Recorded Educational Sessions

Crisis Management

Achieving Victory After a Disastrous Loss Panel (presented 7/18/2024)

Crisis Communication by Brooks Mitchell and Mike Carter (presented 7/22/2021)

Economic Development

Economic Development Incentives by David Wood (presented 1/12/2023)

Economic Development Philosophies by Norm Stephens and Jennifer Rush (presented 7/20/2023)

Urban and Rural Renewal by Vickie Patterson & Tim Lyon (presented 8/24/2020)

Ethics

ICMA Ethics and Update by Dave Slezickey (presented 7/24/2025)

ICMA: Ethics and Update by Dave Slezickey (presented 1/24/2024)

ICMA Review by Karen Daly and Dave Slezickey (presented 1/11/2023)

ICMA Update by Dave Slezickey (presented 7/20/2023)

Finance

Building a Reserve Policy by Mike Miller (presented on 2/5/2021)

Building Other Sources of Revenue by Debby Keith (presented 2/1/2021)

Cost of Utility Production: Lake to Sink by Randy Clark (presented 8/21/2020)

COVID-19 Q&A: CARES Act Update by Rich Brierre (presented 8/28/2020)

COVID-19: Sales Tax and Financial Recovery by Melissa Reames (presented 8/28/2020)

Debt Financing by John Weidman (presented 2/3/2021)

Finance Director to City Manager Panel (presented 1/28/2021)

General Obligation Bonds by Chris Byrom (presented 7/21/2022)

How to Run a Public Utility: Return on Investment by Ed Brown (presented 8/20/2020)

How to Run a Public Utility: Standard Transfer between PWA and City by Frank Crawford (presented 8/20/2020)

Internal Controls and Fraud by Frank Crawford (presented 1/27/2021)

Municipal Budget Act by the City of Stillwater (presented 1/29/2021)

Purchase Order Act by Marcy Twyman (presented 7/22/2021)

Update on ARPA Funding by Mike Fina (presented 7/23/2021)

Ways to Stretch Your Dollar: Unique Ways for Purchasing by John Gonsalves (presented 1/24/2024)

What to Expect in a State Audit by Gary Jones (presented 1/28/2021)

Working Together for Bigger Financial Trophies by Laura Glenn (presented 7/18/2024)

General Government

Homelessness, Mental Health, and the Role of Local Government by Greg Shinn (presented 7/20/2023)

New Manager Panel (presented 1/13/2023)

Open Meetings Act by Matt Love (presented 7/22/2021)

Open Record Act by Matt Love (presented 2/1/2021)

Tort Claims by Jeff Bryant (presented 1/26/2024)

Tort Claims by Matt Love (presented 7/22/2021)

Unlikely Successes of Municipalities Panel (presented 1/26/2024)

Human Resources

Creating a Best Practice Guideline by Bill Tackett (presented 7/22/2021)

Employee Relations: Having that Difficult Discussion by Christy Driskell (presented 1/12/2023)

Innovative Staffing Solutions by Erin Glass and Kelly Davis (presented 1/25/2024)

Labor Relations by Greg Buckley (presented 1/11/2023)

Policy Creation/Management by Jerald Gilbert (presented 1/24/2024)

Leadership

Leading Cities that Work by Wayne Parker (presented 7/24/2025)

Leading Through the Trying Times of Political and Economic Unknowns by Darrel Pyle (presented 1/24/2024)

The Infinite Game of Staff Meetings Panel (presented 2/3/2021)

Your CMAO Association Roundtable (presented 7/23/2021)

What I Need to Know as a City Manager Roundtable (presented 7/23/2021)

Legal

1st Amendment Citizen Videographers by Todd Gibson (presented 1/11/2023)

Building a Dynamic Attorney/Manager Team by Dave Andren and John Hammons (presented 7/24/2025)

Legislative Update by Mike Fina and Daniel McClure (presented 1/12/2023)

Navigating Legal Assistance Panel (presented 1/25/2024)

Police

Community Policing by Mike Carter (presented 8/26/2020)

Public Image

Beautification of Your Community by Jeanette Nance (presented 7/20/2023)

Housing and Public Nuisance by Marsha Blair & Cindee Pichot (presented 8/26/2020)

Promote Your City by Rob Houston and Derrick Silas (presented 7/21/2021)

Public Works

2025 Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan Update by OWRB Panel (presented 7/21/2022)

Replacement of Systems and How it Impacts Operations by Mike Kyser (presented 8/21/2020)

Technology

ChatGPT: Friend or Foe? by Dave Andren (presented 1/25/2024)

Social Media and Open Records by Rickey Knighton (presented 7/21/2022)

Using AI for a Winning Advantage by Kelly Williams (presented 7/19/2024)

Wilkins Award Presentation

2020 Gerald Wilkins Award Presentation