training focused on improving participants’ communication, management and leadership skills with small group dynamics and a high level of interactivity and personal challenges. To explore either of these educational opportunities, please visit www.pacounties.org or contact Mandi Glantz at (717) 736-4739 or email [email protected]. Special thanks to sponsors: 6 CCAP SPRING CONFERENCE 2018 Hilton Harrisburg Meeting Rooms Second and Third Floors EXIT EXIT Susquehanna Allegheny Gettysburg Lebanon Exit Carlisle EXIT Lancaster Delaware Juniata York EXIT Brady Bridgeport EXIT EXIT Leland Governor C A B EXIT EXIT EXIT Penn Harris Harrisburger A B A B Lochiel United States William EXIT EXIT Penn Thank you for attending the CCAP Spring Conference and enjoy your stay in Harrisburg! www.pacounties.org 7 SCHEDULE As the following schedule shows, there are many educational opportunities provided during this Conference. Please use this program for the latest information. Sunday, March 18 8 a.m. - noon CCAP Board of Directors’ Breakfast Meeting York/Lebanon Rooms, Second Floor 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Affiliate Presidents’ and Execs’ Lunch Meeting United States Boardroom, Third Floor noon - 5:30 p.m. Registration Outside Brady Boardroom, Second Floor 12:30 - 3 p.m. Courts and Corrections Committee Meeting York/Lebanon Rooms, Second Floor 1 - 3 p.m. Community and Economic Development Committee Meeting Harrisburger Room, Third Floor 1 - 3 p.m. Elections Reform Committee Meeting Delaware Room, Second Floor 1 - 3 p.m. Energy, Environment and Land Use Committee Meeting Juniata Room, Second Floor 1 - 3 p.m. Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Meeting Penn Harris Room, Third Floor 2:30 - 5 p.m. Human Services Committee Meeting York/Lebanon Rooms, Second Floor 3 - 5 p.m. Agriculture Committee Meeting Harrisburger Room, Third Floor 3 - 5 p.m. Assessment and Taxation Committee Meeting Juniata Room, Second Floor 3 - 5 p.m. County Governance Committee Meeting Penn Harris Room, Third Floor 8 CCAP SPRING CONFERENCE 2018 SPRING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE • SUNDAY, MARCH 18 REGISTRATION AND DISPLAY TABLES For the benefit of our attendees, CCAP invites our Enterprise Partner Programs - organizations that have a special business relationship with CCAP - to provide informational display tables in the registration area during Conference hours. Stop by to learn more about what products and services they offer. Be sure to stop by the Destination Gettysburg table to learn more about the location for the 2018 CCAP Annual Conference! IMPORTANT HOTEL PARKING INFORMATION! Overnight guests will receive a parking ticket for unlimited exit and enter privileges for the Walnut Street Parking Garage through the extent of their stay. All day self-parkers can get parking tickets validated at the Hilton’s gift shop or their front desk for $5.00 (Walnut Street Garage only). This will cover a maximum of 10 hours in the garage. No exits and re-entries permitted. The 10 hours starts as soon as you pull your ticket from the garage kiosk in the morning. After the 10 hours there are two options: 1. Leave the garage and re-enter to get a new ticket for a total of $10 (two $5.00 validations) for the day. 2. Stay in the garage and pay the difference. For rates, go to https://parkharrisburg.com/rates/ NOTE: In order to receive the discounted 10-hour rate of $5.00, you must have your ticket validated at the Hilton. If you use a parking garage kiosk to pay, you will NOT receive the discounted rate. www.pacounties.org 9 SCHEDULE Monday, March 19 7 - 8:45 a.m. Republican Caucus Breakfast Meeting Metropolitan AB Room, Second Floor 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Democratic Caucus Breakfast Meeting Leland Room, Second Floor 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Registration Outside Brady Boardroom, Second Floor 8:30 - 9 a.m. Refreshment Break Prefunction York, Second Floor Assorted breakfast pastries, yogurt parfaits with granola, fruits and juices, assorted hot and cold beverages 9 - 10:30 a.m. OPENING GENERAL SESSION Carlisle Room, Second Floor Welcome and
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