IAC Midwinter Legislative Conference February 6th - 8th Riverside Hotel 2018 Boise, Idaho Member Owned, Member Driven ICRMP Board of Trustees Specializing in Risk Management Solutions for Idaho Public Entities 208.336.3100 www.icrmp.org 2018 IAC MIDWINTER LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE Welcome to the 2018 Idaho Association of Counties Mid- winter Legislative Conference. We have a great opportunity to meet as a group and present to our State Legislature those items which we, as County Elected Officials, consider to be most important to us and to do so in a unified format. Many of our members have worked hard over the past few months to present, debate, and approve our message for this year. I hope that you enjoy your time in Boise and take advantage of this time to promote those items which you feel are important. Thank you for taking the time to be here this week! Respectfully, Donna Peterson IAC President Payette County Treasurer SUCCESSFUL LOBBYING Lobbying Successful NEVER TELL A LIE Your reputation is everything. If you do not know the answer to a question, pledge to get one as soon as possible. You lose 2-6 your credibility permanently if you lie. Tuesday Tuesday BE PATIENT As public officials, you know the demands on your time. 2-7 Members of the Legislature also have many parties vying for Wednesday their attention. While waiting for a meeting or committee hearing, use your time constructively to work on your presentation. 2-8 Thursday Thursday BE COURTEOUS Like you, members of the Legislature are human and deserve common courtesy. Plus, they may (and usually will) be more helpful if you treat them with respect. If you are appearing before a legislative committee, be sure to use the Exhibitors Sponsors and appropriate protocol: 1. If you are presenting testimony, begin your address as follows: Mister or Madame Chair and members of the Map committee. Hotel Hotel 2. If you are responding to a question from a member of the committee, you must always proceed through the chair. “Mister or Madam Chair and Representative or Senator.” BE BRIEF Keep your committee testimony short, and to the point. If you are meeting in a legislator’s office, get in and out quickly. Show that you know how valuable a legislator’s time is. GET TO THE POINT Do not beat around the bush. Keep embelishments to a minimum. And remember the time constraints of your audience. 1 Successful Lobbying K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, stupid. Do not be too technical, too detailed, Tuesday too complex or too oblique. Get to the point, cover the 2-6 basics and make sure the legislator understands your main point. NEVER be condescending. Wednesday KEEP YOUR GROUP SMALL 2-7 An unwieldy group of people can make everyone uncomfortable, distract from your message and waste valuable time getting set up or presenting your testimony Thursday Thursday to commit. 2-8 PLAN YOUR PITCH Make sure you thoroughly consider your position. Develop, Sponsors and rework, and refine your stance in advance, not in front Exhibitors of the legislator or committee you want to impress. PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! Repeat your presentation over and over until it is a work Hotel Hotel of art. Nothing is more impressive to a legislator than Map a smooth and professional presentation. Nothing is less impressive than to go in unprepared and stumble through your case. Include everyone involved in the presentation in several practice sessions to avoid dissension and duplication among your delegation. Always try to anticipate and prepare for questions from legislators. DON’T FORGET TO CLOSE ALWAYS ask for the legislator’s or the committee’s support or opposition. Remember, that is what you went there for. 2 TUESDAY 02.06.18 Registration is open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lobbying Successful in the Convention Center Lobby 6:00 - 7:30 a.m. DISTRICT 2 BREAKFAST MEETING 2-6 Cinnabar Tuesday Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. REGISTRATION OPEN Convention Center Lobby 2-7 Wednesday 8:00 - 5:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORS MEETING Riverside Board Room 2-8 Thursday Thursday 8:00 - 5:00 p.m. EMERGENCY MANAGERS CONFERENCE North Star 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Exhibitors INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Sponsors and Aspen Chair: Mary Lou Hansen, Teton County Clerk Map 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Hotel Hotel TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Liberty Chair: Doug Zenner, Nez Perce County Commissioners. 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. WORKSHOP: THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR ON CIVIL MATTERS Delamar Bill Thompson, Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Taylor, Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK Fireplace Foyer Sponsored By: Access Idaho 3 Information Successful Lobbying General TUESDAY 02.06.18 Registration is open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Convention Center Lobby Monday 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Tuesday 12-5 IAC GENERAL SESSION: OPENING CEREMONIES 2-6 Ballroom * Call to Order: Donna Peterson, IAC President * Presentation of Colors: Canyon County Honor Guard Wednesday Tuesday * Pledge of Allegiance: Donna Peterson, IAC President 12-6 * Invocation: Bob McQuade, Ada County Assessor 2-7 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Wednesday WELCOME BY GOVERNOR BUTCH OTTER Thursday 12-7 (INVITED) 2-8 Ballroom 10:45 - 12:00 p.m. Sponsors and Exhibitors LEGISLATIVE PUNDITS PANEL Thursday Ballroom 12-8 Moderator: Dr. Greg Hill, Boise State University Betsy Russell, Spokesman Review Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Dr. Jim Weatherby Friday Hotel Hotel 12-9 Map 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ICRMP SPONSORED LUNCH Ballroom Sponsors & Exhibitors 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Aspen Chair: Paul Wilde, Bonneville County Sheriff 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND LAND USE COMMITTEE Liberty Chair: Larry Schoen, Blaine County Commissioner 74 TUESDAY 02.06.18 Registration is open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 Lobbying Successful p.m. in the Convention Center Lobby 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: THE REAL COST OF HOLDING 2-6 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABLE Tuesday Tuesday Delamar Bruce Castleton, ICRMP Defense Panel Attorney, Naylor & Hales, P.C. Mary Kummer, ICRMP Member Services Manager 2-7 Justin Nyquist, ICRMP Risk Management Coordinator. Wednesday Explore ideas, solutions and challenges in employee/ employer conflicts in this interactive workshop. Help make real-life decisions about employment actions. 2-8 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Thursday Thursday REFRESHMENT BREAK & DOOR PRIZES WITH EXHIBITORS Ballroom Sponsored By: Point and Pay Exhibitors Sponsors and 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. IAC GENERAL SESSION: LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW Ballroom Seth Grigg, Executive Director, IAC Map Hotel Hotel Kelli Brassfield, Government Affairs Associate, IAC WEDNESDAY 02.07.18 Registration is open from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Convention Center Lobby 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. DISTRICT 1 BREAKFAST Clearwater 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. DISTRICT 4 BREAKFAST Tamarack 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. LOAD THE BUSES FOR CAPITOL TOUR Convention Center Parking Lot 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORS MEETING 5 Riverside Boardroom Successful Lobbying WEDNESDAY 02.07.18 Registration is open from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Convention Center Lobby Tuesday Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2-6 EMERGENCY MANAGERS CONFERENCE North Star 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Wednesday VISIT WITH LEGISLATORS AT THE CAPITOL 2-7 Capitol Building 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. CAPITAL CRIMES DEFENSE FUND Thursday Opal 2-8 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. INDUSTRIAL LITIGATION FUND Sponsors and Opal Exhibitors 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. BUSES BACK TO RIVERSIDE 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Hotel HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Map Liberty Chair: Helen Edwards, Gooding County Commissioner 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE Aspen Chair: Wayne Butts, Custer County Commissioner 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: AVOIDING DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT CLAIMS IN 2018 Delamar Pam Howland, ICRMP Defense Panel Attorney, Idaho Employment Lawyers, PLLC With sexual harassment and discrimination claims dominating headline news, it is now more important than ever for employers to understand how to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace. We will explore related issues, practical tools and take-aways to help bulletproof your workplace. We will discuss the importance of updated policies, good training, and the role management and leadership play in claims avoidance. 6 WEDNESDAY 02.07.18 Registration is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lobbying Successful in the Convention Center Lobby 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. WESTERN STATES SPONSORED LUNCH 2-6 Ballroom Tuesday Tuesday 2-7 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Wednesday COFFEE BREAK Fireplace Foyer Sponsored by: Paragon Consulting 2-8 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. Thursday Thursday GENERAL SESSION: LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP PANEL Moderator: Dr. Jim Weatherby Rep. Scott Bedke, Speaker of the House Rep. Mat Erpelding, House Minority Leader Exhibitors Sponsors and Sen. Brent Hill, Senate Pro Tempore Sen. Michelle Stennett, Senate Minority Leader 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Map Hotel Hotel BREAK: Fireplace Foyer Sponsored by: Election Systems & Software 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.