Customer Service Week Seminar
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10/5/2021 to 10/7/2021
When: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
11:00 AM
Where: Virtual
United States
Contact: Erin Carpenter
ecarpenter@ncsafewater.org
9197849030


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CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK SEMINAR

10/5 - 10/7/2021

Virtual

 

Continuing Education:

  • WASTEWATER OPERATORS: This course is approved by the NC WPCSOCC for contact hours. Course ID: TBD 
  • WATER TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATORS, DISTRIBUTION OPERATORS, CROSS CONNECTION/BACKFLOW OPERATORS: This course is approved for  contact hours by the NCWTFOCB. Course ID: TBD 
  • PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS: This course is approved for 6 PDH’s.
  • MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGIST: This course is approved for 6 contact hours.

Price:

  • General Registration (Now through 10/1): $20 per class.
  • Click HERE to download the printable registration form.

 

Tentative Agenda:

Day & Time

Topic

Speaker(s)

Tuesday, October 5th 11:00 – 11:10

Welcome and Announcements

Tuesday, October 5th 11:10 – 1:00

COVID Impacts on Delinquency Policies and Practices: what has worked well and what hasn’t?

Facilitator: Tom Roberts - UNC Environmental Finance Center

Intro: Elsemarie Mullins- UNC Environmental Finance Center

Panel: Gregory Jenkins – City of Raleigh, Heidi Hackett – City of Durham, Steve Miller – Charlotte Water, Amanda Lofton – City of Hendersonville, Colleen Sicley – Greenville Public Works

Wednesday, October 6th 11:00 – 12:00

Low-Income Housing Water Assistance Program

Jerquitta Hicks-Smallwood or Allison Smith or Jasmyne Simmons or designee, NC Dept. of Public of Safety (awaiting confirmation)

Wednesday, October 6th 12:00 – 1:00

Customer Service Policies Roundtable:

Approaches to Helping Customers:

  • LIHWAP
  • Partnering with Community Assistance Agencies/Local Businesses
  • In-house Assistance Programs
  • Financial Counseling
  • What works for small systems and what works for large systems?

Facilitator: Gary Sanders - Edmunds GovTech

Panel: Jerquitta Hicks-Smallwood or Allison Smith or Jasmyne Simmons, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Gregory Jenkins – City of Raleigh, Steve Miller – Charlotte Water, Heidi Hackett – City of Durham, Maria DeChellis – Amaro Utility Solutions

Thursday, October 7th 11:00 – 12:00 American Rescue Plan Act Funding Marquis Crews – NC Pandemic Recovery Office, Tim Divine – Hazen and Sawyer
Thursday, October 7th 12:00 - 12:30 Building Resilience by Strengthening Critical Linages Across Your Utility Chip Harris - Westin Technology Solutions

Thursday, October 7th 12:30 – 1:00

PCI Compliance and Cash Payments: Requirements, Electronic Adoption, System Emerging Trends

Susan Walker/Tom Smith – Charlotte Water

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