Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Division of Local Services legal staff will offer the annual “What’s New in Municipal Law” seminars for local officials on Oct. 21 in Waltham and Oct. 23 in Holyoke.
Virtual seminars, replicating the in-person ones, will be offered on Oct. 27 and Oct. 30.
The seminars will kick off with a general morning session highlighting recent legislation and court decisions pertaining to local government, including Appellate Tax Board cases, and DLS updates.
The afternoon will feature three concurrent workshops on:
• Assessing ownership, exemption, abatement and quorum issues and other unique assessment situations
• Tax title issues and updates
• Accounting issues such as PFAS funds, staff reimbursement, credit cards and points, prepayment of certain services, energy credits and charitable endeavor issues, among others
The Waltham session will be held at the Bentley University Conference Center, and the Holyoke session will be held at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House. Lunch will be served.
The agenda is available online. Space is limited, and registrations must be received by Oct. 3.
The registration fee is $100.
Questions can be directed to [email protected].
The Massachusetts Association Assessing Officers will grant four hours of continuing education credits to assessors attending this program.