The Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association will hold its annual Labor Relations Seminar on Oct. 26 at the Devens Conference Center. Seminar participants will include members of the MMPA and Massachusetts Municipal Management Association as well as mayors, police and fire chiefs, public works directors, labor relations professionals, and other interested parties. The MMPA is an…
The Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association will hold its second annual Fall Conference at the Cranwell Resort in Lenox on Sept. 27 and 28. The conference will run on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. with cocktail reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7:15 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 28, from 7:45 a.m. to…
Agenda Noon Registration and Coffee Please bring a photo ID to enter the building. 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Annual Business Meeting Vanessa Hale, Southborough Assistant Town Administrator, MMPA Vice Chair 1:15 p.m. Legislative Update Geoff Beckwith, MMA Executive Director 1:45 p.m. Exploring the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Two attorneys from…
HR101 Boot Camp registration is currently full. To be placed on the waitlist please email Member Services Coordinator Devon Williams at dwilliams@mma.org. Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association members with five or fewer years of service are invited to the fifth annual HR101 “human resources boot camp.” The full-day training covers core functions of the…
Agenda 9 a.m. Registration and Coffee 9:45 a.m. Welcoming Remarks • Derek Sullivan, Town Administrator, Wareham • James Kane, Senior Vice President, A.D. Makepeace Company • Mary Beth Bernard, SPHR, Assistant Town Manager, Foxborough, and MMPA Chair 10 a.m. Legislative Update • Lisa Adams, MMA Senior Legislative Analyst 10:30 a.m. Family Leave Laws Explored for Municipalities…
Due to weather, this meeting was rescheduled from its original date of March 8. All other details, including location, time and agenda remain the same. Agenda 8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee 9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks • Leon Gaumond, Town Administrator, Sturbridge • Mary Beth Bernard, SPHR, Assistant Town Manager, Foxborough, and MMPA Chair …
Register online Diversity and recruitment in the municipal workplace will be the focus of the Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association’s holiday meeting. Buford is an organizational development and behavior expert who specializes in diversity and inclusion, cultural competence, and organizational transitions. McIntosh, a veteran workshop facilitator and designer, specializes in LinkedIn training and…
This meeting will begin with a legislative update from MMA staff, followed by the presentation of the Emil Skop Award, which recognizes a human resources professional who has made a positive impact on the MMPA and its members. Participants will include members of the MMPA and Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, as well as…
This day-and-a-half event will feature multiple workshops and networking opportunities for municipal human resource professionals across the Commonwealth. The event will feature human resources and management workshops, professional development programming, and networking events. Workshop topics include managing the demands of the HR role, communication and contract negotiation strategies, discipline with public employees, the future…
Agenda 8:15 a.m. Registration, Networking and Coffee 8:45 a.m. Annual Business Meeting and Association Welcome The membership will approve the budget, the nominating slate for the board of directors, and the program plan for FY18. • Mary Beth Bernard, SPHR, Asst. Town Manager, Foxborough, MMPA Chair • Richard Tranfaglia, Human Resources Director, Natick,…