This free meeting will focus on the key “laws of the job,” including the conflict of interest law, open meeting law (and executive session), and the public records law. The session will also provide an overview of state aid programs and a discussion of state-local legislative relations.


Agenda

8:30 a.m.
Registration and Networking Breakfast

9 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
• Jerry Wasserman, Needham Selectman and MSA President

9:10 a.m.
MMA Legislative Update
• Geoff Beckwith, Executive Director, MMA

9:40 a.m.
Ethics and the Conflict of Interest Law
• Attorney David Giannotti, Chief of the Public Education and Communications Division, Massachusetts State Ethics Commission

10:50 a.m.
Break

11 a.m.
Open Meeting Law and Public Records Law
• Lorraine Tarrow, Assistant Attorney General, General Counsel’s Office, Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley

12:10 p.m.
ABCs of Local Aid/Revenue Sources
Chapter 70 and other school aid accounts, Lottery distributions and other municipal aid accounts, and Chapter 90 local road funds and other capital accounts
• John Robertson, Deputy Legislative Director, MMA

1 p.m.
Working Lunch: What You’d Like To Know But Haven’t Asked!
Neighboring officials will meet and discuss common concerns with veteran selectmen.

1:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
• Representative Robert DeLeo, Chair, House Ways and Means Committee

2:30 p.m.
Adjournment


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Directions
Holy Cross College, Hogan Campus Center
One College St., Worcester
(508) 793-2011

• Directions to Holy Cross (36K PDF)

From Boston, Hartford and New York
Massachusetts Turnpike I-90; take Exit 10 to I-290 East toward Worcester.
Take Exit 11 (College Square/Southbridge Street) off I-290.
Cross over to the right lane immediately after coming off the ramp to College Square.
Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street.
Go up the hill and enter the last gate on the left, Gate 7.
The Hogan Campus Center is the second building on the left with the large silver cross on it. Parking is to the right of the Campus Center.

From the North
I-495 South to I-290 West, Exit 25B.
From I-290 West take Exit 11 to College Square, Southbridge Street.
Bear left coming off the ramp onto Southbridge Street.
Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street.
Go up the hill and enter the last gate on the left, Gate 7.
The Hogan Campus Center is the second building on the left with the large silver cross on it. Parking is to the right of the Campus Center.

From the Southeast
I-495 North to Massachusetts Turnpike I-90.
Take Exit 10 to I-290 East toward Worcester.
Take Exit 11 (College Square/Southbridge Street) off I-290.
Cross over to the right lane immediately after coming off the ramp to College Square.
Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street.
Go up the hill and enter the last gate on the left, Gate 7.
The Hogan Campus Center is the second building on the left with the large silver cross on it. Parking is to the right of the Campus Center.