9:00 – 10:00 a.m. A FUNNEL OF MONEY: AN OVERVIEW OF CLEAN ENERGY INCENTITIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES

John Flis and Art Schoulties, Bricker Graydon, Columbus

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. EMPOWERING MUNICIAL ATTORNEYS: NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES IN GRANT FUNDING

Morgan Sutter, Director of Grants Administration and Governmental Relations, City of Cincinnati

11:15 – 11:30 a.m. BREAK

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. LEGAL PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS

Tiara Ross, Deputy Section Chief
Sarah Pomeroy, Zone Attorney
Property Action Team, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein’s Office

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. SOCIAL MEDIA CONSIDERATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYERS

Benjamin Chojnacki, Shareholder, Roetzel & Andress, Cleveland

This presentation will discuss how to mitigate legal risks when using social media and will include an examination of recent cases.

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. BREAK

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. BALANCING ACTS: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Paul Nick, Executive Director, Ohio Ethics Commission
Renata Ramsini, Chief Ethics Officer, Campaign Finance Administrator, Office of Ethics and Campaign Finance, City of Columbus

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM: TOBACCO AND HOME RULE

Rich Coglianese, Solicitor General, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein’s Office

This presentation will cover civil and criminal regulations of tobacco retailers and how the state’s tobacco pre-emption impacts municipalities even if your city does not have its own tobacco regulations. We will also examine the impact of home rule on the state’s new law.