Election ballots for the IPMA-HR Oregon Chapter Board have been distributed.  Please remember to return your ballots to Rose Lorenzen (lorenzr@ci.mcminnville.or.us) by July 8, 2009.

All materials from the spring conference [April 17] sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of IPMA-HR and the Oregon Public Employer Labor Relations Association are now available for retrieval.  Presentations are converted to PDF format. Here are the downloadable files:

Conference Program [PDF]

Conference Speakers Bios [PDF]

HR_Diagnostics [PDF]

HR_101 [PDF]

Interest Arbitration [PDF]

Summary of Dr. Glass Study on Domestic Violence [PDF]

Domestic Violence Definitions and Tools for Managers [PDF]

Domestic Violence Packet [PDF]

Preparing to Downsize [PDF]

Legislative Update 2009 [PDF]

Appreciative Inquiry [PDF]

It’s time for Oregon Chapter members to pay dues for 2009.  E-mail dues statements will be arriving shortly. To get a head start, members can download the application from the membership page, or directly.

In addition to the great benefits offered by the chapter, the Board has made no increase in rates for individual agency members (still only $35 a year), and realigned the non-national membership rates to be more in line with encouraging national IPMA-HR memberships.

Janet Newport, Assistant to the City Manager/Human Resources Director for the City of Silverton, received her certified professional designation from IPMA-HR.   Executive Director Neil Reichenberg announced that 19 individuals received IPMA-CP designations in January.

Congratulations, Janet.

Three IPMA-HR Oregon Chapter Board members recently accepted new positions.

Most recently, Megan Phelan, IPMA-CP, PHR, has moved from the City of Wilsonville to become Human Resources Director for the City of Lake Oswego.

Mary Rowe, IPMA-CP, has moved from the City of Milwaukie to become Human Resources Director for Metro in Portland.

Pat Robertson Anderson, SPHR, has moved from NorthWest Senior and Disability Services to become Human Resources/Risk Manager for Yamhill County.

Contact info for all is included in the newly updated Board roster.