The MMA will relaunch its virtual professional development training this Fall. This webinar series is designed to help municipal staff navigate workplace pressure, communication and burnout. Cally Ritter, principal of Positive Ripple Training and Consulting, will lead the upcoming series. Ritter is a highly regarded trainer who has spent more than 25 years as a…
The MMA will relaunch its virtual professional development training this Fall. This webinar series is designed to help municipal staff navigate workplace pressure, communication and burnout. Cally Ritter, principal of Positive Ripple Training and Consulting, will lead the upcoming series. Ritter is a highly regarded trainer who has spent more than 25 years as a…
The MMA will relaunch its virtual professional development training this Fall. This webinar series is designed to help municipal staff navigate workplace pressure, communication and burnout. Cally Ritter, principal of Positive Ripple Training and Consulting, will lead the upcoming series. Ritter is a highly regarded trainer who has spent more than 25 years as a…
The MMA and its partner in the MunEnergy program, Constellation, will host a free webinar on Oct. 20 to provide an energy market update. Experts from Constellation will review: • The Constellation Weather Desk Winter Forecast: What does a potential Super El Niño mean for temperatures this winter? • An update on impacts of war…
The MMA will host a webinar on Sept. 29 covering the new Build for Mass program, the Commonwealth’s first general municipal infrastructure lending program. Build for Mass aims to provide municipalities with flexible, low-interest financing to address funding gaps, advance priority projects, and maximize access to federal resources. Representatives from Build for Mass and MassDevelopment…
The MMA will host a webinar on Aug. 18 covering municipal credit and bond ratings. The session will provide an overview of: • The borrowing process • Bond ratings • The impact of ratings on municipal finances The presenter will be Kristy Tofuri, a managing director at the Boston office of HilltopSecurities, an investment banking…
On Aug. 4, the MMA will host a webinar with the Commonwealth’s Accessibility Center for Consulting, Education and Support Services (ACCESS) covering the top challenges facing municipalities regarding digital accessibility. Representatives from the ACCESS team will provide strategies for posting meeting minutes, creating accessible documents, and offering best practices and key resources to ensure your…
On July 30, the MMA will host the second webinar in a two-part series focusing on strategic planning and organizational alignment. The second webinar will continue to explore strategies for building a cohesive municipal structure, and will feature a comprehensive implementation roadmap. Great Barrington Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove will continue the presentation. She brings two…
The MMA will host a webinar with local regional planning commissions on July 23 to discuss how they partner with municipalities to plan and design safe streets. Reducing traffic fatalities and severe injuries requires a unified approach that bridges regional strategy with local implementation. While individual municipalities face unique local challenges, metropolitan planning organizations can…
The MMA will host a webinar on July 8 to explore the core components of organizational alignment and offer strategies for building a more cohesive municipal structure. The webinar will be led by Great Barrington Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove, who has two decades of experience in leadership, strategic planning, and community engagement in numerous municipalities…