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2023 Spotlight Seminars Focused on Leadership and Building a Positive Workplace Culture
We asked for county leaders, and they answered the call in April at NIRMA’s 2023 Spotlight Seminar Series, Investing in Your Leaders. All told, nearly 400 registered to attend these member-exclusive seminars. While weather-related safety considerations prevented our...
In Case You Missed It: Spring Cleaning to Ensure Your Employee Handbook is Tidy
NIRMA recently presented a webinar entitled "Spring Cleaning: Ensure Your Employee Handbook is Tidy." During the webinar, experienced labor law attorneys Pam Bourne and Ashley Connell reviewed the latest updates/revisions to NIRMA's model Employee Handbook, and new...
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,...
Investing in Your Leaders Seminar – Coming this April to a Regional Location Near You
NIRMA’s Spotlight Seminar Series this April 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 Connell,...
Safety Shorts
Safety Committee Responsibilities and Duties – Facility Auditing
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager NIRMA members benefit from proactive risk management and loss prevention techniques. A member’s...
Last Reminder – Money for Minutes Deadline is January 31st, 2024
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager I wanted to send a friendly reminder to safety committee chairpersons and members that your 2023...
Risks and Rewards of Law Enforcement Agency Social Media Programs
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Social media has become an integral tool for law enforcement agencies to enhance...
Safety Committee Responsibilities and Duties
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager Beginning this month, and for the next four months, I’m going to discuss the different...
Are Your Signs Larger Than They Appear?
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist County road departments must install and maintain signs according to the latest edition...
Open Carry in Public Buildings
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist If you attended this year’s NIRMA Self Defense for County Officials conference in Kearney, you...
Law Enforcement Roll Call Training
March 2023 Roll Call Training
Jail High-Risk Critical Task- Care, Custody, Restraint and Transportation of Prisoners Transportation and restraint by law enforcement agencies of...
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...