The session will focus on contracts related to using park facilities (party rooms, gymnasiums, pools, etc.) and the best practices for reducing liability issues associated with using these facilities. Learning Outcomes: – Understand the basic contract issues related to using park district

This session will focus on preventing, responding to, and defending against harassment and discrimination claims that arise in the workplace. The interactive presentation will take audience members through real-life scenarios and provide best practices for avoiding pitfalls others have faced. Learning Outcomes:

The mission of the park district now includes online meetings, e-sports, and the ever-present threat of cyberattacks. This panel will discuss safeguards, best practices, and contract concerns for your time in the cyberverse. Learning Outcomes: – Learn best practices for balancing accessibility

The focus will be on the basic FOIA responsibilities, the most common exemptions, and how to handle sensitive responses, such as video. Takeaways include understanding the basic rules and application to common requests and what to do with sensitive requests. Learning Outcomes:

In this session, you will learn everything you need to know regarding recent changes to federal and state law concerning bond issues, specifically including changes in local laws related to bond issuances, changes in the continuing disclosure requirements applicable to municipal issuers

While living through the COVID-19 disaster declaration in Illinois, park district executive directors have implemented difficult employment decisions regarding staffing, COVID testing, quarantining, and vaccine mandates. Even park district patrons have shouldered less-than-perfect COVID-related services and rules to avoid infection. Now, in

Review the many new laws, regulations, court decisions, and PAC opinions of 2021 with top legal experts. We will explain how the important new laws work and what your agency needs to do to maintain legal compliance. Learning Outcomes: – Learn about

In this session, you will learn how to keep your district away from the regulatory crosshairs. The regulations imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) add increasing complexity to a bond issue. We will discuss the

This session will examine the various legal protections afforded parks districts and their employees under the Illinois Governmental Tort Immunity Act. Learning Outcomes: – Understand recent tort immunity case decisions and trends affecting park districts today. – Leave with effective loss prevention

With the supply chain in tatters and construction materials more expensive than ever, completing a capital project will probably require a referendum to allow your agency to borrow money. This session explores the successful referendum campaign from the community survey to election