The MMA will be hosting a third COVID-19 briefing for Select Board Members and City & Town Councillors on Friday, June 12, from noon-1 p.m. MMA Executive Director Geoff Beckwith will provide members with the latest updates on the Baker-Polito Administration’s response to COVID-19, and MMA Legislative Director John Robertson will speak about the legislative…
This meeting will be held remotely.
Town Meeting and Municipal Elections have evolved since Norman Rockwell painted his famous “Freedom of Speech” in 1943. But COVID-19 has challenged communities in a way that was hard to predict and certainly nobody was prepared for. On Wednesday, June 3 the MMA will offer a “Practical Guide to Town Meeting & Elections During COVID-19”…
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…
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.
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…
This will be a remote meeting.
Due to an increasing number of people being diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus and out of an abundance of concern for the health of our members and staff, MMA is canceling the Legislative Breakfasts scheduled for Friday, March 13. At this time, we have not determined if this meeting will be rescheduled. We will keep…