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Law: SJC Decision Guides Open Meeting Law Compliance

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsArticlepdf - 440 KB

Citizens Leadership Academy - Town of Auburn

Promotional and applications materials for the 2018 Citizens Leadership Academy provided by Auburn Town Manager Julie Jacobson, July 9, 2018

Citizens Leadership Academy - Town of Barnstable

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 285 KB

Citizens Leadership Academy - Town of Weston

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 62 KB

Citizens Academy - Town of Lexington

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 109 KB

Citizens Leadership Academy - Town of Natick

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 100 KB

Local Government Workforce Skills Gap Report: Preparing Future Local Government Finance Officials

Released by the Baker Administration, May 15, 2018

Home Rule in Massachusetts: Who is Really in Charge?

Presentation from Angela Atchue, president of the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association and a city attorney in Boston, and Jim Timmins, city solicitor in Quincy at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 20, 2018

Town of Maynard Social Media Policy

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 727 KB

Buckland: Using Municipal Cooperation to Improve Services and Achieve Savings

Regionalism and CollaborationPresentationpdf - 233 KB

Southeastern Regional Services Group: Municipal Cooperation to Improve Services and Achieve Savings

Regionalism and CollaborationPresentationpdf - 854 KB

Citizens' Leadership Academy - Town of Wenham

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 2 MB

Citizens Engagement Academy - Town of Lexington pt. 2

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 7 MB

Citizens Engagement Academy - Town of Lexington

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 1 MB

Town of Easton Facebook Policy

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 10 KB

Town of Easton Social Media Policy for Boards/Commissions

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 98 KB

Town of Easton Social Media Policy for Employees

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 95 KB

Form of government for each community in Massachusetts

Municipal GovernanceListingpdf - 89 KB

Towns Sharing to Provide Better Service and Save Money

Regionalism and CollaborationPresentationpdf - 2 MB

How to Make Sharing and Regionalizing Services Work for You

Regionalism and CollaborationPresentationpdf - 2 MB

Explanations for the Attorney General's Revisions to the Open Meeting Law Regulations

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsGuidancepdf - 23 KB

Social, Open and Public: How to Blog, Tweet and Share Within the Requirements of the Public Records Law

Community EngagementPresentationpdf - 2 MB

Campaign Finance Guide: Candidates for Municipal Office

Municipal GovernanceGuidancepdf - 326 KB

Campaign Finance Guide: Public Employees, Public Resources and Political Activity

Municipal GovernanceGuidancepdf - 219 KB

Campaign Finance Guide: Municipal Ballot Question Committees

Municipal GovernanceGuidancepdf - 234 KB

Campaign Finance Guide: Local Election Officials

Published by the Office of Campaign and Political Finance, revised January 2015

To Tweet or Not To Tweet? Social Media, Public Records and the Open Meeting Law

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsArticlepdf - 3 MB

Around the State: Franklin Sees Results from Social Media Push to Connect with Residents, Businesses

Community EngagementArticlepdf - 2 MB

What Makes Some Local Governments So Successful at Social Media

Community EngagementArticlepdf - 184 KB

Considerations for a Municipal Social Media Policy

Community EngagementArticlepdf - 2 MB