Elected Officials Training Survey

College of DuPage announces the Public Service Training Institute (PSTI), providing comprehensive training and professional development for local government. COD is committed to a mission of being a center of excellence, which includes our offering of Elected Officials training. Please take a moment to complete this survey so we can ensure future programs are relevant and offered at times that work with your schedule.

	Critically Important	Highly Necessary	Necessary	Somewhat Necessary	Currently Not a Priority
Authorities and Boundaries	Authorities and Boundaries Critically Important	Authorities and Boundaries Highly Necessary	Authorities and Boundaries Necessary	Authorities and Boundaries Somewhat Necessary	Authorities and Boundaries Currently Not a Priority
Communications: Email, Text and Phone	Communications: Email, Text and Phone Critically Important	Communications: Email, Text and Phone Highly Necessary	Communications: Email, Text and Phone Necessary	Communications: Email, Text and Phone Somewhat Necessary	Communications: Email, Text and Phone Currently Not a Priority
Division of Responsibilities and Roles	Division of Responsibilities and Roles Critically Important	Division of Responsibilities and Roles Highly Necessary	Division of Responsibilities and Roles Necessary	Division of Responsibilities and Roles Somewhat Necessary	Division of Responsibilities and Roles Currently Not a Priority
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest	Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Critically Important	Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Highly Necessary	Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Necessary	Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Somewhat Necessary	Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Currently Not a Priority
Finance and Budgeting	Finance and Budgeting Critically Important	Finance and Budgeting Highly Necessary	Finance and Budgeting Necessary	Finance and Budgeting Somewhat Necessary	Finance and Budgeting Currently Not a Priority
Fiscal Calendar and Glossary	Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Critically Important	Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Highly Necessary	Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Necessary	Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Somewhat Necessary	Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Currently Not a Priority
Freedom of Information Act	Freedom of Information Act Critically Important	Freedom of Information Act Highly Necessary	Freedom of Information Act Necessary	Freedom of Information Act Somewhat Necessary	Freedom of Information Act Currently Not a Priority
Gift Ban Act	Gift Ban Act Critically Important	Gift Ban Act Highly Necessary	Gift Ban Act Necessary	Gift Ban Act Somewhat Necessary	Gift Ban Act Currently Not a Priority
Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards	Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Critically Important	Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Highly Necessary	Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Necessary	Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Somewhat Necessary	Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Currently Not a Priority
Government structure	Government structure Critically Important	Government structure Highly Necessary	Government structure Necessary	Government structure Somewhat Necessary	Government structure Currently Not a Priority
Home rule	Home rule Critically Important	Home rule Highly Necessary	Home rule Necessary	Home rule Somewhat Necessary	Home rule Currently Not a Priority
IGAs	IGAs Critically Important	IGAs Highly Necessary	IGAs Necessary	IGAs Somewhat Necessary	IGAs Currently Not a Priority
Nuts and Bolts of Meetings	Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Critically Important	Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Highly Necessary	Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Necessary	Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Somewhat Necessary	Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Currently Not a Priority
Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications	Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Critically Important	Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Highly Necessary	Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Necessary	Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Somewhat Necessary	Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Currently Not a Priority
Parliamentary procedures	Parliamentary procedures Critically Important	Parliamentary procedures Highly Necessary	Parliamentary procedures Necessary	Parliamentary procedures Somewhat Necessary	Parliamentary procedures Currently Not a Priority
Pensions	Pensions Critically Important	Pensions Highly Necessary	Pensions Necessary	Pensions Somewhat Necessary	Pensions Currently Not a Priority
Procurement	Procurement Critically Important	Procurement Highly Necessary	Procurement Necessary	Procurement Somewhat Necessary	Procurement Currently Not a Priority
Prohibited Political Activities	Prohibited Political Activities Critically Important	Prohibited Political Activities Highly Necessary	Prohibited Political Activities Necessary	Prohibited Political Activities Somewhat Necessary	Prohibited Political Activities Currently Not a Priority
Referenda, tax districts, bonds	Referenda, tax districts, bonds Critically Important	Referenda, tax districts, bonds Highly Necessary	Referenda, tax districts, bonds Necessary	Referenda, tax districts, bonds Somewhat Necessary	Referenda, tax districts, bonds Currently Not a Priority
Risk and crisis Management	Risk and crisis Management Critically Important	Risk and crisis Management Highly Necessary	Risk and crisis Management Necessary	Risk and crisis Management Somewhat Necessary	Risk and crisis Management Currently Not a Priority
Social Media	Social Media Critically Important	Social Media Highly Necessary	Social Media Necessary	Social Media Somewhat Necessary	Social Media Currently Not a Priority
Special/Capital Projects	Special/Capital Projects Critically Important	Special/Capital Projects Highly Necessary	Special/Capital Projects Necessary	Special/Capital Projects Somewhat Necessary	Special/Capital Projects Currently Not a Priority
Zoning	Zoning Critically Important	Zoning Highly Necessary	Zoning Necessary	Zoning Somewhat Necessary	Zoning Currently Not a Priority

Critically Important

Highly Necessary

Necessary

Somewhat Necessary

Currently Not a Priority

Authorities and Boundaries

Authorities and Boundaries Critically Important

Authorities and Boundaries Highly Necessary

Authorities and Boundaries Necessary

Authorities and Boundaries Somewhat Necessary

Authorities and Boundaries Currently Not a Priority

Communications: Email, Text and Phone

Communications: Email, Text and Phone Critically Important

Communications: Email, Text and Phone Highly Necessary

Communications: Email, Text and Phone Necessary

Communications: Email, Text and Phone Somewhat Necessary

Communications: Email, Text and Phone Currently Not a Priority

Division of Responsibilities and Roles

Division of Responsibilities and Roles Critically Important

Division of Responsibilities and Roles Highly Necessary

Division of Responsibilities and Roles Necessary

Division of Responsibilities and Roles Somewhat Necessary

Division of Responsibilities and Roles Currently Not a Priority

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Critically Important

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Highly Necessary

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Necessary

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Somewhat Necessary

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Currently Not a Priority

Finance and Budgeting

Finance and Budgeting Critically Important

Finance and Budgeting Highly Necessary

Finance and Budgeting Necessary

Finance and Budgeting Somewhat Necessary

Finance and Budgeting Currently Not a Priority

Fiscal Calendar and Glossary

Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Critically Important

Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Highly Necessary

Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Necessary

Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Somewhat Necessary

Fiscal Calendar and Glossary Currently Not a Priority

Freedom of Information Act

Freedom of Information Act Critically Important

Freedom of Information Act Highly Necessary

Freedom of Information Act Necessary

Freedom of Information Act Somewhat Necessary

Freedom of Information Act Currently Not a Priority

Gift Ban Act

Gift Ban Act Critically Important

Gift Ban Act Highly Necessary

Gift Ban Act Necessary

Gift Ban Act Somewhat Necessary

Gift Ban Act Currently Not a Priority

Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards

Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Critically Important

Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Highly Necessary

Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Necessary

Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Somewhat Necessary

Governing with Civility: Tips for Dealing with Difficult Boards Currently Not a Priority

Government structure

Government structure Critically Important

Government structure Highly Necessary

Government structure Necessary

Government structure Somewhat Necessary

Government structure Currently Not a Priority

Home rule

Home rule Critically Important

Home rule Highly Necessary

Home rule Necessary

Home rule Somewhat Necessary

Home rule Currently Not a Priority

IGAs

IGAs Critically Important

IGAs Highly Necessary

IGAs Necessary

IGAs Somewhat Necessary

IGAs Currently Not a Priority

Nuts and Bolts of Meetings

Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Critically Important

Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Highly Necessary

Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Necessary

Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Somewhat Necessary

Nuts and Bolts of Meetings Currently Not a Priority

Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications

Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Critically Important

Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Highly Necessary

Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Necessary

Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Somewhat Necessary

Open Meetings Act (including electronic communications Currently Not a Priority

Parliamentary procedures

Parliamentary procedures Critically Important

Parliamentary procedures Highly Necessary

Parliamentary procedures Necessary

Parliamentary procedures Somewhat Necessary

Parliamentary procedures Currently Not a Priority

Pensions

Pensions Critically Important

Pensions Highly Necessary

Pensions Necessary

Pensions Somewhat Necessary

Pensions Currently Not a Priority

Procurement

Procurement Critically Important

Procurement Highly Necessary

Procurement Necessary

Procurement Somewhat Necessary

Procurement Currently Not a Priority

Prohibited Political Activities

Prohibited Political Activities Critically Important

Prohibited Political Activities Highly Necessary

Prohibited Political Activities Necessary

Prohibited Political Activities Somewhat Necessary

Prohibited Political Activities Currently Not a Priority

Referenda, tax districts, bonds

Referenda, tax districts, bonds Critically Important

Referenda, tax districts, bonds Highly Necessary

Referenda, tax districts, bonds Necessary

Referenda, tax districts, bonds Somewhat Necessary

Referenda, tax districts, bonds Currently Not a Priority

Risk and crisis Management

Risk and crisis Management Critically Important

Risk and crisis Management Highly Necessary

Risk and crisis Management Necessary

Risk and crisis Management Somewhat Necessary

Risk and crisis Management Currently Not a Priority

Social Media

Social Media Critically Important

Social Media Highly Necessary

Social Media Necessary

Social Media Somewhat Necessary

Social Media Currently Not a Priority

Special/Capital Projects

Special/Capital Projects Critically Important

Special/Capital Projects Highly Necessary

Special/Capital Projects Necessary

Special/Capital Projects Somewhat Necessary

Special/Capital Projects Currently Not a Priority

Zoning

Zoning Critically Important

Zoning Highly Necessary

Zoning Necessary

Zoning Somewhat Necessary

Zoning Currently Not a Priority

Elected Officials Training Survey - PSTI Spring 2018

What can PSTI do for you?

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* 1. Which delivery methods do you prefer for your training and professional development?

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* 2. Do you consider training opportunities also a chance to network with other elected officials?

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* 3. In terms of your training needs, how do you rank the following topics?

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* 4. In general, which times are typically best for you to attend a training? Please choose as many as apply.

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* 5. Of the following times, which works best for you in the coming months?

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* 6. What else would you like us to know about your training needs and preferences?

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* 7. First Name

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* 8. Last Name

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* 9. Job Title

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* 10. Zip Code

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* 11. If you would like to receive future mailings about PSTI Elected Official trainings and events, please enter your mailing address.

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* 12. How did you hear about Elected Official training and/or PSTI?