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OCA Chapter of the Year Update

We are in the home stretch countdown to determine OCA’s Chapter of the Year award winner!

The Columbus Chapter is currently in first place and the winner will be announced at the OCA Winter Conference on Tuesday, Dec.6.

These standings can change quickly as end-of-the-year membership applications and PAC donations come in. The deadline for all final efforts to be included in the contest is Wednesday, Nov. 30. All membership applications and PAC contributions collected by the end of business on Nov. 30 will contribute towards Chapter of the Year.

Chapter of the year points are based on meeting attendance, increased membership and PAC contributions. Groups that complete a hands-on community service project that benefits their local community also receive bonus points equaling 10 percent of their total score. Below is a chart showing the current group standings and does not include community service points.

Please contact OCA Director of Chapter Development Melanie Kitchen at [email protected] or 614-488-0724 with any questions about the Chapter of the Year contest.

OCA appreciates the commitment of all volunteer leaders throughout the state who work to make the Chapters successful.

Winter Conference Promo Video

When: December 5 & 6, 2022

Where: Hilton Columbus Easton

Winter Conference Highlights:

• Expanded, longer hours trade show
• Keynote - Chuck Underwood, Generational Workforce Diversity and Human Resource Strategy
• What Will Buy America Mean For You?
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Regulations
• Addressing Problematic Construction Delays
• How Will We Fund the Transportation System
• ODOT Update
• Young Professionals/Future Leaders Breakfast
• New Member Reception
• Casino Night/Networking

Online Registration Closes Tuesday, November 29

     Information for Attendees at the OCA 2022 Annual Business Meeting

For those of you attending the Annual Business Meeting that was announced in last week's e-newsletter, the 2021 Annual Members Meeting minutes can be viewed by clicking here. These minutes will be reviewed and voted upon at this year’s meeting. We look forward to seeing you at Winter Conference next week!

Mark Potnick

Retirement Celebration

On behalf of the Ohio Contractors Association Board of Directors, we would like to invite you and a spouse/guest to help honor and celebrate Mark Potnick for his 25 years of service and leadership as Director of Labor Relations and Safety Affairs.

When: Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022

Where: Hilton Columbus at Easton, 3900 Chagrin Dr., Columbus, OH, 43219

Time: 6:00 pm - Cocktails & Heavy Hors D'oeuvres 7:00 pm - Recognition Program

RSVP by November 30 to David Rule at [email protected] or (614) 361-9144

ODOT Publishes List of Projects Potentially Eligible for Retroactive Price Adjustments

ODOT has published their list of projects that they believe are eligible for a retroactive price adjustment for fuel or steel. To see this list, click here. If you are a subcontractor and believe your items of work are eligible, but have not been contacted by your prime contractor, please reach out directly to them. If you have any questions about his list or your project’s eligibility, please contact Chris Engle.

As required by OCA’s constitution, the Annual Business Meeting of Members will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in the Regent Ballroom of the Hilton at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Featured speaker at the event will be David Bauer, President & CEO of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Included in the agenda will be a Treasurer’s report; adoption of a resolution memorializing the passing of past leaders of the Association; and election of officers and new Board of Director members for CY 2023. Outgoing Board Chair Joe Griffin will preside at the meeting and incoming 2023 Board Chair, Meg Rietschlin, will be given the oath of office. We look forward to seeing many of you in attendance.

Monday, December 5th - 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Three, and sometimes four, generations are active in the American workplace: Boomers; GenX; Millennials; and, in some cases the Silent Generation. Each generation brings unique core values, career attitudes, strengths and weaknesses to their work. It is imperative for employers, management, and employees to understand those differences.

TGI’s training programs in Generational Workforce Strategy help organizations to:

     - recruit the best employees from each generation;
     - onboard them smoothly, in those critical first few hours, days, weeks, and months;
     - train them appropriately;
     - manage and lead them effectively;
     - help all employees to maximize their fulfillment with their work and, with that, their productivity;
     - enhance inter-generational understanding and cooperativeness amongst all employees;
     - train current leaders in generational diversity and generational leadership;
     - prepare future leaders and, by doing so, help to ensure orderly succession of leadership;
     - … and much more.

Chuck says: “Here are the challenges: retaining Boomers and getting the best possible leadership from them. Retaining X’ers and preparing them for leadership. Recruiting, onboarding, and retaining Millennials, and helping them to embrace realistic expectations. Training in Generational Workforce Management is no longer optional. It’s now imperative. It’s all about productivity, turnover reduction, teamwork, culture, and bottom line.”

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