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In Case You Missed It: Kickoff to the Energized Approach
The “Player Page” full of resources for NIRMA members from Michael Melnik, including his Energized Approach process, is now live! Learn More: You Can Still View the Kickoff Webinar Recording If you were unable to join the kickoff webinar on January 11, you can review...

New Face for Workers Compensation Claims of NIRMA II Members
William J. Gross has joined the team of claims adjusters that serve the NIRMA program, effective January 3, 2023. His focus will be exclusively on workers compensation claims of the NIRMA II pool, in line with his 24 years of claims handling and management experience...

Legal Link is here
The NIRMA HR Help Line was established in 2003 to assist with member legal questions on employment practices. But did you know, there is an additional resource for members who need additional proactive legal help related to other county functions, outside the context...

NIRMA joins County Network Security Cooperative, Adds to its Cyber Security Toolkit
NIRMA is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with NACO, MIPS, Applied Connective Technologies, and Bytes Managed IT in a new County Network Security Cooperative aimed at encouraging cyber security best practices specifically for counties. The Cooperative,...

Spotlight Seminar Series – Coming in April 2023
NIRMA’s Spotlight Seminar Series in 2023 will focus on public sector employment practices, specifically training for leaders. The seminars will be conducted during April at five convenient locations across the state and will feature Pam Bourne and Ashley...

Successful Cyber Security Regional Seminars
Crossing the state from Gering, to Ogallala, to Kearney, to Lincoln, to Norfolk, NIRMA spent the better part of two weeks this April working directly with officials and employees on improving cyber security. Now, approximately 225 officials and employees will be...
Safety Shorts

Bringing Order to Chaos, Part 2- Special Event Planning and IAPs
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist In last month’s Safety Short, we looked at the power of the National Incident Management...

How is Everyone Going to React?
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I was once told by one of my former bosses/mentors, that when it comes to employees “you...

Money for Minutes Award Winners!!!
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager It’s February in Nebraska and that means snow, below zero windchills and Money for Minutes awards!...

Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager This first round of snow (for us Eastern Nebraska folks anyway) will be melted and gone by the...

Safety Meetings Made Easy…and Possibly Fun?
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I think we can all agree that our employees are the most valuable asset that we can have....

Bringing Order to Chaos, Part 1
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist If you have spent any time in a law enforcement leadership role, you know what it is like to...
Law Enforcement Roll Call Training
January 2023 Roll Call Training
Jail High-Risk Critical Task/ Use of Force Unlike the use of force on free citizens, the use of force in jails falls under the Fourteenth and Eighth...
December 2022 Roll Call Training
High Risk Critical Task / Person of Diminished Capacity Every community can expect its law enforcement officers to encounter persons of diminished...
November 2022 Roll Call Training
High Risk Critical Task / Special Operations Law enforcement experience has demonstrated that there are certain high-risk service demands which...
October 2022 Roll Call Training
High Risk Critical Task / Internal Affairs and Complaints Pursuant to NRS 81-1414.14, law enforcement agencies shall have a policy regarding...
September 2022 Roll Call Training
High Risk Critical Task / Selection, Hiring, Retention This agency is committed to hiring only those persons qualified for employment in law...
August 2022 Roll Call Training
High Risk Critical Task / Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Misconduct All law enforcement agencies must have a policy prohibiting Sexual...