The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a webinar on parliamentary procedure on April 24. The free webinar will focus on the rules and procedures that govern how a city council meeting operates, including the role of “Robert’s Rules of Order” and individual city council rules. Marlborough City Council President Michael Ossing will be joined…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its third biennial training session for newly elected councillors on Saturday, Dec. 9. The program will begin with “You’ve Been Elected — Now What? Navigating Your Role as a Councillor” — a panel discussion with councillors who will share guidance on topics ranging from constituent services to working…
Social media will be the focus of the Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association’s statewide meeting on Thursday, April 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., in Worcester. Anne Marie Noonan, an attorney with Valerio, Dominello & Hillman, will speak about best practices for councillors in the use of social media. She will focus on the legal issues…
Join a free webinar, designed specifically for city and town councillors, on developing best budgeting practices, including trend monitoring, capital budgeting, and transparency in budgeting. The featured speaker will be Northborough Town Administrator John Coderre, who has over 25 years of municipal management experience. He teaches in the MMA-Suffolk Finance Leadership Certificate Program and is…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a free “Cybersecurity for Councillors” webinar on April 21 from 12-1 p.m. A representative from the MassCyberCenter will discuss the basics of cybersecurity, focusing on how to adequately protect your community from becoming a cyber target and how to manage your risk. Best practices in social media practice…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its statewide dinner on March 9 at The Chateau in Waltham. MassInc Polling Group President Steve Koczela will be the featured speaker. The free event will begin at 5 p.m. with networking, followed by a speaking program and dinner. All city and town councillors are invited. Due to…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its third biennial training session for newly elected councillors on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program will begin with a panel titled “You’ve Been Elected — Now What? Navigating Your Role as a Councillor.” Experienced councillors will share guidance on a variety of…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a “lunch and learn” webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 14, titled “The Rules of Engagement: Promoting Civility and Productivity in Council Meetings.” The free meeting will focus on how city and town councillors can have efficient and effective conversations among themselves and with the public during council meetings. The…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a “lunch and learn” webinar on June 24 covering the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, which is beginning to distribute federal pandemic relief funding to states and communities across the country. During a presentation titled “ARPA: Infrastructure, Timelines and Everything Else Councillors Need to Know,” MMA Executive…