We have several online trainings and webinars available for you to attend for SDAO Board Leadership Academy credit. As more trainings are recorded, we will add them to this list.

Module 1: Board Member Basics

• Powers and Protections
  2020 Board of Directors and Management Staff Training
   
• Roles and Responsibilities
  2020 Board of Directors and Management Staff Training
   
• Representing the Board
  2020 Board of Directors and Management Staff Training
  Advanced Board Skills: Choosing Collaboration & Clarity Over Chaos (2021)
   
• Ordinances and Resolutions
  2020 Board of Directors and Management Staff Training
   
• Ethics
  2020 Board of Directors and Management Staff Training
   
• Public Meetings
  2020 Public Meetings Training

Module 2: Statutory Responsibilities

• Public Records
  2020 Public Records Training
   
• Public Contracting
  Foundations of Public Contracting (2017)
  Basics of Public Contracting in Oregon (2021) 
   
• Local Budgeting and Finance
  Basic Budgeting and Finance Concepts (2021)

Module 3: Risk Management

• Analyzing Exposure to Risk
  Analyzing Exposure to Risk (2021)
   
• ADA Compliance
  Threading the Needle: Evaluating ADA and Religious Accommodation Requests in the Age of COVID (2022)
   
• General Risk Management
  Am I Covered?
   
• Contingency Plans: Disaster Preparedness and Succession Planning
  Disaster Preparedness and Building Resilient Systems (2022)

Module 4: Human Resources

• Evaluating your Executive Director/General Manager/Fire Chief
  Making Executive Director Performance Evaluation Meaningful (2017)
   
• Harassment and Discrimination
  Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace – What’s New? (2020)
  A View from the Top: Harassment Claims Against Elected Officials Under SB479 (2021)
   
• Wrongful Termination
   
• Cultural Diversity
  Uncovering Our Blind Spots
  Cultural Diversity: What is it and Why Does it Matter? (2021)
   
• Fair Labor and Standards Act