Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA will host an introductory webinar on artificial intelligence for municipalities on April 17. The webinar is designed for anyone interested in beginning to use AI in their work. Serena Sacks-Mandel, field chief technology officer at MGT, will provide an introduction to artificial intelligence and the opportunities it presents for municipalities. Sacks-Mandel will discuss…
The MMA’s Virtual Municipal Leadership Academy is offering a professional development webinar — “Managing for Excellent Performance” — that will be held three times, on March 25, April 8 and April 15, from noon to 2 p.m. Performance management is often seen as simply conducting annual performance reviews and addressing poor performance, but it actually…
The Massachusetts Municipal Management Association and Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will hold their annual joint meeting on April 10 at Lake Pearl in Wrentham. The agenda will feature a “Psychological First Aid” training led by Liisa Jackson, director-coordinator with the Medical Reserve Corps. Participants will learn how to provide initial emotional support to individuals experiencing…
This webinar was rescheduled from an original date in February. If you were previously registered, you will be automatically signed up for the rescheduled webinar time. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. The MMA will host a webinar on April 9 covering strategies to help municipal leaders launch and run…
The MMA’s Virtual Municipal Leadership Academy is offering a professional development webinar — “Managing for Excellent Performance” — that will be held three times, on March 25, April 8 and April 15, from noon to 2 p.m. Performance management is often seen as simply conducting annual performance reviews and addressing poor performance, but it actually…
Christopher Wilcock, chief of the Division of Local Services’ Bureau Local Assessment and a former assessor, will lead a practical and informative MMA webinar for municipal managers and mayors about assessing operations on April 3. Assessing offices are responsible for more than property valuations; they’re also involved in processes that impact the bottom-line of municipal…
The MMA’s MunEnergy program will hold a free, one-hour meeting via Zoom on April 2 to provide timely information about the MunEnergy program, the impacts of weather on energy, what federal executive orders mean for energy, and more. Zoom registration is required for the meeting, which will begin at noon. The MMA formed the MunEnergy…
The Association of Town Finance Committees will hold two free regional meetings on the evening of March 27. A meeting at the Reading Public Library will include Sean Cronin, deputy commissioner of local services at the Division of Local Services, and Andover Chief Financial Officer Patrick Lawlor. Cronin will focus on resources offered by the…
We regret to inform you that the ATFC meeting, scheduled for Thurs., March 27 in Reading is canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The MMA’s Virtual Municipal Leadership Academy is offering a professional development webinar — “Managing for Excellent Performance” — that will be held three times, on March 25, April 8 and April 15, from noon to 2 p.m. Performance management is often seen as simply conducting annual performance reviews and addressing poor performance, but it actually…
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. Congress, will be the keynote speaker at the Women Elected Municipal Officials Leadership Conference on March 21 in Wrentham. For the past dozen years, Clark has represented Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District, including Revere, Winthrop and other communities just north of Boston as well as…
Agenda 9 – 9:45 a.m. Registration, Coffee 9:45 a.m. Welcome John Mangiaratti, MMMA President and Acton Town Manager 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Creating an Authentic Servant Leadership Culture Ron Holifield, Owner, Strategic Government Resources (SGR) Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity almost sound inadequate to describe the intensity of the turmoil we are enduring. A…
The MMA will host a webinar on the state’s public records and open meeting laws on March 19. Attorneys Lauren Goldberg and Janelle Austin of KP Law will present an overview of the two key laws, as well as what local leaders need to know. Topics will include: • Legal requirements of the open meeting…
Registration is now open for the MMA’s spring series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings, which will be held on March 7 and 14. Each year, the MMA hosts a series of meetings in communities across the Commonwealth to give local leaders, legislators and MMA staff the opportunity to network in an informal setting and learn about…
Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will hold its free spring program webinar on March 13, titled “Navigating Immigration and Employment Law: Best Practices for Municipal HR.” The featured speakers — attorney Ryan Jaziri of Morgan, Brown and Joy, and attorney Prasant Desai of Iandoli Desai & Cronin — will cover: • Immigration and employment law basics…