Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys Spring Conference April 24 26, 2013 Suncadia Lodge Cle Elum, Washington Preliminary Agenda We have requested 9.75 hours of CLE credits for this conference. The 9.75 total includes 1.00 hours of ethics. We have also requested criminal justice reimbursement for a maximum of $50 for each eligible attendee. Wednesday April 24 12:00-1:00 p.m. Registration for New Municipal Attorney Seminar 1:00-5:15 p.m. New Municipal Attorney Seminar 5:00-6:00 p.m. Registration Opens 6:00-7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception (hosted hors d'oeuvres and cash bar) Courtesy of our sponsors Foster Pepper Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder K & L Gates LLP Keating, Bucklin & McCormack Kenyon Disend Lane Powell Law Offices of Susan Elizabeth Drummond, PLLC Lighthouse Law Group PLLC Ogden Murphy Wallace Pacifica Law Group Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr Weed, Graafstra and Benson, Inc., PLLC 7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration Opens Continental Breakfast Thursday April 25
Morning Joint Session 8:00-8:30 a.m. Announcements and Introductions 8:30-9:00 a.m. Legislative Update from 2013 Session Speakers: Rod Fleck, City Attorney of Forks; Candice Bock, Government Relations Advocate, Association of Washington Cities 9:00-10:00 a.m. Ethics: Dealing with Major and Minor Gifts Practical Scenarios Speaker: Tom Brubaker, City Attorney of Kent 10:00-10:15 a.m. Break 10:15-10:45 a.m. Criminal Case Law Update Speaker: Wendy Winfield, Asst. City Attorney of Yakima 10:45-11:30 a.m. Preparing Your City for Initiative 502 Speakers: Scott Snyder, Ogden Murphy Wallace 11:30-12:00 p.m. Municipal and Regional Courts Study Speaker: Callie Dietz, Director, Office of the Administrator for the Courts Noon - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Civil Session Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Civil and Criminal 1:30-2:00 p.m. Municipal Authority Over Group Homes Speaker: Ted Gathe, City Attorney of Vancouver 2:00-2:30 p.m. Land Use Case Law Update Speaker: Mike Walter, Keating, Bucklin & McCormack 2:30-3:00 p.m. Perspectives from the Public Employment Relations Commission Director Speaker: Mike Sellars, Executive Director, PERC 3:00-3:15 p.m. Break
3:15-4:15 p.m. Municipal Finance Panel Everything a City Attorney Wants/Needs to Know About Finance in 30 Minutes Speaker: Mike Bailey, Finance Director of Redmond Calculating Debt and Fee vs. Tax Speaker: Laura McAloon, K & L Gates 4:15-5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion Topic Areas Criminal Law Session Public Works and Public Contracting General Municipal Law, Open Government & Finance Land Use Law Personnel Law 1:30-2:45 p.m. Marijuana: What We Know and What It Means Speaker: Dr. Fiona Couper, State Toxicologist, Washington State Patrol 2:45-3:00 p.m. Break 3:00-4:00 p.m. Marijuana Enforcement: Legal and Practical Issues in Impaired Driving Cases Speaker: Moses Garcia, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, Washington State Patrol 4:00-5:00 p.m. Preparing the Law Enforcement Officer for Trial: From Report Writing to Witness Testimony Speaker: Keith Echterling, Asst. City Attorney of Tacoma 6:00-7:30 p.m. Hosted Reception Courtesy of our sponsors Foster Pepper Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder K & L Gates LLP Keating, Bucklin & McCormack Kenyon Disend Lane Powell Law Offices of Susan Elizabeth Drummond, PLLC Lighthouse Law Group PLLC
Ogden Murphy Wallace Pacifica Law Group Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr Weed, Graafstra and Benson, Inc., PLLC 7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration Buffet Breakfast Friday April 26 8:00-8:30 a.m. WSAMA Business Meeting Civil Session Morning Concurrent Sessions: Civil and Criminal 8:30-9:30 a.m. Public Records Act Panel Critical Records Retention Issues Speaker: Scott Sackett, Office of State Archives Update on Public Records Issues Speakers: Matt Segal, Pacifica Law Group; Gary Smith Seattle Law Department 9:30-10:00 a.m. Lightning Round Speaker: Shane Moloney, City Attorney of Mill Creek 10:00-10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 10:45 a.m. Separation of Powers Doctrine as It Relates to Funding for Courts Speaker: Scott Missall, Short Cressman & Burgess 10:45-11:15 a.m. Organizing Interlocal Entities: What Form is Best and, Does the Interlocal Cooperation Act Need a Rewrite? Speaker: Hugh Spitzer, Foster Pepper 11:15-12:00 p.m. Use of Public Facilities in Elections Speaker: Nancy Krier, General Counsel, Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
Criminal Law Session 8:30-9:15 a.m. Domestic Violence: How to Deal with Victims Speaker: Brie Hopkins, Asst. City Attorney of Everett 9:15-9:45 a.m. Domestic Violence: Ethical Implications of Prosecutor s Role Speaker: Tami Perdue, Asst. City Attorney of Kent 9:45-10:00 a.m. Break 10:00-11:00 a.m. Writs Toolbox Speaker: Richard Greene, Seattle Law Department 11:00 - Noon Visual Aids at Trial Speaker: Professor Bill Bailey, University of Washington 12:00 p.m. Adjournment 12:00-1:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting and Lunch 1:00 p.m. Golf Scramble Rope Rider Golf Course at Suncadia