MMA webinar to share best practices for procurement

The MMA will host a free webinar on March 5 exploring how to streamline the procurement process. Speakers will include (top row, l-r) Mansfield Select Board Member Maureen Doherty and Foxborough Town Manager Paige Duncan; (bottom row, l-r) Foxborough Finance Director and Town Accountant Marie Almodovar and Foxborough Assistant Finance Director Brandon Roberts.

The MMA will host a free webinar on March 5 exploring how to streamline the procurement process.

Mansfield Select Board Member Maureen Doherty, also a municipal consultant, will discuss the benefits of a centralized vs. decentralized system, tips for organizing bids and delegating authority, and how to implement standard templates and policies.

Foxborough’s procurement team will share lessons learned following the implementation of a decentralized system, and resources that can be used to avoid reinventing the wheel.

Speakers from Foxborough will include Town Manager Paige Duncan, Finance Director and Town Accountant Marie Almodovar, and Assistant Finance Director Brandon Roberts.

Appointed and elected municipal officials are invited to register online. The hour-long webinar will begin at noon.

For more information, contact MMA Education and Training Coordinator Lily Rancatore at lrancatore@mma.org.