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scheduling, saves time and resources. Additionally, the system allows employees and supervisors to instantly view
<br />currently scheduled training, review required training assignments, enter and track certifications and run reports.
<br />This system also delivers automated notices about training assignments and activities, creating additional
<br />efficiencies.
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<br />ELD will give City departments the ability to expand development activities. It provides efficient online classes,
<br />bringing the learning experience to an employee’s computer. ELD also creates the opportunity for all employees,
<br />regardless of their work shift, to learn and review important job-related content on their own schedule. Training
<br />content, such as “How to Be an Effective Public Employee,” as well as customer service classes, will yield service
<br />gains to the public. The system will also use interactive testing combined with easier methods to access review
<br />material. This web-based system was implemented by a City team led by Central Services.
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<br />For more information, contact Denise Smith of Human Resources at 541-682-5731,or Sharon Amasha of
<br />Information Services at 541-682-5833.
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<br />Small Business Workshops at Eugene Public Library
<br />Lots of people dream of going into business for themselves - but they aren’t sure how to turn those ideas into reality.
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<br />The first step could be the free workshop, Starting a Small Business,on Saturday, March 13, at 3 p.m., at the
<br />Downtown Eugene Public Library. Expert advisors from Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the
<br />Library's Business and Career Center will share practical information and answer questions. Topics include writing a
<br />business plan, funding a small business, starting a home-based or online business, and connecting with helpful local
<br />resources and organizations.
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<br />A free talk, Franchising 101, will take place on Wednesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m., at the Downtown Eugene Public
<br />Library, discussing the bottom line on one way to go into business. Terry Rost will teach attendees the terminology,
<br />how to evaluate franchise companies, and how to measure risk. He will also share tips on financing and avoiding
<br />pitfalls. Rost has decades of professional experience with the Fortune 500, academia, small business, and
<br />franchising, in addition to his work as a consultant and mentor.
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<br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.
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<br />EPD Volunteer First to Give More than 5,000 Hours of Service
<br />Tony LaMarche, a retired area manager for Inter-Continental Cigar, joined
<br />the Volunteers in Policing (VIP) Program in April 2004. In less than six
<br />years, he has donated more than 5,000 hours of service, and is the first EPD
<br />volunteer to reach this milestone.
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<br />A Citizens’ Police Academy graduate, Tony has become an invaluable EPD
<br />partner. His primary assignment is with the Seniors on Patrol Team, which
<br />involves patrolling the streets of Eugene in a marked volunteer vehicle,
<br />providing home vacation checks, issuing warnings and tickets to violators of
<br />signed disabled-parking spaces, providing a serialized and valuable property
<br />identification service, performing radar patrol, and providing a theft-from-
<br />vehicle prevention service. Since 2006, he has been assisting the Public
<br />Information Office by digitally dubbing police-related news stories for an
<br />historical archive. In 2009, he joined the Image Retrieval Team. In this
<br />assignment, he and his teammate pick up surveillance videos from
<br />businesses that are victims of financial and property crimes, and lodge the videos into evidence. On top of those
<br />three ongoing positions, Tony also regularly signs up for episodic volunteer assignments including the Prevention
<br />Convention, the National Night Out Caravan, the Police Activities League, role-playing for team training scenarios
<br />and emergency preparedness exercises, Polar Plunge support, and assisting with department ceremonies.
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<br />Each year since 2005, Tony has earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award, gold level, for contributing more
<br />than 500 hours in a year. This award, based on hours of service, is the most prestigious volunteer award currently
<br />connected to the White House to which all Americans can aspire. Last year during National Volunteer Week, Tony
<br />was honored with the President’s Call to Service Award for serving 4,000+ hours.
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<br />When asked why he volunteers for EPD, Tony had this to say, “I volunteer because I enjoy making contact and
<br />helping the citizens of our community and doing my small part to help keep everyone safe. Beyond that, I enjoy
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />March 11, 2010
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