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Human resources director seeks $15,000 for leadership training sessions

Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors · July 14, 2026
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Summary

Amanda Fezemer, the county human resources director, asked the board to consider a roughly $15,000 request to bring trainer Ted Garnett for review and practice sessions and proposed additional peer-to-peer sessions led by an internal director; staff will present a refined request for formal approval on a future agenda.

Human resources director Amanda Fezemer briefed the Board of Supervisors on a strategic-planning follow-up and requested funding to support leadership training.

Fezemer said the county's culture team and leadership-university work have produced a proposed set of sessions and asked for approximately $15,000 to bring trainer Ted Garnett to conduct review and practice meetings. She also proposed having Mike Hendrickson lead a peer-to-peer session for directors and supervisory staff and said staff will present a more formal request at an upcoming meeting.

Fezemer noted scheduling considerations and said the sessions would be targeted for late August into September, aligned with the Leadership University schedule. She suggested the board could finalize approval as early as the July 28 meeting if that timetable suits members.

What’s next: HR and the culture team will return with a refined agenda and formal funding request for board action.