2009 Spring Conference Highlights

MACPO’s 52nd annual spring conference
May 20th and May 21st, 2009
Breezy Point Resort


MACPO’s 52nd annual spring conference was held at Breezy Point Resort near Brainerd, MN. Training tracks included: Collateral Consequences, DHS Mental Health Screening Project, Effective Case Management, Female Sex Offenders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, MI-CD Co-Occurring Disorders, Predatory Offender Registration, Responding & Working with Stalking Victims, and “We'll Take 10 of Your Boys if You Take 1 of Our Girls.” Although the conference was only two days, there was a good turnout of probation officers and vendors on display. A big thank you to the Training and Education Committee for a doing a great job and putting the conference together.


MACPO Recognized the 100th Anniversary of Woodland Hills


Kevin Fawcett (Program Coordinator), Lesa Radtke (Customer Liaison), Richard Quigley (CEO) and Glenn Dallmann (Admissions Coordinator).


KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Trish Van Pilsum, Fox 9 Investigative Reporter


Collateral Consequences Presenter Lenny Castro
Chapter 609B Index and Statute


DHS Mental Health Screening Project, Martha Aby, Minnesota Department of Human Services


Effective Case Management, Jason Anderson, Dept. of Corrections


Female Sex Offenders, Katy LeBarron, MCF-Shakopee


Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Megan Louis, Minnesota Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome


MI-CD Co-Occurring Disorders, Carol Ackly, River Ridge Treatment Center


Predatory Offender Registration, AnnMarie O'Neill, MN BCA


Responding & Working with Stalking Victims, Diedre Keys, Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project


“We'll Take 10 of Your Boys if You Take 1 of Our Girls,” Paula Schaefer, Paula Shaefer & Associates, Inc.


GENERAL SESSION “It’s All About People,” Ken Betterton, Bet-On Leadership, Inc.

 

 

 

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The MACPO Legislative Committee assigned an "Option 60" sub-committee to look into an early retirement option for probation officers and corrections agents funded by increased employee contributions to PERA.

PERA conducted an actuarial study in 2008, and the findings were presented to MACPO on April 20th, 2009. Here are the results of the study in PDF format. Also, an informational newsletter was put together in October 2009, explaining the Early Retirement Option and how it works in PDF format.


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