Regular Board Meeting - December 6, 2017

AFDA PROGRAM SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Please note the schedule change: The Conference is scheduled to begin earlier on Thursday and end mid-afternoon Saturday. Conference runs on Nevada time THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. AFDA Golf Tournament 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. AFDA Registration/Attendee Check-in 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Conference Opening 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. General Membership Meeting - All members are welcome and encouraged to attend 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Keynote -Jeff Whitney, Arizona State Forester Arizona Dept. of Forestry and Fire Management

GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Attendee registration fee is $190 and includes all conference materials, continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday, morning and afternoon breaks, and lunch on Friday and Saturday. • Pre-Registration Deadline: January 5, 2018 • Conference runs on Nevada time Cancellation Policy: $25 cancellation fee for written cancellation received before January 5, 2018. Refunds will not be given after January 5, 2018 unless attendee can prove operational or hardship reason. Lunch is included with each conference registration on Friday and Saturday. Additional lunch tickets are available for guests for $30 per ticket. A conference badge or ticket is required to attend the lunch on Friday and/or Saturday. STATUTORY TRAINING CLASSES Newly elected fire board members (includes incumbents’ reelected) and newly appointed fire district chiefs are required to complete six (6) hours of statutorily mandated training within one (1) year of election or appointment. Attending each of the following four class offerings fulfill the law’s requirements: 1. Governance: Board Roles & Responsibilities (1.5 hours) 2. Ethics & Fiduciary Responsibilities (1.5 hours) 3. Open Meeting Law (1.5 hours) 4. Financial Oversight & Management (1.5 hours) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Fire Districts with an annual budget of less than $100,000 may have their conference registration fee waived for one (1) attendee (Please note: one scholarship per district). A limited number of scholarships are available and will be granted by the AFDA Board based upon financial need. To apply: please submit a written request on Fire District letterhead signed by the Board Chair.

4:30 p.m.

Hospitality Hour with AFDA Expo vendors

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast/ Registration until 4:30pm AFDA Vendor Expo Open / Visit AFDA Vendor Expo Concurrent Sessions 1. Statutory Training: Open Meeting Laws 2. EMS Section Roundtable/ ARCRs 3. Volunteer / Combination Roundtable 4.Family Medical Leave Act Concurrent Sessions 1. Drones 2. PSPRS Update 3. Labor & Management Relationships 4. Wildland Roundtable Concurrent Sessions 1. Legal Roundtable 2. Retirement Plans Administration / Section 218 3. Social Media for Fire Districts 4. Career Roundtable Concurrent Sessions 1. Statutory Training: Financial Management 2. Legislative Update 3. Earned Paid Sick Time 4. Human Trafficking Hospitality Hour with AFDA Expo Vendors Refreshment Break / Visit Expo Buffet Lunch / Visit Expo Refreshment Break / Visit Expo

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Registration/Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

AFDA Vendor Expo Open / Visit AFDA Vendor Expo

Concurrent Sessions 1. Statutory Training: Governance

Requests should be sent by December 31, 2017 to: AFDA Office PO Box 6778, Chandler, AZ 85246 admin@azfiredistricts.org

2. Leadership / Emotional Intelligence 3. Understanding Internal Controls 4. The Effects of Mandatory Emergency Vehicle Driver Training - VFIS Concurrent Sessions 1. Statutory Training: Ethics/Fiduciary Responsibilities 2. Symbolism of the Uniform 3. Administrative Section Roundtable 4. Legal, Accounting and Audit Challenges Associated with Fire District JPAs, Mergers and Consolidations Refreshment Break / Visit Expo

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

QUESTIONS? Contact Kelly Vaughn, AFDA Administrator Local: 480-496-4331 admin@azfiredistricts.org

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch/Raffle/Closing Remarks