Note:  The March 3, Thursday morning agenda is for V.A.L.U.E. in Local Government’s annual membership meeting. WAPP members are welcome to attend.

7:45 - 8:30 AM Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome - Theresa M. Estness, Mayor of Wauwatosa
                  Opening Remarks - Cheryl Oliva, Purchasing Director, City of Milwaukee

8:45 - 9:00 AM V.A.L.U.E. Annual Business Meeting

• Treasurer’s Report – JoAnne Jacobson, Pt. Washington/Saukville School District
• Election of Treasurer
• New Member Recognition and Participation Awards - Jean Kienzle, Elmbrook School District

9:00 - 9:45 AM V.A.L.U.E. Bid Reports – A quick update on all V.A.L.U.E. bids by Lead Agency

• Repair Clamps, Crack Filler - Robert Barwick
• Sign Blanks/Posts - Mike Drzewiecki
• HVAC Filters - Tomecka Exum
• Janitorial Supplies - Jim Bembenek
• Paper - Jean Kienzle
• Squads - Karen Schupmann
• Batteries, De-Icing and Water Softener Chemicals - Diane Knoll
• Ammunition, Plow Blades, Light Trucks/Autos - Cindy Greco
• Fuel, Office Supplies - Cindy Greco
• Natural Gas - Diane Kelly
• Recycling Work Group
• Open Forum, Questions, feedback or any new ideas concerning V.A.L.U.E. bids.

9:45 - 10:30 AM Marquette Interchange. The Marquette Interchange reconstruction project requires close ties between the WI DOT, local government, project engineers and the community to help minimize the impact of construction. How do they do it? - Reggie Newsom, WI DOT

10:30 - 11:00 AM D.O.T. Contracts. Become familiar with piggyback opportunities through contracts administered by the D.O.T. – Steve Martinelli, WI DOT

11:00 - Noon TABOR: Savior or Scrooge? Taxpayers Bill of Rights – it is on the legislative agenda and will affect all levels of government and every taxpayer by limiting local government and school budgets.  Our speaker will discuss whether it will improve or damage traditional government services depending on which approach is used, either the statutory expenditure restrictions (tax freeze) or the constitutional expenditure restrictions (TABOR) – Norm Cummings, DOA, Waukesha County

12:00 - 1:00 PM Networking Luncheon

End of V.A.L.U.E. Agenda

Thursday, March 3 - WAPP AGENDA

1:00 - 1:15 PM Welcome and Introductions - Dean Helwig, WAPP President

1:15 - 2:00 PM Managerial Supervisory Tools – Leadership is built on solid management skills and tools. This foundation provides the essentials necessary for supporting and sustaining your management quality and performance. Maintaining a balance between achieving results and developing your people is the key to successful management. Sari Ali, PHR and Michele Sorum-Schmid, PHR are HR consultants for Wisconsin Personnel Partners, a public entity that provides human resource services and consultation to Wisconsin’s public sector.

2:00 - 2:30 PM Championing Change: What do you need to effectuate change in your organization? Techniques for successful identification of opportunities and implementation strategies - Cheryl Oliva, City of Milwaukee

2:30 - 4:30 PM Statewide Joint Purchasing Business Meeting:  Facilitators: Linda Dupuis, City of Green Bay and Carolyn Clow, Dane County

• (Session A) Overview of Action Plan Implementation (Entire Group) - 2:30 to 2:45 PM
• (Session B) Sub-Committee Work Group Meeting (Individual Groups) - 2:45 to 3:45 PM

• Did You Hear? – Feedback and communication 
• First Things First – Prioritize commodities 
• Legal Eagles – Legal aspects of piggyback contracting 
• SPECtaculars – Specification input 
• Grand Central Station – Cataloging of bids

• (Session C) Sub-Committee Reports and Discussion (Entire Group) - 3:45 to 4:30 PM

6:00 PM Networking/Dinner - Maggiano's "Little Italy" - Located at Mayfair Mall next to Marshall Fields

Friday, March 4 - WAPP AGENDA

7:45 - 8:30 AM Registration and continental breakfast

*Past President's Council meets from 8:00 to 8:30 AM

8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome – Robert Dennik, Milwaukee County Chief of Staff

8:45 - 9:30 AM Trends in Public Purchasing – Panel Discussion

• On-Line Bidding – Susan Connelly, Waukesha County
• Outsourcing Food Services – Fran Petrick, Racine County Food Service
• Outsourcing IS Services – Rob Richardson, Racine County IS Department
• Outsourcing Financial Management Services, Cheryl Oliva, City of Milwaukee

9:30 - 10:20 AM Trends in VOIP and the Future of Wireless Communications for Governmental Entities - Clay Stocklin, Independent Telecommunications Consultant

10:20 - 10:30 AM Break

10:30 - 11:30 AM Trends in Health Care Costs: Saving money by purchasing prescription drugs through Canada – Jeff Dinsmore, VP Marketing-Canusa Health Group

11:30 - 12:00 Noon WAPP Business Meeting - Dean Helwig, President

• Secretary's Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Committee Reports

12:00 Noon - 12:30 PM  Common Problems

• Motorola Update
• Mailing Machines
• Computer Recycling

12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM    WAPP Committee Breakout Sessions

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