Upcoming Meeting and Seminars         2008 Scheduled Trainings:         July 16th & 17th, 2008 - Maintenance Conference, Holiday Inn Express, Lexington, NE Registration    September 16th - 19th, 2008 - NE NAHRO Fall Conference, Embassy Suites Downtown, Omaha, NE Registration  ________________________________________________________________________     ___________________________                               _____________________________________________   LEGISLATIVE AND HOUSING ISSUES Be alert to what powers the NEBRASKA HOUSING AGENCY LAW has for your agency. Remember, you can only operate within the powers that are given your agency by the State Law.   THE STATE LAW: Provides the process for a Resident Commissioner. Your local governing body must adopt ordinances in accordance with the State law.                   * Allows you to enter into and perform interagency and inter- governmental agreements.   * Allows you to participate in group or pools for insurance, pension, or retirement.   * Allows you to form and operate non-profit corporations or affiliates.   * Gives special consideration to agencies in Villages and Second Class Cities in purchasing from Commissioners.   * Defines when public bidding is required.   * Defines Code of Ethics for Commissioners and family members.   * Defines what records are exempt from public inspection.   * Defines that the HUD required Agency and Annual Plans be due to the State Auditor within 6 months of the fiscal year end. Annual Audit is required if gross revenues are over $250,000. Biennial Audit if gross revenues are under $250,000.   * Defines that Annual Reports are due to the local governing body within 6 months of the year-end and what is to be included in the report.   To stay abreast of these and other changes included in the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 and the Nebraska State Housing Law of 1999 consider joining the Nebraska Chapter of NAHRO. See our Membership page for more information. AGENCY PLAN WEBSITE: www.hud.gov/pih/pha/plans/phaps-home.html FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE WEBSITE: www.nahro.org/legislative/federal.html THE NEBRASKA CHAPTER OF NAHRO REGISTRATION & REFUND POLICY SUBSTITUTIONS, REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS Approved by Executive Board June 15, 2001 The following policy will be followed for all Nebraska NAHRO sponsored Training and Conference Registrations. Payment is required upon registration. Registration fee does not include hotel, accommodations or travel costs. Any meals included in the registration fee shall be so stated on the Registration Forms. Checks should be made payable to NE NAHRO and mailed to the State Service Officer. FULL REFUND: NE NAHRO reserves the right to cancel, rescheduled or change the location of any Training, Workshop or Conference at any time. If cancellation occurs, NE NAHRO will credit the full amount toward another NE NAHRO sponsored Training, Workshop or Conference held within a one year period following the cancellation or provide the registrant a full refund at his/her option. Cancellation and Request for Refund by registrant must be in writing and postmarked, e-mailed or faxed fifteen ( 15) days prior to scheduled training or conference and sent to the State Service Officer. An Agency may substitute another employee at any time rather than cancel the registration and pay a cancellation fee. PARTIAL REFUND: Cancellation or Request for Refund by registrant NOT postmarked (or faxed with time/date) fifteen (15) days prior to training or conference but received the State Service Officer prior to the training or conference start date will receive a full refund less a cancellation fee of: $50.00 for registrations of $100.00 or more OR 20% of the total paid registration cost for the training/conference fee for registrations of less than $100.00. NO REFUND: If the registrant does not attend the training, after having registered, NO Refund : will be given once the training or conference has started, with the following exceptions: death of participant or immediate family member OR medical emergency of the participant or immediate family member. In such cases a request for refund must be submitted in writing from the participant's organization and must be received by the State Service Officer within fifteen (15) days of the conclusion of the training. Registrants who do not cancel in writing and who do not attend are still responsible for the entire registration fee. Paid registrants are entitled to training materials (if applicable) but NO refund. REFUND POLICY: All Nebraska NAHRO training and/or conference registrations forms must state the Refund Policy using applicable dates and amounts. TRAINING REGISTRATION FEE FORMULA: The formula below is used for all Nebraska NAHRO Sponsored Training Nebraska NAHRO offers a Member and Non-Member Registration Fee schedule. Fee formula for Training Costs (Cost includes Training Fees, Materials, Meals, etc.) is determined as follows: Members: Actual costs plus $50.00. Non-Members: Total Member Training Costs PLUS an additional 50%. (Example: Member Costs for Training equals $200.00 PLUS 50% for a total of $300.00) TRAINING MATERIALS: If there are training materials after a Training or Conference has been held, requests may be submitted to the State Service Officer for purchase of those materials by NE NAHRO members to the State Service Officer. Cost of the training materials will be figured on a formula of:   Actual Material Costs Plus Actual Shipping Costs Plus $5.00 Handling Charges ($10.00 Handling Charges for Non-Members) Any orders for remaining materials will be filled until the supply is depleted. Rev. June 2001