Okaloosa County BOCC — November 17, 2015 — Request Payment for Training Speaker James Robbins — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 17, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: GinNeal McVay SUBJECT: Request Payment for Training Speaker James Robbins DEPARTMENT: Human Resources BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request payment be made to Mr. James Robbins to provide training services on December 3, 2015, and authorize Finance to provide the check to be hand delivered on the day of the training. BACKGROUND: Each year the Board of County Commissioners hosts a one day training event for its senior leadership staff and leadership program graduates. This is a cost effective way to provide training opportunities specifically geared toward the County and designed to enhance the performance of County employees. This year we have invited Mr. James Robbins to deliver our keynote presentation. Mr. Robbins is an author, speaker and motivation specialist. He will be providing training based on strategies discussed in his book entitled Nine Minutes on Monday: The Quick and Easy Way to Go From Manager to Leader. OPTIONS: Approve/Deny/Modify RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the request for payment to be made to Mr. James Robbins to provide training services on December 3, 2015; and 2) Authorize Finance to provide the check to the Interim Human Resources Director so it can be hand delivered on the day of the training. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator