Breakers Hotel, Cedar Point
June 23th through 25th(trainings on the 24th and 25th), 2011

It’s time to register for OPAA’s Summer Workshop. Thursday will consist of Committee Meetings in the afternoon, and a Welcoming Reception in the evening. Friday will be training in the a.m., the golf outing at Thunderbird Hills South Course in the afternoon, and a Family Dinner Buffet in the evening. Saturday morning is the Family Breakfast Buffet, and a.m. training. Cedar Point and Soak City discount tickets will be on sale during registration hours Thursday through Saturday. The training program will offer both criminal and civil tracks on Friday and Saturday mornings.

The registration fee of $250.00 includes all training, handout materials, Friday’s continental breakfast, and all breaks for registrants. In addition, it includes the Thursday Welcoming Reception, Friday Family Dinner Buffet, and Saturday Family Breakfast Buffet for registrant and guests. In the event of cancellations by June 3rd, there will be a $45.00 charge assessed to cover the cost of the handout materials, and those materials will be sent to the registrant. After June 3rd the assessment will be $135.00, to also partially cover the cost of meals which will have been guaranteed by that date. Please return (or fill out online)the training registration form to OPAA by June 3rd – earlier if possible. If a registrant is only attending one day, the registration fee is $150.00, with an assessment of $45.00 if cancellation is made by June 3rd, and $85.00 after June 3rd.

Please provide each person registered with a copy of the Activities Registration Form and request that they complete and return it to OPAA no later than June 3rd. Failure to submit the form could prevent participation in the activities.

A Hotel Breakers tax exemption form was enclosed with your mailing. FAX the completed tax exemption form directly to The Breakers (NOT OPAA)! The Breakers tells us that if a county has previously filed an exemption form, they will use it the following year. You can be the judge of whether you want to chance them having their records in order, or file a new one! The Breakers’ fax number is 419-627-2267.

GUEST ROOM RESERVATIONS. The cutoff date for our block of rooms at the Breakers is Tuesday, May 31st. Their phone number is 419-627-2106. Use group code OPAA06. If they are not able to accommodate you, they can direct you to the Sandcastle Suites, Castaway Bay, or Breakers Express. These are all Cedar Point properties. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m., and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. If the guarantee is by credit card, I believe the amount is charged to the account immediately – not when the room is used. In the event of cancellation there is a $50.00 penalty, and you must give a 72-hour notice in order to obtain a refund. Be sure to clarify these issues with the hotel, as OPAA cannot accept any responsibility for correct information in these areas. If you have additional questions about hotels, give Delores a call (614-221-1266) as she might be able to help. Also, if you have rooms reserved, and find that you will not be using them, please call Delores before canceling, as there is usually a waiting list and if we can redirect the info to someone looking for a room it would save you the cancellation fee.

OPAA REGISTRATION DESK. The registration desk will be open 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday (Breakers Lobby), and 8:00 a.m. to noon on both Friday and Saturday (Breakers East Conference Center).

GOLF TOURNAMENT. The OPAA Open will be held at the south course of Thunderbird Hills on Friday, June 24th. We have six tee times beginning at 1:03 p.m. The cost is $33.00, including cart. If you admit to being 62 or over, the senior rate is $26.25. Payment is to be made to Thunderbird, the day of the tournament (NOT TO OPAA)! Tee times remaining after Friday, June 17th, will be released.

WELCOMING RECEPTION. A Welcoming Reception (hors d’oeuvres and open bar) for registrant and family/guests will be held in the Coral Courtyard from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 23rd.

FAMILY DINNER BUFFET & REFRESHMENTS. A steamship round buffet (also includes several other meat dishes, plus many casseroles, side dishes, and desserts) for registrants and family/guests will be served on Friday, June 24th, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dinner will be preceded by aperitifs at 6:00 p.m.

FAMILY BREAKFAST BUFFET. A breakfast buffet for registrants and family/guests will be served on Saturday, June 25th, from 7:00 - 9:30 a.m.

CEDAR POINT, SOAK CITY, AND RIDE & SLIDE TICKETS. Discounted tickets may be purchased at the registration desk. ALL TICKETS, including tickets for use on Wednesday, June 22nd, and early Thursday, June 23rd, can be had by making prior arrangements with Delores (614-221-1266). Make your request early enough to allow ample time for mailing. Tickets are valid Wednesday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 26th.

BUSINESS MEETING: A major change this year – the business meeting will be held in the Cedar Point Convention Center at 12:00 noon on Saturday, immediately following training sessions, instead of Sunday.

INFORMATION REGARDING WHO IS, AND WHO IS NOT, TAX EXEMPT. An information sheet from the Ohio Department of Taxation follows the tax exemption form. As it has been explained to OPAA, you can only claim tax exemption if rooms are paid for with an office check or office credit card. If a personal check or credit card is used, with the expectation of later being reimbursed, tax exemption cannot be claimed.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

2:00 - 5:00 Registration and Cedar Point, Soak City, and Ride & Slide Ticket Sales
Breakers Lobby

TBA Committee Meetings

6:00 - 7:30 Welcoming Reception (open bar) – Coral Courtyard

FRIDAY, JUNE 24

8:00 - Noon Registration and Cedar Point, Soak City, and Ride & Slide Ticket Sales
Breakers East Conference Center

CRIMINAL TRAINING – Cedar Point Convention Center, 2nd floor

8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 Handling The Defense Expert - From Consternation To Confidence
Strategies and methods to successfully confront the ever increasing fields of expertise.
David L. Spence, Assistant District Attorney
District 3-B
Beaufort, North Carolina

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:00 Effective Opening And Closing Arguments - “Win It, Try It, Win It Again!”
Themes, principles of primacy and recency and preparing your case backwards to give your arguments the maximum impact.
David L. Spence, Assistant District Attorney
District 3-B
Beaufort, North Carolina

6:00 - 9:00 Family Dinner Buffet
Aperitifs at 6:00; dinner at 7:00.
Coral Dining Room

CIVIL TRAINING – Breakers East Conference Center

8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 Collective Bargaining And Personnel Issues
The presentation will focus on the most pertinent collective bargaining and personnel issues that arise on a regular basis. Collective bargaining issues will be presented under current law as compared to Senate Bill 5.
Marc A. Fishel, Partner
Downes, Fishel, Hass, and Kim LLP
Columbus, Ohio

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 11:15 Fighting To Keep People Employed - Are Fuloughs Enough?
The focus of this presentation will be on how jurisdictions may properly implement layoffs and furloughs in order to operate within restrictive budgets. The presentation will address the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, civil service law, policies and other relevant considerations when laying off employees and/or implementing furloughs.
Cheri B. Hass, Partner
Downes, Fishel, Hass, and Kim LLP
Columbus, Ohio

11:15 - 12:00 Advanced Discipline - When Reprimands Aren’t Enough
Most public employees in Ohio enjoy property rights in continued employment and are protected from summary termination. Generally, public employees are assured due process in conjunction with disciplinary actions, and they have the protection of the “just cause” principle contained in civil service law and/or collective bargaining agreements. This presentation will address the myriad of issues that arise when disciplining public employees and provide information vital to properly discipline and discharge an employee.
Cheri B. Hass, Partner
Downes Fishel, Hass, Kim LLP
Columbus

6:00 - 9:00 Family Dinner Buffet
Aperitifs at 6:00; dinner at 7:00.
Coral Dining Room

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 7:00 - 9:30 Family Breakfast Buffet – Coral Dining Room

8:00 - Noon Registration and Cedar Point, Soak City, and Ride & Slide Ticket Sales
Breakers East Conference Center

CRIMINAL TRAINING – Cedar Point Convention Center, 2nd floor

9:00 - 10:00 Ohio's Practices Improving Public Safety
This session will highlight innovative initiatives targeting offender reentry across Ohio. The rollout of the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) will be showcased, as will the impressive growth and role of local reentry coalitions across the state. The session will focus on how these developments which draw on evidence-based practices contribute tangibly to public safety, hold offenders accountable, and reduce recidivism. It will conclude by noting the implications of these changes for prosecutors.
Dr. Edward E. Rhine, Deputy Director,
Policy and Offender Reentry
Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 11:15 A Prosecutor’s Guide To Confronting Self Defense Claims
After parking his car before attending a Cleveland Cavaliers game, the defendant and a parking lot attendant have a dispute concerning an added $10 fee for a premier parking spot. The defendant shoots and kills the parking lot attendant claiming that he acted in self defense. In a highly publicized case the jury rejects this claim. A claim of self defense often leads to an emotional trial because the defendant is asserting that a homicide was justified. This session will examine the elements of self defense, the duty to retreat, the castle doctrine and defense of another. Further, we will review issues that often arise in self defense as proving the victim’s character for aggressiveness and whether the defendant has presented sufficient evidence to warrant an instruction on self defense.
Philip Bogdanoff
Retired Summit County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

11:15 - 12:00 Ohio Hearsay Update
Participants will analyze recent Ohio criminal cases and decide how they would have resolved the hearsay issues. After discussion, we will address how the courts decided the hearsay issues. Included are, among others, cases on statements against interest, police reports, past recollection recorded, excited utterances, and statements made for medical treatment.
Professor Beth A. Eisler
Professor of Law
University of Toledo

12:00 - 1:30 Business Meeting
Cedar Point Convention Center

CIVIL TRAINING – Breakers East Conference Center

9:00 - 10:00 Oil And Gas Law 101: Welcoming Marcellus And Utica Shale Development To Ohio
Recent technological advancements have made it possible to produce natural gas from deep shale reservoirs in the State of Ohio—often referred to as the Marcellus and Utica Shale. This session will provide an introduction to oil and gas law, the Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing, and the numerous legal issues arising from such development, particularly as faced by Ohio’s public landowners.
Matthew W. Warnock, Associate
Energy, Public Utilities, and Environmental Group
Bricker and Eckler
Columbus, Ohio

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 11:15 Local Government Reform—The World Turned Upside Down
The Budget Bill (HB 153) and related legislation targets Local Government Reform as a way to ease the pain of cuts in state aid. This session will survey Local Government Reform in that regard with an emphasis on those elements most likely to involve the prosecutor’s office, particularly agreements for shared services among local governments.
Rebecca C. Princehorn, Partner
Public Finance Group
Bricker and Eckler
Columbus, Ohio

11:15 - 12:00 Successful Sunshine: Approaches And Tactics For Litigating Public Records Cases
A look at public records mandamus actions, how to be proactive, and litigation tactics when necessary.
Robert C. Moormann
Constitutional Offices Section
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine

12:00 - 1:30 General Business Meeting
Cedar Point Convention Center

OPAA HAS REQUESTED SUPREME COURT APPROVAL FOR 5.50 HOURS OF CLE TRAINING