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Third election scheduled for AGRiP Board

A third election to fill one position on AGRiP's Board of Directors will be held Nov. 6-10, 2017.

Mylander elected to AGRiP Board of Directors

Kirk Mylander of Oregon Public Entity Excess Pool (OPEEP) has been elected to serve a four-year term on the AGRiP Board of Directors. He will begin his term Jan. 1, 2018.

SLLC offers Supreme Court preview webinar

The State & Local Legal Center will host a webinar Oct. 24, to preview interesting cases, many of which are relevant to the public sector, scheduled to come before the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year.

Updates coming to Advisory Standards for Recognition

Pools applying for AGRiP Recognition, including new and renewing applicants, can expect updated standards and best practice recommendations as part of the process.

AGRiP pools earn Recognition status

A dozen AGRiP member pools have earned Advisory Standards for Recognition status in recent months.

AGRiP will hold Board elections Oct. 17-23

Designated Representatives of AGRiP regular member pools will have access to an electronic voting process from Tuesday, Oct. 17 through Monday, Oct. 23, to fill two, four-year positions on the AGRiP Board of Directors.

New Colorado law simplifies heart, cancer claims

A new law in Colorado allows firefighters to voluntarily participate in an accident-type policy that replaces the traditional work comp process for presumed cancers and speeds the resolution process, offering improved outcomes for everyone involved. A similar voluntary program exists for firefighter cardiac claims.

Warning about event poaching

AGRiP has learned of a “poaching” attempt targeting attendee hotel arrangements at our 2017 Fall Educational Forum. Any request for information or solicitation regarding AGRiP conference attendance or hotel reservations that does not come from an AGRiP staff member is unauthorized, and may be a scam.

Share your pooling story to engage members

In this issue of Intelligence, we examine how some AGRiP member pools use storytelling to connect with members, and methods to make a story compelling. Finding your pool’s most effective story may take time, but will be worth it to build stronger member connections.

'Provocation rule' rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

In County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the "provocation rule," noting "its fundamental flaw is that it uses another constitutional violation to manufacture an excessive force claim where one would not otherwise exist."

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