ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL
LEAGUE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 AFTERNOON SESSIONS • Council Practices and Procedures • Programs For Citizen Involvement • Competitive Communities Initiative: Helping Communities Help Themselves GET ACQUAINTED RECEPTION 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 SPOUSES CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 9:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Speakers of Note LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON 12:00 noon Mem Dee - Director of Community Relations for WGN-TV in Chicago MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS SESSION 2:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 (CONTINUED) AFTERNOON SESSIONS • Removing The Mystique From Municipal Finance • Employer/Employee Labor Relations • The Economic Development Process • Telecommunications Act of 1996: An Overview • Conflict of Interest • How To Prepare An Annual Budget • Regional Diversity • Regional Impacts of Transportation Decisions • The Threshold Of Telecommunication Competition: What It Means To Local Governments • The Valmeyer Story: Life After The Flood • Collaboration Between Business & Schools SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS SESSION 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon MUNICIPAL TREASURERS SESSION 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon MUNICIPAL CLERKS SESSION 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

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83rd Annual Conference - September 19- 22, 1996
at the Chicago Hilton & Towers Hotel

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (CONTINUED) ILLINOIS FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERS 9: 00 a.m. to 12 noon LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON 12: 00 noon Ted Gaebler- co-author of the bestselling book Reinventing Government MORNING SESSIONS • Efficient Water Delivery Systems • Municipal Responsibilities To Police & Fire Protection Funds • Airport Management • Environmental Barriers Act/Americans With Disabilities Act • Recycling Solutions • Property Tax Caps • Geographic Information Systems • Public Sector Design/Build • Tourism/Downtown Festivals: How To Market Your Community AFTERNOON SESSIONS • Municipal Government Privatization • Community Planning • Sister Cities • Stormwater Management • Special Events Risk Management • Municipal Electoral Board Procedures • Internet/New Technologies: Applications For Municipalities • Privatization and Mandates

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (CONTINUED) • Health Care Success Through Labor/Management Cooperation • Local Benefits Of Public Power Electric Utility Ownership • Team Building/Neighborhood Improvements • Developing A Community Groundwater Protection Education Program PRESIDENTS RECEPTION 6: 00 p.m. ANNUAL BANQUET AND FLOOR SHOW 7: 00 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT SERVICES 9: 00 a.m. CLOSING BRUNCH 10: 30 a.m. Speakers of Note

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