Check Out the Agenda for Managing Your Utilities Conference & Register Today

IMFOA has approved 6.00 flex contact hours for Day 1; 6.25 hours for Day 2.

This two-day workshop, to be held July 31 and Aug. 1 at the IAMU office, is designed for city and utility clerks, as well as other utility and municipal administrative staff to better understand municipal law requirements, particularly those related to water and electric utilities, as well as dealing with customers. Individuals may attend one or both days.
 
Space is limited so get signed up early. To register, click here.
 
Agenda:
 
Wednesday, July 31
 
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. General Municipal Law 101 - Troy DeJoode, IAMU
 
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. State Government 101 - Tim Whipple, IAMU
 
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch
 
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Open Meetings/Open Records - Brett Toresdahl, IPIB
 
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Public Bidding/Best Practices & Procurement
 
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Break
 
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Emergency Response/Cyber - Russ Saffell, IAMU
 
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Service Rules - What Should You Have?
 
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break
 
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Q&A
 
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rate Making 101 - Legal - Tim Whipple, IAMU
 
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Reception
 
Thursday, August 1
 
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Drinking Water System 101
 
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Disconnections, Liens, Offsets, & Payment Plans; Oh My! - Amy Kahler, Des Moines Water Works
 
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
 
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Where Does the Funding Come From? - Lori Beary, IFA; Kate Sand, USDA; Nichole Hansen, IEDA
 
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Bonding & Deb Service - Tim Oswald, PiperJaffray
 
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch
 
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Electric System 101 - Jeremy Caron, IAMU
 
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Disconnections/Payment Agreements/Service Area/Deposits - David Lynch, Brown Winick
 
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break
 
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Landlord/Tenant Issues - Legal Aid
 
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ratemaking - Krista Wenzel, KDW Advisors