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2012 Regional Clerks Workshop

Thursday, March 22nd Will be ECICOG's third annual Regional Clerks Workshop. The all-day event will take place at the Community Center attached to City Hall in Hiawatha, Starting at 8:30 a.m.

The cost to attend is $15, which includes lunch and refreshments, seven hours toward you Clerk or Finance certifications, and excellent information on some of the most important topics in city administration today.

Presenters will include Patrick Callahan from Snyder & Associates to discuss a myriad of planning and zoning issues. Jennifer Fencl from ECICOG will discuss the topic of waste management. Mickey Shields of the League of Cities will be on hand to examine the commercial roll-back legislation and road use tax funding. Jen Croy from TrueNorth will present on personnel and HR issues and Joan McCalmant (Linn County Recorder and Lexa Speildel (Benton County Recorder) will discuss recording issues.

Watch your in-box for registration notices, or download one here. City Clerks from outside the ECICOG region are also welcome to attend, so please feel free to forward this information to other colleagues. We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful networking and learning event.

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Since its creation, ECICOG has become recognized as an ideal vehicle for addressing planning issues that require a regional perspective. Cities and counties benefit from the assistance of our staff in their efforts to promote community and economic development, improve housing stock in the region, manage solid waste, and meet the transportation needs of the area.

With the ECICOG offices centrally located in Cedar Rapids, our professional staff is available to assist local officials and concerned citizens in exploring ways to make their communities a better place to live. ECICOG board members may also be contacted for more information on the advantages of regional cooperation and coordination.

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Click here to download a copy of the ECICOG Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy (CRDS), our combined Long Range Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.

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Connect Iowa
Interested in increasing your community's access to broadband internet or becoming a broadband certified community? ECICOG has partnered with Connect Iowa to assist counties and interested cities in our region in completing a broadband capability assessment. For more information about the program, please refer to the Connect Iowa website or contact Tracy DeKoter or Hilary Copeland at ECICOG for more details.

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Regional Housing Assessment Completed
The 2011 Regional Housing Assessment is available for review. Please contact Chad Sands or Scott Annis with any questions.

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The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) is an intergovernmental council established in 1972 under Chapter 28E and provided for under Chapter 28H of the Code of Iowa. Governed by a board of directors comprised of elected officials and private citizens, ECICOG was created to promote regional cooperation and to provide professional planning services to local governments in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Tama, and Washington Counties. (All services are not offered in all counties, see Programs). A portion of our operations are supported by a per capita assessment paid by these counties.