Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Filing your Emergency 1/12th Budget Spending Request As Authorized under Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020, Section 5 Due to COVID-19 There is a lot of uncertainty about holding Annual Town Meeting this year and many small towns have delayed their meetings until sometime in June (or later). Even if you expect to hold…
In response to the COVID-19 Emergency, the Massachusetts Select Board Association’s Annual Leadership Conference has been restructured as a series of free webinars to be conducted over the coming months. The first of these webinars will take place on Wednesday, May 20, from 2- 3 p.m. and is aimed at more experienced select board members.…
MMHR will offer a free webinar on May 14 on the topics of furlough and unemployment. The program will kick off with a brief wellness exercise led by EAP provider Joe LaLiberte, LICSW. MMA Senior Legislative Analyst Lisa Adams and Melissa Murray, Esq. of Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC will then lead a discussion on…
This meeting has been rescheduled to Sept. 17.
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association is hosting a budgeting during COVID-19 webinar via Zoom. It’s free and all city and town councillors are welcome to register. The speaker is Framingham Chief Operating Officer Thatcher W. Kezer III, who will discuss how COVID 19 is impacting city budgets and provide guidance on moving forward with a…
Interested applicants to the MMA-Suffolk Municipal Finance Management Seminar and MMA-Suffolk University Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program are invited to a Zoom informational meeting on Wednesday, May 13, at 1 p.m. Click here to register. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing the information needed to join the meeting. For specific questions,…
This will be a remote meeting.
Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 virus and out of an abundance of concern for the health of our members and staff, MMA is canceling the ATFC Spring Conference scheduled for May 9. At this time, we have not determined if this meeting will be rescheduled. We will keep you posted. The Association of Town…
The MMA will be hosting a second COVID-19 briefing for Select Board Members and City & Town Councillors on Friday, May 8, from noon-1 p.m. MMA Executive Director Geoff Beckwith will provide members with the latest updates on MMA activities and the Baker-Polito Administration’s response to COVID-19, and MMA Legislative Director John Robertson will speak…
Please join the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association on Thursday, May 7 via Zoom from 10 a.m. – 11 am. Attorneys John Clifford and Jaime Kenny, Owner/Partners at Clifford and Kenny, will discuss some basics of collective bargaining and mediation as well as some of the challenges COVID is presenting. MMA Senior Legislative Analyst Lisa Adams…
Discussion with Sean Cronin, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Division of Local Services Division of Local Services (DLS), is responsible for ensuring the fairness and equity of local property taxation, the accuracy and quality of local accounting and treasury management, interpreting state laws that affect local governance, distributing local aid, and maintaining a comprehensive Databank on local…
Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 virus and out of an abundance of concern for the health of our members and staff, MMA is canceling the MMCA regional meeting scheduled for May 2. At this time, we have not determined if this meeting will be rescheduled. We will keep you posted.
During these challenging and unsettling times, the Association of Town Finance Committees (ATFC) would like to collect some resources and information that could be of use to you and your communities as we head into FY2021. To that end, we will be hosting a Zoom Q&A workshop on Wednesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. The…
While we all focus on responding to the COVID-19 public health crisis, cyber criminals continue to operate, making it crucial that cities and towns continue to think about cybersecurity as a critical element of municipal safety. We have already seen the circulation of malware links purporting to be related to important COVID-19 information. Security concerns…
Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 virus and out of an abundance of concern for the health of our members and staff, MMA is canceling the MunEnergy Breakfast Meeting scheduled for April 3. At this time, we have not determined if this meeting will be rescheduled. We will keep you posted. If you have any…
This will be a remote meeting.