ILA Library Trustee Forum 2013 Workshop
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Crown Plaza Springfield
3000 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62703
217-529-7777
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Agenda
7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Succession and Replacement Planning
Lynn Elam, ILA Immediate Past President & Administrative Librarian, Algonquin Area Public Library District
Leadership and staffing transitions cause service slow down and disruption. A day-to-day decision vacuum often emerges while searching for the next managers and leaders. Libraries risk losing the community goodwill that is at the forefront of its mission and what you work so hard to maintain. Succession and replacement planning ensures orderly transitions by identifying key staff who can be trained to step in as needed, creates a process to build redundancies and backup positions into core tasks and keeps transitioning organizations on track by working to fill staffing gaps quickly, efficiently and effectively. Lynn Elam, ILA’s Immediate Past President and Administrative Librarian from Algonquin Area Public Library will discuss how Boards of Trustees can reduce their management loss risk by developing policies and emergency back-up plans to ensure continuity of service and smooth transitions of leadership.
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Library Director Contracts
Kelly A. Hayden, Director, Employment Law Services/General Counsel, Management Association of Illinois
Strategic planning is important for every organization. That is where the use of employment agreements can be helpful. For your organization, an employment agreement can be an effective tool to retain the leadership your organization needs, protecting against surprise departures and turnover that creates unnecessary scrambling. In this program, participants will learn the following:
• The primary reasons to use an employment agreement
• To debunk the myths of employment agreements
• To recognize the important elements of an effective employment agreement
• How to avoid common "landmines" during the process
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Business Meeting
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Legislative Update
Kip Kolkmeier, ILA Legislative Consultant
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Legal Q&A
Phil Lenzini, Library Attorney
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Wrap-up
Hotel Information
Crowne Plaza Springfield The single/double rate is $109, plus tax, per night. Please call 877-834-3613 or 217-529-7777 to make your reservation. Reservations must be made by Friday, March 1.
Free parking is available for both workshops. Registration includes the workshop, continental breakfast, lunch, and two snack breaks.
