To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Rochelle Brown, Prosecutor’s Office Operations Director
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RE: 2024 PAAM Annual Mackinac Conference
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval for registration, overnight travel and attendance by up to thirteen members of my staff including management and selected senior-level APAs to the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan Annual Conference on Mackinac Island, August 22-25, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
The PAAM Annual Conference is one of two major statewide prosecutor conferences which are specifically include the Prosecutor’s training and travel budgets each year. This conference brings together prosecutors from around the state and is an integral part of our ongoing professional development and networking. The conference will be held at its regular location at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
DISCUSSION:
None
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This conference is in our approved FY23-24 budget. The cost per person for the 4-day, 3-night conference is $1,985.17 which includes the conference registration and materials, lodging, and allowable related expenses including parking, ferry service to the Island, horse carriage taxi on the Island, and meals. The total cost is $25,807.21.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Conforms to promote safe communities, community growth, and long-term financial stability. The training will help staff expand their current knowledge and be able to develop relationships by networking with other individuals who have the same profession. This will allow action that Prosecutors across the state can collaborate on to keeping communities safe and help them grow.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to authorize travel and overnight lodging for up to thirteen staff members to attend the 2024 Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan 97th Annual Conference in Mackinac Island, Michigan, August 22 - 25, 2024, at a total cost not to exceed $25,807.21 to be paid out of Training accounts 1010-296.01-910.004 and 2380-296.03-910.004 and the Forfeiture account 2650-296.01-910.004, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the July 17, 2024 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board).