The Conference is hosting Addressing Bad News: A PR Workshop, on Monday, March 29 at Addison Village Hall from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Former Press Secretary to Jim Edgar and President of Mack Communications, Gary Mack, will be facilitating. The workshop will focus on media relations and how to answer to your residents and the media in the midst of budget and service cuts. The registration form is available on our website. Contact Kim Sumner, Member Services and Communications Manager, with any questions.

The 2009 Governmental Leader of the Year (GLOY) Award was given to Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Larry Frang at the February Conference Business Meeting. The GLOY Award is given to a government official who has supported DuPage municipalities and works toward legislative or other solutions to municipal concerns. Executive Director Frang improved IML's relationship and communication with DMMC, shared analyses of legisation, provided assistance to the Conference in Springfield and instituted weekly calls to share information and pool resources. Congratulations to Larry Frang on receiving this honor.

IMET's 1-3 Year Fund produced an outstanding net one-month return of .58 percent as of January 31, 2010 (6.96 percent annualized), and a net one-year return of 2.17 percent as of January 31. IMET has consistently served - and continues to serve - as a solid intermediate-term investment for its members. IMET has provided strong enhancement over time and a solid source of diversification to the operating and reserve portfolios of Illinois public agencies. IMET is proud to maintain a triple A rating from Standard & Poor's rating service providing members with the highest level of safety. IMET's Convenience Fund continued to provide a strong, competitive rate to IMET members as the Convenience Fund posted a net one-month return of .05 percent as of January 31, 2010 with an average daily yield for the month of .59 percent, and a net one-year return of .51 percent as of January 31, 2010. IMET's Convenience Fund is fully collateralized at 110 percent and is managed so as to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Please check IMET's website at www.investIMET.com for more information including membership and performance. 

 

If municipalities are still looking to promote Census 2010 in their communities, Larry McIntyre, Westmont Census Committee Chair, recommends three key messages:

 

Convenience: By filling out the Census form and mailing it in on time, residents will avoid having a Census taker coming to their door.

 

It's easy: The new Census form only has 10 questions and none of them pertain to financial information. It is estimated that the form can quickly be filled out within 10 minutes.

 

Money: Every person counted as a resident of your community brings tax revenue into the community.

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