The 2011 training will feature the following topics:

• On Star capabilities and issues dealing with dispatch center information from those related systems. - Presenter: Ms. Sherry LeVeque, On Star
• Overview of how to promulgate "Writing Protocols" as it pertains to policy, procedures, rules, etc. - Presenter: Mike Bertha, MMRMA
• 911 Center trauma and stress influences, tips and strategies, and help make the radical shift in our think and ability to thrive in even the worst communication center relationship problems. - Presenters: Jim Marshall and Lisa Hall, Midland County Central Dispatch
• Operation of a workplace Bullard-Plawecki Act, MEMAC agreements, and law suits. - Presenter: Chris Cooke, MMRMA Defense Firm Attorney

This seminar, conducted in conjunction with the Northern Michigan Law Enforcement Training Center (NMLETC), will provide training in the following areas: tracking and trailing; executive protection; narcotic detection; building searches; felony stops; criminal apprehension; handler protection; explosive detection; and article searching.  Training will be conducted during both daylight and evening hours.

NMLETC offers a unique training environment.  Handlers and their canine partners are able to train, billet, and have meals in the Camp Grayling facility.  The camp provides a remote and secure training center, which allows for expanded narcotic and explosive detection and advanced apprehension techniques.

Controlling Through Effective Discipline and Effective Grievance Processing covers the essential elements of effective employee discipline.  It will begin with a history and overview of employment principles, including the rights and obligations of both employer and employee.  Attendees will discover the importance of establishing work policies and disciplinary procedures, documenting disciplinary action, and determining appropriate corrective disciplinary measures.

A significant portion of the course will focus on the specific requirements and considerations when dealing with discipline of contracted employees. Attendees will learn what a grievance is, as well as procedures for processing, arbitrating, and settling grievances.

This 2 1/2 day workshop will cover:

• Nine keys to courtroom security vulnerability
• Types of weapons used in courtroom incidents
• Types of trials that are more likely to generate security incidents
• Typical profile of those involved in courthouse incidents

The conduct of court officers responsible for jury security is vitally important to the impartial administration of justice. Officers must have precise instructions for handling juries, whether those rules are based on the guidelines recommended here or on state code requirements. Unruly conduct on the part of the prisoners/defendants should not be tolerated.

Instructor: Paul Banner, Retired, South Carolina Department of Public Safety, Criminal Justice Academy Division: Due to his extensive knowledge of court security procedures, Mr. Banner was selected by the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court to initiate a series of seminars on the necessity of formulating security policies and procedures for judicial proceedings. The successful implementation of these court security seminars led other states to request his expertise. Mr. Banner has lectured extensively to judges and all members of the judicial process throughout the United States, and is a well qualified consultant in the area of court security.

The three-hour seminar goes beyond the normal driver's training and will modify the behavior of those driving emergency vehicles by outlining safe, legal, and efficient response for Fire and EMS agencies.

Subjects presented will include:

• Organizational and personal liability
• Legal privileges and exemptions
• "Reckless disregard" and "due regard"
• Intersection clearing strategies
• POVs, tankers, and seat belts
• Braking capabilities and limitations
• Emergency equipment limitations
• Vehicle inspections and maintenance

This course will cover the dos and don'ts of discrimination in the workplace, complaints before the EEOC, jurisdiction, procedure before the EEOC, field investigations by the EEOC, powers of the EEOC, findings and remedies, enforcement and litigation, and policies and procedures.

This workshop is designed to enhance the skills of certified officers through classroom instruction and hands-on skills training.  The workshop includes: MILO simulator, legal update, fundamentals of marksmanship, range training, and firearms safety.  A Firearms Diagnostic Unit (FDU) is used to diagnose shooter proficiency.

Each participant must bring a bulletproof vest, duty weapon, a minimum of three (3) magazines, holster and gear, 500 rounds of ammo minimum, flashlight, eye and ear protection, and outdoor apparel including rain gear. A second duty gun is recommended at this shooting school.

MMRMA presents a special one-day seminar on the Freedom of Information Act  and Open Meetings Act. The seminar will provide clear and concise procedural guidelines as contained within the newly revised MMRMA FOIA Coordinator Handbook and Open Meetings Act Handbook, both of which will be provided to each participant.

The purpose of the FOIA and OMA acts are to promote government openness and accountability, as well as to ensure greater public access and input into the governing process. This seminar will provide guidelines for how public entities are to conduct their business, not only in meetings open to the public, but also relating to citizen's rights to access and request disclosure of public records and documents.

MMRMA's defense firms of Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho (CMDA) and Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field (JRLAF) will be conducting this valuable training.

This workshop is designed for MMRMA member employees involved in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.  The training will provide a guide for FOIA coordinators and other employees who have the responsibility of handling public information inquiries. 

Rental of the Precision Facility Includes:

• 9-acre cone pad for cone exercises and cumulative skills course
• 3-acre skid pad for skid control training
• 8 MSP training vehicles for use in cone exercises
• 3 MSP training vehicles for use in skid control training

The following topics will be covered:

• Defensive Driving
• Civil Liability
• Emergency Response Driving
• Night Driving

This course is a 40 hour program aimed at the in-service officer.  The curriculum includes 30 hours of hands-on training and 10 hours of classroom instruction.  The areas covered in class and reinforced during practical exercises are:

• Vehicle Dynamics
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Defensive Driving
• Performance Driving
• Skid Control
• Civil Liability
• Pursuit Driving
• Night Driving

Students will also participate in vision and brake reaction testing.  A written examination will be completed.

The instructor update is a review of lecture based material including:

• Civil Liability
• Defensive Driving
• Vehicle Dynamics
• Performance Driving

The program will also include a review of practical driving exercises consisting of:

• Serpentine
• Evasive Maneuvering
• Controlled Braking
• Precision Maneuvering
• Skid Control
• Performance Driving

In-car role reversal exercises will be used to determine instructor proficiency.

EMERGENCY/PURSUIT DRIVING is designed to provide training to police officers in simulated pursuit situations.

The REFRESHER DRIVING PROGRAM has been created to sharpen the skills of officers who have completed the MSP 40 Hour Advanced Precision Driving Program.

This class is designed to enhance the awareness and skills of jail administrators and supervisory personnel in identifying operational and physical plant deficiencies. 

A community must be disaster-resistant to be sustainable. At a time when local governments are faced with emergency situations ranging from floods to hazardous materials incidents, and other natural, technological, and man-made disasters, it is imperative that municipalities prepare plans and procedures for reducing risks from emergency situations. Not doing so could adversely affect a community's ability to respond to and recover from any emergency, be eligible to receive federal disaster mitigation funds, and also damage the quality of life in the community.

This course is designed to identify the need for communities to conduct hazard mitigation planning and to integrate hazard mitigation into the community planning process. This is an American Planning Association workshop in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It will be presented by Dr. William D. Wagoner, former Director of Planning and Emergency Services for Livingston County. This essential workshop will provide information on tools and techniques that enable communities to develop strategies to integrate emergency management and hazard mitigation into the comprehensive planning process.

This workshop is a must for community planners, public officials, public safety and emergency management personnel. Topics will include:

• Hazard/vulnerability analyses process
• Mitigation strategy process
• Hazard mitigation considerations
• Funding for hazard mitigation
• Integrating hazard mitigation and comprehensive planning

This two-day course is designed to give officers the basic knowledge necessary to deal with a rapid deployment situation (active shooter). The tactics used in this course are more advanced than the traditional diamond or quad formations currently taught.

The tactics provide officers with a practical, systematic approach that affords maximum security while moving through a hostile environment. Officers will also learn tactics and practical extraction techniques for injured persons. The course will review a history of active shooter incidents, incident commonalities, terminology and definitions, protocol and tactical techniques. Students will learn through a minimum amount of lecture and a significant amount of actual demonstrations, practical exercises, and reality-based training scenarios utilizing force-on-force simmunition applications.

Officers from the Livonia Police Department, led by Lt. Ron Taig and Sergeant Dan Danaher, will provide the instruction for this course.

After registering, officers will receive a confirmation letter and list of equipment they will need to bring with them.

MMRMA's new program, Safety and Accident Review Committee (SARC), will help guide municipal organizations in the formation, operation, and benefits of creating and implementing a committee to help ensure employee safety and optimize productivity.

Discussion topics will include:

• Selection of committee members
• Creating a Mission/Vision Statement
• Meeting schedule
• Suggestions for maintaining active committee participation
• Injury and risk identification
• Analysis of "near misses"
• Review of "high-risk" activities and risk transfer
• Developing practices and policies
• Employee education and training
• Developing reporting procedures
• Municipal cost savings for wages and administration
• Municipal cost savings on equipment and maintenance
• Municipal savings for workers' compensation and liability costs
• Improving employee morale

Tactical Encounters for Patrol Officers is a reality-based, live-fire, and simmunitions training that covers both classroom and actual field training scenarios.  Firearms skills, mental mindset, patrol tactics, and building searches are covered in depth.  Proficiency is then field tested using multiple reality-based training scenarios and practical exercises.  Each session is a three-day training course.

Skilled instructors with experience in Special Response and Officer Survival, led by Lt. Ron Taig (Livonia Police Department), will conduct this training.

After registration has been completed, attendees will receive a detailed list of equipment they will need to bring with them.

This is an annual three-day workshop directed at 911/telecommunication directors and superviors.  Each year different topics are presented.

This is a test of the new training registration process.

The foundation of risk management rests in management's ability to minimize risk and liability exposure.  An integral element of doing so is the writing and implementation of written protocols.

The one-day, interactive workshop will provide the basic foundation needed to write and promulgate policies, procedures, rules, general orders, and special orders.  Attendees may choose to bring in their departments' protocols to review during this seminar.