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Title:	Target Legal 2 � Understanding and Enforcing Contract Terms This is part of the "Target Legal Series" series, which also included the following events: * Target Legal 1 � Hidden Liabilities * Target Legal 3 � Can It Happen to You? Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
Date(s):	June 23, 2005
Location:	Audio/Web Broadcast
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Description:	Safeguard your agency by understanding and enforcing contract terms. Join Attorney, Peter Letzmann and Public Works Director, John Heinz, in this session of APWA�s Legal Series. In this session you�ll learn how to: � Create contracts that benefit your agency not the contractor � Avoid negative consequences and unnecessary lawsuits � Understand common contract terms and legal jargon � Ensure contract compliance and quality assurance � Respond effectively to contract violations � Implement alternatives to litigation Don't get trapped by ambiguous legal jargon and unprincipled contractors. Protect your agency. Sign up today!
Speaker:	Peter A. Letzmann Peter A. Letzmann helps small governments, not for profit groups and businesses improve the performance of their organizations. Peter was the City Attorney of Troy, Michigan for seventeen years. At Troy Peter was responsible for all of the city's legal matters, including, advising the city officials, defending the city against claims and law suits, land use, eminent domain, telecommunications, ordinance prosecutions, personnel and labor, law enforcement, contracts, ordinances and documents. He also has been a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Pontiac and an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Detroit. Peter has made hundreds of presentations regarding legal issues and leadership aspects of government. He taught in the graduate school of Public Administration at Oakland University and has been an instructor at MSU, EMU, Oakland Community College, Kellogg Community College, Washtenaw Community College and others.
Speaker:	John M. Heinz John Heinz is the Director of Public Works for the Village of Barrington, Illinois. He has had over 22 years of experience in all aspects of Public Works operations and municipal engineering, including numerous capital improvement projects ranging from transportation, water, wastewater, buildings and grounds, etc. In 2004, John was selected as one of APWA's Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year. He is an active member of APWA and has been a chapter officer and president of the Lake Branch Chapter and Chicago Metro Chapter. He is currently serving on the National House of Delegates.
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