AGENDA

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Monday - April 27, 2009 - Day One
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration - North Atrium

Tuesday - April 28, 2009 - Day Two

8:00 am – 8:05 am

INVOCATION

  The Honorable Joe M. Lee, Committee Member
Ethics and Rules Committee

8:05 am – 8:15 am

WELCOME ADDRESS

The Honorable Lawrence T. Morgan, Speaker 21st Navajo Nation Council

The Honorable Francis Redhouse, Chairperson
Ethics and Rules Committee

Ed Pulsifer, Vice President and Marketing
Heritage Hotels and Resorts

8:15 am – 10:15 am

GENERAL SESSION

The importance as elected officials to know what is the Navajo Ethics in Government Law
Presenter: Lynn White, Ethics Presenting Officer, Ethics and Rules Office

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Break – North Atrium

 

10:15 am – 11:15 am

GENERAL SESSION

How to request for a Chapter Audit and Timelines you need to know
Presenters: Elizabeth Begay, Acting Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General

Alfreda Lee, Senior Auditor, Office of the Auditor General

11:15 pm – 12:00 pm

GENERAL SESSION

What you need to know about your benefits
Presenter: Eulanda Ciccarello, Insurance Claims Analyst, Employee Benefits Office
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Luncheon – Grand Ballroom

Keynote Address: Joseph Dedman, Apache County Sheriff
Entertainment: “Ballet En Fuego” – Frances Lujan

Entertainment: "Los Primos" - Juan Lucero

Break Out Sessions

Time Sessions
Topics
Presenters
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Available for all time sessions

The Honorable(s):

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
- Purpose & Use of Drugs or Alcohol
- Tim Goodluck & Herman D. Daniels, Sr.
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm (Break)
- Courtesy toward NN Employess & Conflict of Interest
- Roscoe D. Smith & Preston McCabe
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Disclosure/Use of Confidential Info & Undue/Improper Influence
- Francis Redhouse & Harry J. Willeto
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Unauthorized Compensation & Sexual Harrassment
- Jack Colorado & Joe M. Lee
Wednesday - April 29, 2009 - Day Three

8:00 am – 9:00 am

GENERAL SESSION

  Recall & Qualifications of Elected Officials
Presenter: Edison Wauneka, Executive Director, Navajo Elections Administration

9:00 am – 10:00 am

GENERAL SESSION

  “Chapter Sanctions: Responsibility of Elected Officials who handle money”
Presenter: LoRenzo Bates, Chairperson, Budget & Finance Committee

10:00 am – 10:15 am

 Break – North Atrium

   

10:15 am – 11:00 am

GENERAL SESSION

  “What is the Navajo Business Opportunity Act”
Presenter: Alvin H. Wauneka, Senior Economic Development Specialist, Navajo Business Regulatory

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

GENERAL SESSION

  “How to work with Navajo Fleet Management”
Presenter: Ben Manuelito, Department Manager, Fleet Management Department

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Luncheon – Grand Ballroom

  Keynote Address: The Honorable Joe Shirley, Jr. President of the Navajo Nation - Tenative
Entertainment: Kansas K. Begaye, Recording Artist

Break Out Sessions

Time Sessions

Topics: Available for all time sessions

Presenters:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

- K’e: Partnership thru Work

Char James, Prevention Specialist NTCFS

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Worker’s Compensation for Chapters

- Willamena Smith, Insurance Claims Analyst, Navajo Worker’s Compensation

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm (Break)
- Advisory Opinions: What is its Purpose and Intent
- Lawrence John, Executive Director & Ronald Haven, Legislative Counsel
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
- Navajo Risk Management
- Charlene B. Chapman, Program Supervisor
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
- Navajo Occupational Safety
- Linda One Salt, Senior Safety Technician
Worker’s Compensation
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
GENERAL SESSION

Closing Remarks - The Honorable Roscoe D. Smith, Ethics & Rules Committee

"Today, we, as a Nation, stand at a point where the independence we lost long ago is again within our sight...." President Joe Shirley, Jr., Inaugural Speech, January 10, 2007