Schedule at a Glance

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE – PSATS’ 2024 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show, April 14-17

SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024

8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Pre-Conference Workshop Check-In — Confection Lobby (lower level)

8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Exhibitor Check-In — Great American Lobby, Information Desk, Chocolate Lobby

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Workshop (additional fee required)

• PAAZO Spring Educational Seminar — Magnolia B, C & D (separate registration required at PAAZO.org)

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Workshop (additional fee required)

• TEMA Emergency Management Seminar — Wild Rose A & B (separate registration required at tema.psats.org)

9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

PSATS Store and Member Lounge — Cocoa Suites 4 and 5 New-Bee Hive — Cocoa Suite 4

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Workshop — (additional fee required)

• What’s the Buzz? Get in the Know as a Secretary/Administrator — Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 (separate registration required at learn.psats.org)

10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Conference Check-In — Chocolate Lobby

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Non-Denominational Worship Service — Cocoa Suite 6

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lunch Service Inside — (fee) Great American Lobby

Noon-5 p.m.

Food Trucks — (fee) Outside

Noon-10 p.m.

Hotel Shuttle Buses — Chocolate Lobby portico

1-4 p.m.

Workshops

• Current Issues in Municipal Police Department Management — Cocoa Boardroom (separate registration required at learn.psats.org)

• Tips and Tricks for QuickBooks — Magnolia A (separate registration required at learn.psats.org)

1-5 p.m.

Exhibits — Great American Hall, Chocolate Lobby, and Outside

2-4 p.m.

Workshop (no additional fee)

• Roadmasters Roundtable — Crystal A

5:15-6:15 p.m.

First-Timers Meet-and-Greet — Aztec Room

6:30-8 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Reopens

Welcome Reception with Exhibitors — Great American Hall (free)

8-9 p.m.

Dessert with Dave — Aztec Room

MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024

7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Conference Check-In — Chocolate Lobby, Information Desk

7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Exhibitor Check-In — Great American Lobby

7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

PSATS Conference Information Desk Open — Chocolate Lobby

PSATS Store and Member Lounge — Cocoa Suites 4 and 5

New-Bee Hive — Cocoa Suite 4

7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Hotel Shuttle Buses — Chocolate Lobby Portico

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast with the Exhibitors — Great American Hall Donuts with Dave — Cocoa Suite 1 & Cocoa Terrace

7:30-10 a.m.

Breakfast Service — Outside, food truck closest to the Chocolate Lobby portico

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Exhibits — Great American Hall, Chocolate Lobby, and Outside

8:30-10:30 a.m.

General Session — Chocolate Ballroom

• Opening Ceremony

• Parade of Flags

• Speakers:

– Wendell Cox, Land Use Consultant

– PSATS President A.J. Boni

– Gov. Josh Shapiro (invited)

• PSATS Excellence Awards Ceremony:

– Road and Bridge Safety Improvement Awards

– PennDOT Build a Better Mousetrap Award

– Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence

– Excellence in Intergovernmental Cooperation Award

– Outstanding Citizen Communication Awards

– Recognition of Graduates of the PA Municipal Government Academy (PMGA)

– President’s Leadership Awards

8:30-11:30 a.m.

Township Engineers Seminar — Magnolia A (separate registration required at engineers.psats.org)

9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Township Solicitors Seminar — Hotel Hershey, Garden Terrace Ballroom East (separate registration required at solicitors.psats.org)

10:45-11:55 a.m.

Workshop Session #1

Township Population and Managers Roundtables — Aztec, Nigerian, and Trinidad Rooms; Cocoa Terrace and Cocoa Suites 1, 2 & 3 (Check Program Book and/or Mobile App for specific locations)

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Food Trucks — (fee) Outside

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lunch Service Inside — (fee) Great American Lobby

1:15-2:25 p.m.

Workshop Session #2

• Act 111 Arbitrations – What’s Your Message? — Cocoa Suite 1

• Best Practices in Volunteer Fire Department Management — Cocoa Terrace

• The Decider Guide: When to Use Cooperative Purchasing — Magnolia C

• Freedom of Speech & Public Officials: What Crosses the Line? — Trinidad Room

• Highway Occupancy Permit Basics for Municipalities — Empire C PMGA

• How to Impose Effective Disciplinary Action — Magnolia A

• How to Repair Roads for Half the Cost – A Panel Discussion — Aztec Room

• How to Survive – and Thrive – as a Municipal Administrator — Cocoa Suite 2

• Insurance 101: Choosing the Right Coverage — Tower Suite 1

• An Introduction to the Safe System Approach to Speed Management — Wild Rose B

• Leveraging GIS for Effective Stormwater Management — Empire D

• Livability – Blending Practical Needs and Community Wants — Cocoa Suite 6

• Planning for Agri-/Ecotourism: Barn Weddings, Trails & More — Magnolia B PMGA

• Right-To-Know Law and Sunshine Act Update — Nigerian Room

• Self-Performed Bridge Replacement: Premium Assets Under Budget — Wild Rose A

• Stormwater Management Fails: Don’t Make the Same Mistakes — Cocoa Boardroom PMGA

• Williams Makes Clean Energy Happen Safely — Tower Suite 2

2:45-3:55 p.m.

Workshop Session #3

• AI in Townships: ChatGPT and Beyond — Magnolia B

• Best Practices for Budget Preparation — Crystal A

• Best Practices in Police Department Management — Wild Rose B PMGA

• Building a Successful Retirement Plan for Your Municipality — Tower Suite 1

• Collaborative Enforcement of Posted/Bonded Roadway Programs — Magnolia D PMGA

• Crazy But True – Zoning and Enforcement From the Trenches — Cocoa Suite 2 PMGA

* Workshops in red text are eligible for PMGA credits. Consult your program for the details.

• Customized Recreation: Designing Facilities for Diverse Community Goals — Cocoa Suite 6

• EV Charging – Is Your Municipality Ready? — Wild Rose A

• Evolving Best Practices in Bid Management — Cocoa Boardroom

• Infrastructure and Public Works: The Heart of Your Township — Empire D

• New Age Necessities (and Nightmares) for Municipalities — Cocoa Terrace

• A New Normal for Disaster Recovery and the Municipal Leader’s Role — Magnolia C PMGA

• PENNVEST: Water Project Financing Overview and Updates — Empire C

• PLGIT: A Focus on Investment Safety and Service — Tower Suite 2

• QuickBooks Roundtable — Empire A

• Write This Down: Employment Documents and What Goes in Them — Magnolia A PMGA

• The Year in Review: Labor and Employment Potpourri — Cocoa Suite 1

4:15-5:25 p.m.

Workshop Session #4

• ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot — Magnolia B (ends at 4:45 p.m.)

• Codification: An Important Building Block of Good Governance — Wild Rose B (ends at 4:45 p.m.)

• Dealing with the Habitual Leave-Taker — Cocoa Suite 1

• Funding Park Rehabilitation and Development Projects — Cocoa Suite 6

• A Guide to Outsourcing Delinquent Collections — Tower Suite 1

• Land Use & Zoning Law Update 2024 — Cocoa Terrace

• PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund — Empire C

• Planning for Trucks in Your Township — Magnolia A PMGA

• Proactive Planning and Its Impact on Securing Grant Funding — Magnolia C

• Speeding on Rural Township Roads — Empire A

• Taking Township Events to the Next Level — Cocoa Suite 2 PMGA

• What You Need to Know about Drones, AVs, and Other Tech — Empire D

• When ‘The Big One’ Hits Home — Wild Rose A

5:30-6:30 p.m.

First-Timers Reception with PMGA Members

— Crystal A

7-9 p.m.

Stars and Stripes Soirée — Chocolate Ballroom (additional $35 fee)

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SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE – PSATS’ 2024 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show, April 14-17

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024

7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Conference Check-In — Chocolate Lobby, Information Desk

PSATS Store and Member Lounge — Cocoa Suites 4 and 5

New-Bee Hive — Cocoa Suite 4

7 a.m.-2 p.m.

Exhibitor Check-In — Great American Lobby

7 a.m.-11 p.m.

Hotel Shuttle Buses — Chocolate Lobby portico

7:30-10 a.m.

Breakfast Service — (fee) Outside, food truck closest to the Chocolate Lobby portico

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast with the Exhibitors — Great American Hall

7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Exhibits — Great American Hall, Chocolate Lobby, and Outside

8:30-11:30 a.m.

Township Engineers Seminar — Magnolia A (separate registration required at engineers.psats.org)

8:30 a.m.-noon

General Session — Chocolate Ballroom

• Speakers:

– David Sanko, PSATS Executive Director

– Lt. Col. George Bivens, Pennsylvania State Police Head of Operations

– Pa. House Majority Leader Matthew Bradford

– Senate Appropriations Chair Scott Martin

• Business Session: Committee Reports, Elections, and Resolutions Voting

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Food Trucks — (fee) Outside

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lunch Service Inside — (fee) Great American Lobby

Noon-1 p.m.

Secretaries-Managers Thank-You Luncheon — Empire Ballroom and Wild Rose A (Check Program Book and/or Mobile App for specific locations) (Note Luncheon will be followed by the SecretariesManagers Q&A in Workshop Session #5.)

1:15-2:25 p.m.

Workshop Session #5

• ABCs of Liquid Fuels Tax Funds — Trinidad Room

• Are EVs Right for Your Municipal Fleet? — Magnolia C

• Case Studies in Code Enforcement — Aztec Room

• Conservation Collaboration — Tower Suite 1

• Developing a Stormwater Control Measure Compliance Program — Cocoa Suite 1

• Enforcing and Renewing Your Cable Franchise — Cocoa Suite 6

• FEMA/PEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning Update — Magnolia B

• Fire & EMS Issues in Your Township — Nigerian Room

• Getting Ready for Decarbonization — Tower Suite 2 (ends at 1:45 p.m.)

• Grid-Scale Solar: Planning for the Coming Solar Wave — Cocoa Suite 2 PMGA

• How to Strategically Approach Funding Procurement — Crystal A

• Living With Logistics — Cocoa Boardroom

• Midblock/Trail Crossing Policy and Township Applications — Magnolia D

• New Developments in Employment Law — Cocoa Terrace

• OK, I Am TIM-Trained – Am I Safe Now? — Empire D PMGA

• Secretaries-Managers Q&A — Empire A

• Zoning 101 & 201: The Why and How of Zoning — Magnolia A PMGA

1:30 p.m.

Exhibits Close

2:45-3:55 p.m.

Workshop Session #6

• 2023 Year in Review for Zoning — Magnolia A

• Avoid Costly Mistakes: Do Your Homework for Capital Projects — Aztec Room

• Bringing Innovation to the Field — Magnolia D (ends at 3:15 p.m.)

• Communicating and Navigating Through Conflict — Empire A PMGA

• COSTARS Matchmaking – Which Supplier is Right for You? — Magnolia B

• Electric Vehicles: PennDOT/DEP Updates and Resources — Cocoa Boardroom

• Fundraising & Event Planning – It’s Not as Hard as it Seems — Wild Rose A

• Grant Policy for Municipal Funding — Trinidad Room

• Increasing Local Capacity for Parks and Recreation — Magnolia C PMGA

• Let’s Make A Deal: Collective Bargaining for Municipalities — Cocoa Terrace

• Marcellus Shale: Powering Pennsylvania’s Economic and Environmental Future — Tower Suite 2

• Mock Public Meeting: Tips and Traps for Contentious Times — Crystal A PMGA

• Municipal Law Update — Nigerian Room

• PennSTART – Pa. Safety Transportation & Research Track — Empire D

• Pennsylvania MS4 Collaboration Toolkit — Cocoa Suite 1

• Promoting and Managing Broadband Expansion — Cocoa Suite 6

• Sustaining the Volunteer Fire Service Through Partnerships — Cocoa Suite 2 PMGA

• Understanding Fair Market Value for Water/Wastewater Assets— Tower Suite 1 4:15-5:25 p.m.

Workshop Session #7

• 3 Keys to Purchasing Quality Equipment for Your Community (ends at 4:45 p.m.) — Empire D

• ACRE 101 — Cocoa Terrace

• Creating a 1-Page Budget Status Report Folks Can Understand — Empire A PMGA

• The Ethics Act: A Short Guide on Staying Out of the News — Nigerian Room

• Fraud in the Workplace & Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud — Cocoa Suite 1

• GIS for Act 537 Compliance (On-Lot Sewer Disposal Systems) (ends at 4:45 p.m.) — Magnolia D

• Making Your Roads Safer Through a Positive Guidance Approach (ends at 4:45 p.m.) — Magnolia C

• PSATS Legislative Update — Trinidad Room

• Safety & Security in the Natural Gas Industry — Cocoa Suite 6

• Stabilizing Pavement Subgrades — Magnolia B

• Supervisors Have Rights, Too! — Wild Rose A

• A Township Resource: PennDOT Municipal Services (ends at 4:45 p.m.) — Crystal A

• Using Technology for Smarter Pavement Management — Magnolia A PMGA

6-7:30 p.m.

Legislative Grassroots Reception — Great American Hall (Free, but registration required. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages.)

7:45-9:45 p.m.

PSATS Bingo — Aztec Room (additional $30 fee)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2024

7:30 a.m.

Donuts with Dave — Cocoa Suite 1 and Cocoa Terrace

8 a.m.-Noon

Conference Check-In — Chocolate Lobby, Information Desk

8-11 a.m.

PSATS Store and Member Lounge — Cocoa Suites 4 and 5 New-Bee Hive — Cocoa Suite 4

8:30 a.m.-Noon

General Session — Chocolate Ballroom

• Speaker: Jessica Shirley, Acting Secretary of Environmental Protection

• A Legislative Forum on Local Issues

– Sen. Rosemary Brown

– Sen. Wayne Langerholc

– Rep. Christine Sappey

– Rep. Paul Takac

• Youth Awards

• Scholarship Awards

• Keynote Speaker: Anthony “AB” Bourke, former F-16 fighter pilot with the U.S. Air Force, CEO and Founder of Mach 2 Consulting

Noon

Conference Adjourns (Distribution of Attendance Certificates)

Be sure to visit our exhibitors!

Don’t forget to set aside time to meet with our indoor and outdoor exhibitors.

Sunday: 1-5 p.m., 6:30-8 p.m.

Monday: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

* Workshops in red text are eligible for PMGA credits. Consult your program for the details.

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Tower Level

TOWER LEVEL

SPONSOR PRESENTATIONS

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Main Level

MAIN LEVEL

COCOA SUITES 1, 2, 3, 6 & COCOA TERRACE

COCOA SUITES

Monday & Tuesday workshops RevelryStairsto

4 & 5 PSATS Store, Bee Hive, and Member Lounge

COCOA SUITE 1 & COCOA TERRACE

Monday & Wednesday Donuts with Dave

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Sunday Dessert with Dave; Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday General Sessions; Monday & Tuesday workshops; Monday “Stars & Stripes Soirée;” and Tuesday Bingo

COUNTY EXHIBIT & CONFERENCE CHECK-IN SHUTTLE TRACKING STATION

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Hall Level (Downstairs)

CONFERENCE INFORMATION DESK

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GREAT AMERICAN HALL Indoor Exhibits; Sunday Welcome Reception; Monday and Tuesday Continental Breakfasts; and Tuesday Legislative Grassroots Reception EXHIBITOR CHECK-IN DESK

CONFECTION HALL LEVEL (Downstairs) CRYSTAL A

D C B A B A WORKSHOPS SundayTuesday

EMPIRE SUITES

Monday First-Timers Meet & Greet with PMGA

Tuesday Secretaries-Managers Luncheon

SUNDAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP CHECK-IN