Topic: Budgeting in the Face of the Unknown The Coronavirus has closed municipal buildings, sent Town Meeting to high school football fields and drive-ins and basically changed the way cities and towns do business. Budgeting is no different. Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman, Bedford Town Manager Sarah Stanton and Brookline Deputy Town Administrator Melissa Goff…
The Massachusetts Municipal Management Association will hold its 13th annual “boot camp” on Oct. 2, via Zoom. The boot camp is designed as a practical guide for administrators and assistants who are new to the profession, and for department heads and professional staff who are planning to move into a town manager or administrator role.…
Pandemic Epidemiology and Policy Update & Discussion Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone (invited) will discuss various policy implications of managing cities and towns through a pandemic. Dr. Paul Biddinger, Director of the Center for Disaster Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, will provide an update about current COVID trends and infection rates.…
MMMA Summer Meeting via Zoom Agenda 10:30 a.m. Welcome, John Petrin, Chair of MMMA Retirees Committee Introduction of Presenters, Rick Reed, Retirees Committee Member and ICMA Senior Advisor 10:35 a.m. Have You Created An Estate Plan For You And Your Family? Jason Atwater, Certified Financial Planner, ICMA Retirement Corporation An estate plan is a map…
MIIA will share some of their early observations on safety protocols as town halls and other buildings open up and staff return to work. MIIA Risk Management and Training staff will provide an overview of their early observations and work to date in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also address their strategy moving…
We will be skipping the buffets and conference rooms for a while but you can still join your colleagues for lunch on June 4, from 12:30-1:30 p.m.! During this Zoom meeting, you’ll be able to share your experiences with re-opening, town meeting, elections or whatever the hottest topic is that week. MMMA President Julie Jacobson…
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…
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 MMMA monthly meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 19. At this time, we have not determined if this meeting will be rescheduled. We will keep you posted. “What are you…
This meeting is at capacity and there is no waitlist. Please contact Denise Baker at the MMA with any questions. Women Leading Government, an initiative of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, will hold its first Leadership Conference on Feb. 27 in Marlborough. The full-day event will feature a keynote address by Laurie Leshin, president of…