WV Municipal League 44th Annual Conference Home Rule: Learn, Lead, Succeed Charleston Marriott Hotel, Charleston, WV August

7-9, 2013 Hosted by: City of Charleston and Thrasher Engineering Tuesday, August 6, 2013 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Program Services Board Meeting Dinner Committee Meetings: Bylaws Policy Resolutions Credentials Conference Nominating Committee Meeting (open for nominations for Treasurer Class I&II City and Secretary from a Class or village)

8:00 p.m. III or IV town Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Registration Open Exhibitors may set up throughout the day Golf Registration at Little Creek Golf Course Shotgun Start WVML Memorial Golf Tournament Little Creek Golf Course WV Municipal Clerk/Recorders Annual Meeting Creative and Preventative Pavement Management-WVLTAP
Utilizing your neighbors on a shared equipment or paving plan and more

Seminar-Affordable Health Care Act affects municipalitiesGeoff Christian, CIS Lunch WV Municipal Attorneys Association Meeting WV City Management Association Meeting Municipal Police and Fire Pensions, Blair Taylor, Exec. Dir. Municipal Police and Fire Pensions Oversight Board

12:00 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (continued) 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 8, 2013 7:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Breakfast Buffet with Exhibitors Registration Open Exhibitors Open
Visit and speak with Businesses who support Municipalities and the League

WVML Board of Directors Photo-Lobby Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

8:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

Opening Session Presiding: Mayor Dick Callaway, President Invocation: Clerk Janice Jones Pledge Welcome: Mayor Danny Jones Break 1. Explanation of Home Rule, SB 435 And Identifying Potential Projects Mayors Andy Mckenzie, Danny Jones, Steve Williams City Managers Bob Herron and Kim Hawes 2. Cable Franchising, Dan Cohen & Phil Fraga, Attys. The Cohen Law Group

10:15 a.m. 10:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:30 p.m.

11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. 1. Legal Voices of Home Rule Must Have Information and Avoiding Legal Pitfalls Rose Humway-Warmuth, Wheeling Paul Ellis-Charleston Other guests TBA 2. Hotel Motel Taxes Brian Helmick, Spillman, Thomas & Battle, LLC 12:35 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Lunch 1. Nuts and Bolts of the Home Rule Program ApplicationWith Taxes: Jeff Oakes, Acting Deputy Tax Commissioner Dale Steager, Brian Helmick-Spillman,Thomas & Battle

2. Jim Hunt, Amazing Cities 3:00 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 1. Home Rule Pilot Program Board and Wrap up Floyd M. (Kin) Sayre, Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love LLP 2. Everything you need to know about Immunity and the WV Claims Act Tammy Defazio, Schuman Law 5:15 p.m. Municipal Reception and Annual Awards Dinner Hosted by: Thrasher Members and guests will depart the Marriott at 5:15 p.m. to the Cultural Center for an evening of events. Reception beginning at

5:30 p.m. After Dinner Entertainment

Friday, August 9, 2013 6:45 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. WV Municipal Clerk/Recorders Fun Walk-Meet in the Lobby at WVML Registration. Breakfast Buffet Closing Event Annual Business Meeting/Election of Officers & Board
All members should attend. Election of Board, Officers, Resolutions for legislative changes presented with the Annual Report of the League

(Adjourn) 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Newly Appointed Municipal Judge Mandatory Training
Instructor: Floyd M. (Kin) Sayre, III Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love LLP

This training may also be counted towards the mandatory continuing education required annually for all Municipal Judges 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 2013-2014 Board of Directors Meeting