Oregon Chapter President Janet Newport has been elected the position of Second Vice President the Western Region IPMA-HR’s Western Region. She will join the Board for one-year term beginning in July, and under the regional election system, could be expected to serve in the positon of President of the region beginning in July 2015. The election results were announced at the WRIPMA annual conference last week in Anaheim, California.

In nominating Janet for the position, the WRIPMA nominations committee stated “Janet is currently President of her Oregon Chapter and has made significant contributions since 2007. As an active chapter member Janet has held the roles of Conference Committee Member, Membership Director and Vice President. Considering these accomplishments for the Oregon Chapter, the committee believes that Janet would also bring continued leadership to the Western Region Board. Janet has demonstrated her leadership, professionalism, initiative, commitment and willingness to serve the public sector human resources community.”

The WRIPMA Nominations Committee this year included Jeanette O’Quin, Past President for the Western Region; Rich Dukellis, WRIPMA Executive Council Representative; and Dee Emami, First Vice President of WRIPMA-HR, who will assume the Presidency of WRIPMA beginning in July.

See our jobs page for the application link for a new job posting. Oregon State Police seek an Human Resources Manager. Apply by Tuesday, April 30.

In partnership with Metro and Multnomah County, IPMA-HR Oregon Chapter is offering a 4-1/2 day IPMA Certified Professional (CP) certification program and certification test. This is an internationally recognized public-sector HR certification program.  Space is limited.  This will be the only IPMA Competency Training being offered this year in Oregon so don’t miss your opportunity.  Be sure to sign up quickly once registration is opened.

Mark your calendars with the following dates. More information regarding registration will be sent out in a few weeks.

Program Dates:
October 11 and 25, 2013, full days
November 8 and 22, 2013, full days
December 6, 2013, half-day certification test

Location:
Multnomah County
Portland, Oregon

Registration Fees:
Early Bird – By September 6, 2013
$500 for IPMA-HR Oregon Chapter Members
$575 non-member (includes chapter membership)

After September 6, 2013
$550 for IPMA-HR Oregon Chapter Members
$625 non-member (includes chapter membership)

Members of the chapter have approved bylaws amendments to change the calendar for the term of office of chapter officers and directors.  2013 will be a transition year for the change. The current officers and directors term of office was extended to run until December 31, 2013. This means that chapter elections will be held in late fall/early winter rather than late spring as they have been.

Beginning in 2014, the officers of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Immediate Past President will be for two-year terms beginning January 1. The chapter’s budget/fiscal year also runs on a calendar year.  Directors will serve one-year terms.

The proposals were submitted to the membership to aid in program planning, fiscal management and leadership development.

March revisions to chapter bylaws download PDF

These bylaws will remain in effect until January 1, 2014, when they will be updated with a amended section that takes effect January 1. 2014 as approved by the membership.

Please see our jobs page for a newly listed Human Resources Director recruitment for the City of Bellevue, Washington. Closing date is May 6.

Barbara Bloom of the Bullard Law firm will be the presenter at the Oregon chapter’s May 10 seminar in Tualatin.

The use of social media has grown dramatically over the past few years. You know that your employees are participating on social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, but where does the line cross between personal communication and a violation of workplace policy? The legal landscape currently is being shaped on this subject. Keeping up on recent cases, new state laws, and labor law developments related to an employer’s review of personal social media use, as well as discipline for employees who make workplace related comments via social media, can be a full time job. It has become very important to develop (and update) a social media policy that not only fits your organization, but also complies with applicable law in these areas. Join us for an informative session about your rights and obligations as an employer as we all navigate through this legal maze.

Barbara will also be presenting this material at a May 9 workshop cosponsored by the chapter and the Rogue Valley Public Services Academy at the Rogue Valley Council of Governments offices in Central Point.

Download the May 10 registration flyer [PDF]

 

The Board of the Oregon IPMA-HR Chapter is pleased to submit to the membership for approval proposed changes to the Chapter Bylaws to modify the term of office of the Chapter Officers from one year to two years, and to change the elections so that new officers take office in January rather than July.

The members are asked to approve these changes by extending the term of the current officers by six months, and then new elections would be held in late fall or early winter, with new officers to take office in January 2014.

The ballot has been e-mailed to all chapter members.  If you didn’t get one, and wish to vote, you may download the ballot [PDF].

Ballots may be completed and sent via e-mail or regular mail. Deadline for submitting ballots is March 28.

The Oregon Chapter is pleased to recognize one of our chapter members who recently achieved the internationally recognized IPMA-CP Certification. Congratulations to Judy Clark of HR Answers for this accomplishment.

Maintenance of the chapter web site has been completed, and we have upgraded software as required by our hosting provider. We apologize for any inconvenience during the intermittent outages over the past 72 hours.

Executive Director Neil Reichenberg is featured in a video interview on BusinessDegreeOnline.com. In the ten minute interview, Reichenberg discusses the Association’s international mission and what benefits it specifically provides for students. With the continued and sustained growth of various organizations, the need for new HR professionals is climbing. According to a 2010 study, the position of HR Manager is considered the third-best occupation in the U.S. Below is a link to the video: