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Home My WebLink AboutInvoices - BOCCJurassic Parliament PO Box 77553 Seattle, WA 98177 US (206)542-8422 infoC@jurassicparliament.com www.jurassicparliament.com U u rassic Parliament ma-sterin, rmitmtimags usfng Rakmrt�' Rules DATE ACTIVITY QTY RATE AMOUNT 11/10/2021 Nontaxable Service:Videoconference Training 1 11600.00 11600.00 Workshop for commissioners, volunteers & staff To pay by credit card, contact our office. Thank you for the opportunity to be of service! as TOTAL DUE et% 1 1600-00 THANK YOU. Federal EIN 91-1858072 State of Washington UBI 601-816-428 Jurassic Parliament P.O. Box 77553 Seattle WA 98177 Tel: 206-542-8422 VVIVw.jurassicparliament.com Fees for Professional Services In-persofij�aining at conference or other maor event $3600 Local half-day customized training for Up to 20 people Add fee Of $59/person for up to 40 total participants. (includes a complimentary copy of Mastering Council Meetings for all participants) $1900 Customized live training via videoconference for up to 20 people 2hours 3 hours 1 =6o o: $1900 60 or go -minute online interactive class or webinar varies Coaching services (Two-hour minimum for in-person coaching) $90/hour Travel time (if applicable) $75 hour Travel costs are additional to the above fees (economy air travel, baggage fees, ground transfers, mileage, tolls and parking, lodging, meals, tips) Mastering Council Meetings: A guidebook for elected officials and local governments available from Amazon, $24.95, Dated this day of r 20 Board of County Commissioners Grant County, Washington Aimrowe Disapprove Abstain Dist #I Dist # I Dist # I Dist 42---1 Dist # 2., Dist # 2 Dist #3 �xk Dist # 3 Dist # 3 January, 2021 ANN G. MACFARLANE, PRP PO Box 77553 Seattle WA 98177 Tel: 206-542-8422 Email: ann@jurassicparliament.com Ann Griffin Macfarlane studied Russian and Ancient Greek at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was awarded a Marshall Scholarship by the British government to earn a B.A./M.A. degree from Cambridge University, England. She began her career as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. Fluent in Urdu, Ann served in Lahore, Pakistan and on the Bangladesh desk of the State Department before becoming the first woman staff assistant in the Near East South Asia Bureau. In that position she supported Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East and supervised the flow of reporting and memoranda for other hot spots in the region. After study at the Army Russian Institute in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ann married fellow Foreign Service Officer Lew Macfarlane. She served on the Soviet desk before resigning her commission to devote herself to their family in the Congo, Tanzania, and Kathmandu. The Macfarlanes returned to Seattle, Lew's native city, with their three sons. Ann became a professional translator and was elected President of the American Translators Association. She then served as Executive Director of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators before becoming a partner with Andrew Estep as an owner of ERGA, Inc., an association management company, from 2007t02014- Ann 007to2014- Ann and Andrew developed "Jurassic Parliament" as a way of helping people run productive meetings. Their approach makes�Robert's Rules of Order understandable, enjoyable, and easy to learn. They published Mastering Council Meetings: A guidebook for elected officials and local governments in 2013. Education and Credentials: • Professional Registered Parliamentarian, National Association of Parliamentarians • Certificate in Nonprofit Management, University of Washington • U.S. Army Russian Institute Certificate, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany • B.A./M.A. Cambridge University, England • Marshall Scholarship, Her Majesty's Government, United Kingdom • B.A. with highest honors, University of California Santa Cruz Jurassic Parliament P.O. BOX 77553 Seattle WA 98177 Tel: 206-542-8422 www.jurassicparliament.com September 25, 2o2i Ms. Barbara J. Vasquez Clerk of the Board, Grant County Commission PO Box 37 Ephrata WA 98823 Via email to bvasquez@grantcountywa.gou Dear Barbara: This letter confirms our offer to provide online training to the Grant County Commission (Commission). PROPOSAL Jurassic Parliament offers to provide a 3 -hour online training workshop to elected officials, volunteers, and staff of the Commission on Thursday, October 21, from 9 am tol2pm. There will be a maximum of 20 participants in this event. The workshop will be entitled "Great County Commission Meetings." The public may observe the workshop, FORMAT The workshop will take the form of an interactive scenario modeling a commission meeting. The workshop is based upon adult learning principles and is highly interactive. Participants have found the approach to be informative, engaging and entertaining. PRESENTER The presenter for this workshop will be Ann G. Macfarlane, a Professional Registered Parliamentarian with wide experience in training both in-person and online. Her primary professional focus is training local governments. Ann's resume is attached, 2 MATERIALS Three business days before the workshop, Jurassic Parliament will provide the Commission with a PDF file giving the slides for the workshop. Note that this handout is not necessary to take the workshop, but some participants prefer to be able to take notes during the session. After the workshop, Jurassic Parliament will provide additional extensive reference materials. INVITATION TO MAILING LIST SIGNUP Jurassic Parliament will be provided the opportunity during the training to invite attendees to sign up for the Jurassic Parliament mailing list, and to inform them about relevant training materials available free or for purchase. ADVANCE PREPARATION The Commission will be available for inquiries in order for Jurassic Parliament to customize the material for the attendees. The Commission will provide Jurassic Parliament with all relevant background materials, and with a list of participants 5 business days before the session. TERMS The fee for this training will be $19oo for 20 participants. We will invoice the Commission after completion. All charges are due and payable 3o days from date of invoice. Checks should be made out to Macfarlane Estep Inc. DBA Jurassic Parliament. Our fee schedule is attached. In addition, Jurassic Parliament offers to provide copies of our book, Mastering Council Meetings: A handbookfor elected officials and local government, at a discounted cost of $io plus shipping and handling. (The retail price of this book is $24.95) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The intellectual property, training material and documents prepared by Jurassic Parliament for this training session are and remain the property of Jurassic Parliament. However, the PDF handout prepared for the session will be licensed to the Commission for training of its board and staff for one year. In addition, the educational articles provided i n* PDF format maybe freely shared provided that the content is left unchanged. 3 DISCLAIMER Ann G. Macfarlane, the presenter for this workshop, is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian with extensive experience in parliamentary procedure as used in local governments. Jurassic Parliament will use its best efforts to provide accurate and relevant information within the area of its professional expertise. Jurassic Parliament provides these services as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the Commission or any company affiliated with the Commission. Nothing in the presentation provided will constitute legal or business advice. Participants with legal or business questions will be advised to seek qualified counsel. If there are any questions about these terms, please contact me so we can resolve them. If these terms are satisfactory, a signature will constitute acceptance. Thank you for the opportunity to provide this proposal. I look forward to working with you. Sincerely yours, Ann G. Macfarlane Professional Registered Parliamentarian EIN 91-1858072 UBI 601-816-428 Attachments : M-acfar ane reesume fee schedule Signature fi - k' // r Name (please Title int) �1 ONLINE WORKSHOP Great County Commission Meetings Elected county commissions face special challenges in these turbulent times. This workshop distills the best of Robert's Rules of Order to provide guidelines, tips and tools to run-- effective commission meetings. The workshop is interactive and lively, with plenty of time for practice and for questions. After taking this session,, participants will be able to: • Describe the true authority of the chair, members and staff • Follow best practices for effective discussion • Make motions and amendments • Deal with difficult members and inappropriate remarks e Hold effective public comment sessions hours Presenter Ann G. Macfarlane has trained thousands of elected officials in Robert"s Rules of Order since 2005 under the banner of ""Jurassic Parliament." Her lively and entertaining workshops use dinosaurs as props to demonstrate how motions work. They are filled with real-life examples that bring the lessons home. Ann is a former diplomat and Russian translator. She is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian. With Andrew Estepr Ann is the author of Mastering► Council Meetings: A Guidebook for Elected Officials and Local Governments. 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