2024 Annual Conference Schedule

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

REGISTRATION OPENS
Clearwater Foyer

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

NEW COMMISSIONER TRAINING
Clearwater Ballroom
Welcome to the ICC - Introductions/Roles/Handbook 1-2 PM
Role of Commissioners at the State House 2-3 PM
Practical Advice for the First Year as a Commissioner 3-4 PM

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

BREAK SPONSORED BY GEENEX & RQAW
Clearwater Foyer

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

NEW COMMISSIONER RECEPTION
Crosspointe Suite & Keystone Boardroom
Sponsored by VOLT Strategies

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

REGISTRATION OPENS
Clearwater Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST
Crosspointe Suites / Keystone Boardroom

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

NEW COMMISSIONER TRAINING
Clearwater Ballroom

Ethics Laws Applicable to Commissioners 9-10 AM
Open Door Law 10-11 AM
Budgeting Process 11-12 PM

10:00 AM

MORNING BREAK
NEW COMMISSIONER TRAINING
Clearwater Ballroom
Sponsored by Kapur and Associates and Weigand Construction

10:30 am-12:30 pm

COUNTY OFFICIAL HEADSHOTS
Clearwater Lobby
Have your headshot taken curtesy of the ICC. You will receive a link to your headshot afterwards.

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

BUFFET LUNCH
Lunch Buffet in Suites 2 & 3 (additional seating in suites 4, 5, 6, & 7.
Sponsored by Resolution Group & Tri-State Benefits

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

OPENING SESSION
Clearwater Ballroom

Welcome Kellie Streeter
Posting of the Colors by Indiana State Police
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speaker - Gary Varvel
ICC Achievement Awards Ceremony and ICC Elections
Comptroller Elise Nieshalla
Andrew Cullen - Public Defenders Reimbursement Program

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

SIX CONCURRENT ICC DISTRICT MEETINGS
Sponsored by VS Engineering

Southeast District - Suite 2
East Central District - Suite 11
Southwest District - Suite 3
West Central District - Suite 12
Northwest District - Suite 16
Northeast District - Suite 13 & 14

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

AFFILIATE BREAK OUT SESSIONS

County Auditors - Suite 15
County Administrators (CEOs) - Keystone Boardroom (enter through hotel restaurant)
IACHES Executive Board Meeting - Crosspointe Suite

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

GRAND OPENING RECEPTION
Plaza Ballroom and Suites 8, 9 & 10
Please be sure to visit the participating exhibitors who support our association

Evening

Evening available for individual activities & dinner
HOSPITALITY SUITES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL WEE HOURS

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

REGISTRATION OPENS
Clearwater Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Suites 8, 9, & 10 on 2nd floor; and Crosspointe Suite near Clearwater lobby.
Sponsored by Indiana Pork

8:30 AM -11:30 AM

COUNTY OFFICIAL HEADSHOTS
Clearwater Lobby
Have your headshot taken curtesy of the ICC. You will receive a link to your headshot afterwards.

9:00 AM -12:00 PM

GENERAL SESSION
Clearwater Ballroom

Advocacy 101
Speaker: Sydnee Cseresznyes, MPA
President, VOLT Strategies

Tips & Tales #1

2025 Legislative Update
Speaker: Jacob German
Partner, Barnes and Thornburg LLP

Road Funding 101 
Speakers:
Patrick Conner, PE
Lead Engineer, Asset Management
David Bottorff
Executive Director, Association of Indiana Counties  

Tips & Tales #2

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

IACHES - LOCALS EDUCATING LOCALS
Suite 16

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

BREAK
Clearwater Foyer
Sponsored by AmeriPro EMS & A & Z Engineering

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

LUNCH BUFFET & EXHIBIT HALL
Buffet in Main exhibit hall; seating in suites 2 - 7
Sponsored by A & Z Engineering and Ameresco

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

GENERAL SESSIONS
Clearwater Ballroom

2025 Update: State and Local Taxes
Speakers:
Representative Jeff Thompson
Chair of House Ways and Means Committee
Senator Scott Baldwin
Ranking Member of Senate Tax and Fiscal Committee
Moderator:
Jacob German
Partner, Barnes and Thornburg LLC

 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Tips & Tales #3

Community Development - An Intentional Mess
Speakers:
Jonathan Blake, Senior Director of Planning, RJL Solutions
Danielle Isbell, VP of Strategic Initiatives, RJL Solutions
Ryan Ritchie, VP of Government Relations, RJL Solutions

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

BREAK
Clearwater Lobby
Sponsored by Surf Internet

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Build Operate Transfer (BOT)    
Suite 3
Speakers:
Rich Taylor, Vice President of Business Development, Envoy, Inc.
Dustin Frye, President, BW Construction
Bryan Collier, Morgan County Commissioner
Moderator: Bill Spalding, Hancock County Commissioner

Managing Human Resources
Suite 4
Speakers:
Kent Irwin, Principal Consultant, Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele & Associates, Inc.
Addie Rooker,  Principal Consultant, Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele & Associates, Inc.

Navigating Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Locally
Suite 5
Speakers:
Marty Heffner, Clay County Commissioner
Indiana Office of Technology (IOT)
Nathan Cotham, Cybersecurity Strategist,  Microsoft
Moderator:
Chris Switzer, Vigo County Commissioner

Wind & Solar: Where are we now?
Suite 6
Speakers:
Representative Kendell Culp, Vice Chairman of House Environmental Affairs Committee
Tracey Powell, Tipton County Commissioner
Rick Hall, Partner, Barnes and Thornburg LLP
Moderator: Mark Heirbrandt, Hamilton County Commissioner

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) 101
Suite 7
Speakers:
Tom Pittman, Partner, Barnes and Thornburg LLP
Kellie Streeter, Knox County Commissioner
Jason Semler, Principal, Baker Tilly
Moderator: Brian Baird, Johnson County Commissioner

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

County Fair
Plaza Ballroom

Join us for the County Fair - Play games to win great prizes!!!
Cocktail * Live Music * Crowning of Fair King & Queen
Sponsored by some of our association members

Evening

Evening available for individual activities & dinner
HOSPITALITY SUITES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL WEE HOURS

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Crosspointe Suite / Keystone Boardroom

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

GENERAL SESSIONS
Clearwater Ballroom

The Importance of CMHC & County Collaboration
Speakers:
Kellie Streeter, Knox County Commissioner
Antony Sheehan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aspire Indiana Health
Rob Bryan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bowen Center
Moderator: Suzie Weirick, Elkhart County Commissioner

Tips & Tales #4

Water Policy: Where do we go from here?
Speakers:
Mark Heirbrandt, Hamilton County Commissioner
Jack Wittman, PhD, CGWP, Vice President and Principal Water Resource Hydrologist, Intera
Senator Spencer Deery, Indiana State Senator
Jim McGoff, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Environmental Programs, Indiana Finance Authority
Caitlin Smith, Associate Director of Public Policy, Farm Bureau
Moderator: Tracey Powell, Tipton County Commissioner