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Fairfield County leadership conference focuses on cybersecurity, HR legal guidance and emotional intelligence
Summary
At its April 7 Leadership Conference, Fairfield County hosted outside and internal presenters on phishing and cybersecurity, HR leave and harassment procedures, legal Q&A, and emotional-intelligence training for supervisors.
Fairfield County held a Leadership Conference on April 7 that brought together roughly 124 county directors, elected officials and staff for training on risk control, cybersecurity, human-resources law and leadership skills.
Frank Hatfield, assistant director and risk control manager at CORSA, reviewed claims-management priorities and recommended preventative training programs, highlighting defensive driving and noting backing incidents are the most common claim. Dan Neeley, Fairfield County's information-technology director, delivered guidance on phishing awareness and other cybersecurity risks for staff. Ben Humphrey of Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff presented on responding to sick-leave requests and managing employee leave and led a session on discipline, harassment and social-media policy, underscoring complaint procedures for unlawful harassment. Marc Fishel of the same firm fielded audience questions during an "Ask the Attorney" segment about HR legal obligations and procedures.
Janet Cooper delivered a session on emotional intelligence, urging leaders to incorporate EQ into supervisory practice. County leaders framed the sessions as preventative training to reduce liability and improve staff performance, and noted participation in some trainings can provide credit for next year's programs.
The sessions were informational and no new personnel policies or regulatory actions were adopted during the conference.
