FREE Regional Workshop for Combination
& Volunteer Fire Departments

SPEAKERS:
Dino A. Ross – A lawyer at Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC who devotes a significant portion of his practice to serving as general and special counsel to fire protection districts, municipal fire departments and fire authorities.

Kammy Tinney – A district manager/administrator with Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc. who assists fire protection districts and ambulance districts/authorities in understanding and complying with the complex rules for managing volunteer and paid emergency services and fire departments, employee benefits, insurance administration, staffing and personnel issues.

Jeff Cunningham – A territory sales manager with VFIS of Colorado who specializes in insurance coverage and risk management issues for fire protection districts, municipal fire departments, fire authorities and ambulance service providers throughout Colorado.

AGENDA
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. -- continental breakfast will be served --
I.    Introduction – The Challenges Confronting Modern Combination & Volunteer Fire Departments
Kammy Tinney, Dino Ross and Jeff Cunningham
A.  The Changing Legal Landscape    
B.  Administrative and Operational Challenges
C.  Managing Liability & Risk  - The Insurance Perspective

8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
II.     What it Means to be a Chief Officer or a Member of the Governing Body of a Local Government
Kammy Tinney, Dino Ross and Jeff Cunningham
A.  You Took the Oath… Now What?
B.  The Balance Between Department and District Operations
C.  Board Member Responsibilities/Chief Officer Responsibilities

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
III.    Insurance 101 (Part I)
Jeff Cunningham
A.  Insurance Myths
B.  Property    
C.  Portable Equipment
D.  Fidelity Bond

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch will be provided

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
IV.    The Legal Landscape of Modern Combination & Volunteer Fire Departments
Dino Ross
A.  Organizational Options and Legal Consequences
B.  The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
C.  The Colorado Volunteer Firefighters Pension Fund
D.  The Internal Revenue Service Code and Regulations
E.  Fees and Charges – The Do's and the Don’ts
F.  Mill Levy Increases
G. Lease-Purchases, Bonds & Certificates of Participation
H.  How to Make A New Development Pay for Itself
   
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
V.      Insurance 101 (Part II)
Jeff Cunningham
A.  Automobile
B.  General Liability
C.  Management Liability
D.  The Umbrella

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
VI.    Statutory Compliance
Kammy Tinney
A. The Rules are Always Changing      
B.  How to Stay on Top of it

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
VII.    Question and Answer Period
Kammy Tinney, Dino Ross and Jeff Cunningham