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121st Annual League Conference
October 23-25, 2019
KI Center/Hyatt Regency
Green Bay
with Engineering & Public Works (E&PW) Institute
Join us!
Network with over 600 attendees from municipalities all over Wisconsin. Workshops include: Innovations in Housing Development; Bus Tour - Northern Renewal - Tour of Green Bay and Ashwaubenon; Mini Bar - A New Round of FUNdamentals for Municipal Attorneys; Municipal Roundtable, and more!
Closing Speaker Friday, October 25th
Green Bay Packer Great LeRoy Butler
And back by popular demand,
ethics expert, Dr. Michael Gillette
Early bird rate registration through Labor Day weekend!
Online Registration Form
(Use this link to register and pay with a credit card online.)
Online Invoice Registration Form
(Use this link if you wish to register and be sent an invoice.)
Printable paper registration form available here.
Make your hotel room reservations:
by contacting the Hyatt Regency directly at 800-233-1234. Use the ID League of Wisconsin Municipalities to receive the discounted rate of $82/single-quad.
If the Hyatt Regency is full, please contact the designated overflow hotel Hampton Inn Green Bay Downtown directly at 920-437-5900. Identify yourself as part of the League of WI Municipalities block for room rate of $99/night. (Hampton Inn is attached to the KI Center.)
Program
Wednesday, October 23
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens!
9:00 a.m. Deep Dives (2-hour workshops)
- Bus Tour: Northern Renewal - Tour of Green Bay and Ashwaubenon
- Human Resources 101, Lisa Bergerson, City of Pewaukee
- Innovative Housing Solutions, Kurt Paulsen, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, UW-Madison
9:00 a.m. Mini Bar: A New Round of FUNdamentals for Municipal Attorneys (4-hour workshop)
- Takings
- Competitive Bidding
- Topic 3 will be announced soon!
- Topic 4 will be announced soon!
10:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens!
Noon Light Lunch Buffet in the Exhibit Hall
1:00 p.m. League Annual Business Meeting
1:30 p.m. Running an Effective Meeting (Mock Meeting), Mark Thorsby, FrontWheel Consulting
3:30 p.m. Engineering & Public Works Roundtable
4:45 p.m. President's Reception (hors d'oeuvres and drinks in the Exhibit Hall)
5:30 p.m. Raffle Drawings for Exhibit Hall Gift Baskets
6:30 p.m. Table for 10 Networking Dinner (each person pays his/her own dinner tab; sign up at registration)
Thursday, October 24
7:00 a.m. 6th Annual WEA Trust/Leauge Walk/Run
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Practical Strategies for Dealing with More Frequent Severe Rain and Flooding Events
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Municipal Collaboration & Relationship-Building
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Loss Control: Top 5 Costly Mistakes to Avoid, League of Wisconsin Municipalities Mutual Insurance
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Small Community Roundtable
9:00 a.m. Levy Limit Strategies, Ehlers
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Building a Strong System of Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud, Mary O'Connor, Partner, Sikich LLP
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Rethinking Special Assessments: New Ways to Pay for Street Improvements, James Godlewski, City of Neenah, James Walsh, City of Appleton, Lynn Lorenson, City of Oshkosh
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Large Community Roundtable
9:00 a.m. Budgeting Ethics, Dr. Michael Gillette
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Budgeting Ethics (repeat session), Dr. Michael Gillette
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Case Studies in Local Government Ethics, Dr. Michael Gillette
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Legislative Update, Curt Witynski, Deputy Executive Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities
9:00 a.m. Liquor Licensing
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Current Issues in Land Use Regulation, Brian Ohm, UW-Madison; Joe Wirth, Piper, Schmidt & Wirth
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Public Records
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. TIF: The "But For" Test - Prove It!, Frank Roman & Jonathan Schatz, Ehlers, Inc.
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Stormwater Mitigation Utilization Suspended Pavement
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Compact Roundabouts / EVP's / Traffic-Calming Ideas
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. GIS/Asset Management
4:30 p.m. Awards, WEA and Arts
5:00 p.m. Reception
Friday, October 25
7:30 a.m. Scrambled Eggs & Politics
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Make Your Community a Recreation Destination, Zach Vruwink, Mayor, Wisconsin Rapids
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Municipal Utility Oversight: Governing Body Options and Responsibilities, Michael May, City Attorney, City of Madison
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Ethics
11:15 a.m. Closing Keynote Address: Green Bay Packer Great LeRoy Butler
Check out the 2018 Conference Social Media
Facebook Album — Local Perspective Blog — #LocalGovMatters Podcast — #LWM2018 Tweets
Check out the 2017 Annual Conference photo album on the League's Facebook page.