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Welcome To the Latest Issue of eNews!
April 15, 2010 vol 1 issue 13 Welcome to La Crosse County’s eNews. Our purpose is to keep the people of La Crosse County better informed about your County government. County government has not always been as visible as some other levels of government. So we’ll provide eNews you can use like upcoming dates for public hearings, health clinics and reminders about deadlines for dog licenses and ordinance changes. We’ll provide detailed information about our budget, highlights of innovations and achievements and updates about critical issues facing the County, like how certain actions of the State & Federal governments will affect County services and County property taxpayers. We also want the people of our County to have a chance to learn more about the inner workings of County government by providing access to the Monthly Report to the County Board. On an alternating basis, roughly half the departments report each month on the most compelling statistics, activities and challenges confronting our staff working to provide the best in public service. Link to Monthly Reports. We hope you find La Crosse County eNews helpful and informative. If you have any suggestions how to make it better, please let us know using our email links at the bottom. eNews You Can Use! Earth Day Inspirational Speaker: Bill Miller “Sacred Ground” Thursday April 22, 2010 Noon – 1:00 Viterbo Fine Arts Center
Earth Day Concert Dan Sebranek and Bill Miller Thursday April 22, 2010 6:30-9:30 Cargill Room of the Waterfront Restaurant Tickets $10, available at Myrick Hixon Ecopark, People’s Food Co-op and the Root Note. Ho-Chunk Nation and La Crosse County jointly announce support of Greater La Crosse Diversity Council This week at a news conference held at the Three Rivers House on Main Street in La Crosse a group of 21 private, public, non-profit and community organizations announced the formation of the Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council. La Crosse County and the Ho-Chunk Nation have provided the lead support to this new organization, formed to provide an educational and referral source to employers who are working on issues of workplace and community diversity.
Speaking at the news conference were John Holst, Legislator for the Ho-Chunk Nation, Maureen Freedland La Crosse County Supervisor, Houa Vang personnel recruiter for Gunderson Lutheran Health System and County Administrator Steve O’Malley.
Recruiting and retaining a quality workforce to deliver quality services requires inclusive workplaces and culturally competency. The need for a collaborative approach on diversity was recognized by County Board Chairman Steve Doyle several years ago and staff were encouraged to form an area wide Diversity Council with other organizations. With the strong support and participation of Supervisors Maureen Freedland and Sharon Hampson, the news conference announcement fulfills this goal. Diversity of all types will be considered including the areas of Disability.
Plans include bringing in speakers, leading discussion groups, sponsoring training sessions and conferences, and helping employers deal with recruiting and problem solving. What can be done to share resources and learn from each other, rather than each individual employer trying to do this on our own. The other organizations represented in the Council are: Gunderson Lutheran Health System, Western Technical College, UW-La Crosse Continuing Education and Extension, City of Onalaska, Logistics Health Inc., YWCA of the Coulee Region, Family Resources Inc., NAACP – La Crosse County Branch, Pathways to Independence, Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare – Mayo System, Vocational Rehab for Native Americans, Workforce Connections, Wal-Mart Distribution Center of Tomah, Viterbo University, School District of La Crosse, City of La Crosse, Hmong Mutual Assistance and the 7 Rivers Region Diversity Collaboration Initiative.
As membership support grows, the Council will host regular educational programs on inclusion strategies; provide networking sessions for employees engaged in diversity initiatives within their organizations; and, serve as a referral and educational resource for individual members and the public. For more information on the programming and activities of the Diversity Council, please call 608.785.6509 or email hansen.andr@uwlax.edu The Diversity Council meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 8:30-9:45 am. Council and membership information can be found at www.glaxdiversitycouncil.com
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