On June 16, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources Annual Meeting will cover federal drug and alcohol testing requirements for those with commercial driver’s licenses. Municipal employers must comply with mandatory drug and alcohol regulations from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for CDL drivers. Any employer of CDL drivers must follow…
The Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will offer its annual HR101 boot camp as a full-day, in-person event on May 12 in Wrentham. The boot camp will cover core functions of the municipal HR office, including trends in negotiations related to COVID, first steps in creating a diversity, equity, and inclusion plan for cities and…
A joint meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association and Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources on April 14 in Worcester will feature a keynote presentation about the impact of birth order on management style and interpersonal relationships. Human relations and management expert Jack Agati will lead an entertaining and informative session, “Birth Order: What’s It Got…
On March 10, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association’s first program meeting of the year will be held as a free webinar covering municipal recruitment strategies. Representatives from communities that participated in a first-of-its-kind municipal career fair on the North Shore in November will discuss how the event was put together and lessons learned that…
Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will hold its annual holiday meeting in-person on Dec. 2 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. Registration and networking will begin at 9 a.m. The program will start at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. A complete agenda can be found below. Agenda 9 a.m. Registration and Networking Breakfast 9:30…
Due to concerns about the ongoing COVID pandemic, Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will hold its annual Labor Relations Seminar as a Zoom webinar series on Friday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Nov. 4, both from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The first session will feature a keynote by Malia Lazu, an award-winning, tenured strategist in diversity and…
Due to concerns about the ongoing COVID pandemic, Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will hold its annual Labor Relations Seminar as a Zoom webinar series on Friday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Nov. 4, both from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The first session will feature a keynote by Malia Lazu, an award-winning, tenured strategist in diversity and…
Due to concerns about the ongoing pandemic, Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will convert its annual Fall Conference to a two-day Zoom webinar series, to be held on Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30. The theme will be “hitting the reset button,” and the conference will feature sessions covering topics such as “rebranding” for municipalities, engagement and…
Due to concerns about the ongoing pandemic, Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will convert its annual Fall Conference to a two-day Zoom webinar series, to be held on Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30. The theme will be “hitting the reset button,” and the conference will feature sessions covering topics such as “rebranding” for municipalities, engagement and…
Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will once again hold its Annual Meeting as a free Zoom webinar this year. The meeting will feature: • A panel discussion, “Costing Out Contracts: The Key to Successful Negotiations,” featuring Chatham Town Manager Jill Goldsmith, Arlington Deputy Town Manager Sandy Pooler, and Attorney Melissa Murray, a partner at Norris, Murray,…