AGENDA

It wasn’t easy to accomplish given the short time we have together, but we found a way to put a tremendous amount of educational programming into the Aim Ideas Summit. This year’s 30 workshops are diverse and offer a great mixture of technical, nuts and bolts skills, big picture development, quality of place, utilities, and housing topics. As always, there will be a lot of Continuing Legal Education credits. For those who attend our extended Early Bird topics, credit will be offered towards your Aim Municipal Management Institute certification.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

7:00 p.m. Board of Directors’ Dinner

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Board of Directors’ Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Board of Directors’ Meeting
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Aim Affiliate Group Meetings

  • Indiana Association of City Engineers (IACE) Luncheon
  • Indiana Conference of Mayors (ICOM) Luncheon
  • Indiana League of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers (ILMCT) Executive Committee Luncheon
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Early Bird Workshops

  • Crisis Communications: Planning For What You Hope Never Happens (MMI)
  • The Latest on PFAS and PFOA Requirements and the Lead Line Replacement Rule Impacting all Water Systems (MMI)
  • The Future of Indiana’s Legislative Landscape: Setting the Stage for Comprehensive Dialogue (MMI) 
  • Mobile Integrated Health: Changing the Culture of Healthcare in Your Community (MMI) (CLE)
  • A Bliss McKnight, Inc. Workshop (MMI) (CLE)
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Indiana Association of Regional Councils (IARC)

  • Advisory Council Meeting
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Workshops

  • Stop Building Like it’s 1899: Innovating to Address Affordable Residential Construction Needs
  • Strategic Planning for Allocation Area (TIF) Expirations (CLE)
  • Local Government and the AI Revolution: How to Embrace it Responsibly
  • The Collaboration Engine: Driving Success through Constructive Relationships among Municipalities and Railroads
  • A Bliss McKnight, Inc. Workshop (CLE)
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Opening Business Session

  • Welcome from Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne
  • Aim Panel Discussion
5:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. AIS After Hours: Cocktails & Conversations
Hosted by Boyce Systems

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open 
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Aim Affiliate Group Meetings

  • Council Members
  • Indiana ADA & Title VI Coordinators Association (ADA)
  • Indiana Municipal Management Association (IMMA)
  • Redevelopment Association of Indiana (RAI)
  • Indiana Women Mayors
8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. State Board of Accounts Resource Center
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshops

  • Finding Your Diamond in the Rough by Looking Closer at Problem Properties (CLE)
  • Municipal Finance 101 (CLE)
  • Addressing Poverty: The Role of Empathy
  • What’s Going On? Efficiently and Effectively Communicate with Your Community
  • Futureproofing Your Healthcare Budget: Insights, Approaches, and Working with the Aim Medical Trust
  • Vendor Solutions Workshop
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Coffee Bar
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Aim Annual Awards Program
Presented by Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC
1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Workshops

  • Breaking Down the Discussions and Recommendations of the State & Local Tax Review Taskforce (CLE)
  • An Effective Execution Option for Municipal Construction Projects (CLE)
  • Understanding Municipal ADA Requirements and how to Create a Community for all Abilities
  • Small Communities Roundtable Discussion (under 1,000 population)
  • Water and Wastewater Workforce Development: Strategies for Recruitment and Training the Next Generation
  • Strategies for Communities to Successfully Engage Developers
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. State Board of Accounts Resource Center
3:45 p.m. Grand Prize Giveaway and Exhibit Hall Closes
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Corporate Member Advisory Council Meeting
Open to all Aim Corporate Members
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Workshops

  • Fire Territories and Fire Districts: What Are They and is One of Them Right for You? (CLE)
  • Prioritizing Happiness as both a Quality of Place Strategy and a Method for Personal Fulfillment
  • Navigating Free Speech and Social Media in the Municipal Workplace (CLE)
  • Building a Five-Year Budget Sustainability Plan
  • Feeding the Community: The Role Farmers Markets Play in Empowering Entrepreneurs, Addressing Food Insecurity, and Building Community
  • Vendor Solutions Workshop
5:05 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. Policy Platform Hearing
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Presidents’ Reception
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Vendor Party – Hosted by Aim Corporate Members

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. African American Constituency Group Meeting
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Workshops

  • Defining the Economic Development Team
  • Revolutionizing Accounts Payables: The Town of Schererville’s Quest to Eradicate Paper Processes
  • How to Ensure Your Government Agency is Using the Web to Engage Its Constituents
  • Attorney Peer Networking: Taking an Economic Development Project From Idea to Reality (CLE)
  • Vendor Solutions Workshop
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Workshops

  • Indiana LTAP: Transportation Funding Complexities and Nuances
  • Growing your Municipal Utilities Responsibly and Strategically (CLE)
  • Investing in Public Safety using Feasibility Studies and Existing Facility Assessments
  • Code Enforcement for Small Towns (CLE)
  • Strategies to Assist the Unsheltered Persons and the Recent Supreme Court Ruling regarding Homelessness
  • Vendor Solutions: A Baker Tilly Workshop
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon and Business Session
*Gubernatorial Candidates Invited
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