Personnel Association monthly meeting

Thursday - April 6, 2017
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Presentations:

• A Sample of a Workplace Hostility Policy (18K doc)
• Improving Mental Health Safety in the Workplace (521K PDF)
• Mental Health Accommodations in Municipal Human Resources (2M PDF)
• Municipal Mental Health: Nurturing a Productive, Happy and Mentally Healthy Workforce (469K PDF)
• Workers’ Compensation and Job Related Disabilities (289K PDF)

Agenda

8:30 a.m.
Registration and Networking

9 a.m
Welcoming Remarks
• Dan Morgado, Town Manager, Shrewsbury
• Mary Beth Bernard, Assistant Town Administrator, Foxborough, MMPA Chair

9:15 a.m.
Legislative Update
• Nick Downing, MMA Senior Legislative Analyst

9:25 a.m.
Benchmark Presentation
• Marianne Fleckner, HR Director, Acton, Benchmark Committee Chair
• Sarah Farrar, Human Resources Coordinator, Natick, Benchmark Intern

9:45 a.m.
Break

10 a.m.
A Road Map for Mental Health Accommodations in Municipal HR
• Dr. Gerald Lewis, President, Gerald Lewis Ph.D. & Associates
• Niko Pappas, Director WC Claims, MIIA Member Services
• Sandra DeBow-Huang, HR Director, Town of Brookline
• Michael Johns, Director, Foxborough Veterans’ Services

Noon
Lunch and Networking

The registration fee is $40 for MMPA members and $55 for nonmembers. Cancellation date is March 30.

Location
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club, Boylston

Contact
MMA Member Services Coordinator Devon Elizabeth Williams
Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association