THOUGHTS & MUSINGS
From the ICAP Team
The City of Marshalltown is Hosting a Grand Opening of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum - and We're Excited.
After significant tornado damage and an incredible $4 million renovation, Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Marshalltown is set to be unveiled next week, and we couldn’t be more excited for the community.
Tune into the clip below to find out why!
Spring is in the Air!
Anyone else feeling as excited about today’s weather forecast as I am?
It’s a chilly start to the day, but it sounds like it’s going to be an incredible afternoon. Spring is in the air!
And with spring comes a number of news updates and events that are relevant to the Pool.
We’re excited to bring them to you in this new, easy-to-navigate format, which provides brief news highlights/notices with additional information available via the relevant hyperlink. We hope you find the site useful, and are available to answer any and all questions you might have.
If you’re looking for more information on a given event, need help registering or anything else, simply shoot us an email to info@icapiowa.com.
Meet Jack Seward, ICAP's Newest Board Member!
Say hello to Jack, the newest member of the ICAP Board of Directors!
Jack serves on the Washington County Board of Supervisors, and recently won the election for the county seat on the ICAP BOD. Check out the video below to learn more!
RISK ALERT: Things to Know
Hopefully, by now, you’ve seen the Risk Alert put out by the team. If you haven’t, check it out here.
This alert relates to a specific event - the cyber breach of a water treatment plant in Florida - but it pertains to a much larger issue: hacking is on the rise, and public entities are increasingly being targeted.
We’re not writing any news here - this has been in the media time and again over the last couple of years. And it’s something ICAP’s IT Risk Control Team is working hard to help members prevent.
They’re also working to help members combat certain other risks and exposures related to IT.
Take a look at the video below to learn what the team is seeing in the field, then contact Colette Klier via colette@icapiowa.com to learn how ICAP’s IT Risk Control can help your entity.
ICAP Q&A Sessions Start Next Week
How’s everyone doing out there? We’re just a month-and-a-half into the year, and we must say, it’s already brought its share of challenges.
We know everyone is feeling it, public entities included.
In a meeting yesterday, we heard that municipalities are facing many hurdles, tight budgets and time-strapped employees among them.
We’re also aware there are a number of new legislative changes that have impacted ICAP members, and we want everyone - members and non-members alike - to know we are here for Iowa public entities. And we, as a Pool, and also as individuals, have resources that can help.
You can always scroll through our services page to learn about some of the many resources, services and trainings that are included with your ICAP membership.
Understanding many of you don’t have time to do that, though, we invite you to drop in and ask us any questions via Zoom next week.
For the convenience of municipal employees, we’ve scheduled two short Zoom sessions when anyone can hop online and ask us anything. This is true for both members and non-members alike.
If you have questions about ICAP services, want to know more about what’s included with membership, are looking for a quote (or anything else), join us via the information below!
Join us Monday, February 15, anytime between 9:30 and 10 AM.
https://zoom.us/j/99205119060
Meeting ID: 992 0511 9060
One tap mobile: +12532158782,,99205119060# US
or
Join us Friday, February 19, anytime between 9:30 and 10 AM.
https://zoom.us/j/96453008312
Meeting ID: 964 5300 8312
One tap mobile: +16465588656,,96453008312# US
Agents, you’re invited, too! Advance registration is not required.