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The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its third biennial training session for newly elected councillors on Friday, Dec. 5. Panelists will include councillors Lisa Feltner of Watertown, left, and Michael Ossing of Marlborough.
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its third biennial training session for newly elected councillors on Friday, Dec. 5.
The free meeting will be held at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The program will begin with “You’ve Been Elected — Now What? Navigating Your Role as a Councillor,” a panel discussion with experienced councillors who will share guidance on topics ranging from constituent services to working with department staff to all other aspects of the role. Panelists will include councillors John McLaughlin of Waltham, Lisa Feltner of Watertown, Brendan Sweeney of Beverly, Afroz Khan of Newburyport and Michael Ossing of Marlborough.
Other sessions will cover budgeting and operating with a code of conduct. There will also be a dedicated networking session.
The meeting is targeted to newly elected officials, but all city and town councillors are invited. An invitation and registration information has been sent to all councillors and is available on www.mma.org.