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FY17 REGIONAL CLERKS SEMINAR

October 24 - 26, 2016
Holiday Inn
5701 South Broadway | Tyler, TX 75703 | 903.579.8201

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Seminar Agenda

Day 1 - October 24, 2016

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Prep Session: Ready, Set, Test! Level I: Lona Maxted, Clerk, White Oak Co-Facilitator: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood Level II: Matthew Freeman, Court Administrator, City of Frisco

Day 2 - October 25, 2016

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements Course Director: Michael Davis, Presiding Judge, City of Conroe
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.	Toward the Goal of Justice: Procedural Fairness and Public Confidence Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood
9:20 - 9:35 a.m.	Break
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.	Texas Department of Public Safety Update* Melissa Eager, Program Supervisor III, Department of Public Safety Timothy Preece, DRP Program Administrator, Department of Public Safety
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Tickets are for Concerts: Dissecting the Citation* Ashley McSwain, Court Administrator, Van Alstyne
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	FUNDAMENTALS	COURT WORKSHOPS	Court Issues
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Pennies & Paper Pigs: Taking Payments Matthew Freeman, Court Administrator, City of Frisco	Exploring Attitudes, Stereotypes, and Biases Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake	Courts Reaching Out to Underserved Populations (DRSR/MTSI)* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
2:05 - 2:50 p.m.	Judged by Your Words: Language and The Law Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Indigence in a Box: Charts, Checklists, and Forms Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake
3:00 - 3:55 p.m.	The Court Abides: Penalties & Punishments* Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin	Managing, Retaining, and Destroying Records (3:00 p.m. – 5 p.m.) Elaine Brown, Retired Court Administrator, City of Katy	Community Service* Tracie Glaeser, Program Coordinator, TMCEC Community Service Calculator
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Certification: This is a Test – It’s Only a Test! Jennifer Bozorgnia, Court Services Coordinator, City of Irving		Are You Right About the Privilege? Driver’s License Issues* Patricia Nasworthy, Assistant City Attorney, City of Grand Prairie

Day 3 - October 26, 2016

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Data Miners & Open Records Zindia Thomas, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League	Data Security: Getting the Court Back Online+ Richard Morse, Information Security Officer, Office of Court Administration
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Insurance Laws Fred Garcia, Clerk of the Court, City of San Antonio	Beyond the Day to Day: Additional Activity Reporting⁺ Carol Gauntt, Judge, City of Weatherford
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 10:50 a.m.	Certification & Clerk Program Update Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
10:50 - 12:00 noon	Beyond Lessons Learned: Addressing Change in Municipal Court Victoria Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Focus: Fines, Fees, and Costs - Effective Practices for Courts - Written Documentation - Where Are We Heading? Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC	Test Levels I, II, III 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Proctor: Tracie Glaeser, Program Coordinator, TMCEC