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Preparing for First Amendment Audits

2 hours - First Amendment Audit groups claim to be a social movement that takes it upon themselves to conduct audits of government entities to promote transparency and open government. Representatives of the groups will show up at government facilities, video record the parking lot, and the facilities operations. On some occasions, they will question employees, asking for their names and position. They may ask about accessing official government records. When public employees ask questions, the attitude and demeanor of some of these people can be unnerving, annoying, flippant, aggressive, and on occasion, they may use foul and abusive language. Unfortunately, many of these audits may become confrontational in nature. The purpose of this course is to prepare public employees for these types of audits.

Recommended for Fund Commissioners, Mayors, Business Administrators, Elected Leaders, Chiefs of Police, Police Command Personnel Police Officers, Clerks, and Administrative Personnel

Continuing Education Approvals:
CPWM – 1.0 Government & 1.0 Ethics CEU Credit
CMFO/CCFO – 1.0 Office Management & Ancillary Subjects & 1.0 Ethics CEU Credit
RMC – 1.0 Professional Development & 1.0 Ethics CEU Credit
CTC – 1.0 General/Secondary & 1.0 Ethics CEU Credit
QPA – 1.0 Office Admin/General Duties & 1.0 Ethics CEU Credit


** To maintain the integrity of MSI classes and our ability to offer CEUs, we must abide by the rules of the State agency who issued the designation. Chief among those rules is the attendee of the class must attend the whole session. Attendees who enter the class more than 5 minutes late or leave early will not be awarded CEUs for the class or receive a certificate of completion.

Mar 14, 2023 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)