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Town of Amherst - Social Media (2019)

Presentation by the town of Amherst for the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, December 2019

Town of Andover - Social Media (2019)

Presentation by Patrick Lawlor, Director of Administrative Services, Andover, to the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, December 2019

Municipal Action Guide: Responding to Racial Tension in Your City

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 17 MB

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Strategies for Boosting Community Engagement

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Municipal and Regional Administration, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 5, 2020

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Conduct and Civility of Public Officials

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Personnel and Labor Relations, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 5, 2020

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Municipal Investment in Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 4, 2019

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Considering Social Media Policies in the Context of the Opening Meeting and Public Records Laws

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Municipal and Regional Administration, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 4, 2019

Protecting Our Data: What Cities Should Know About Cybersecurity

Municipal OperationsReportpdf - 1 MB

Fall 2019 MMA Legislative Breakfasts presentation

Municipal GovernmentPresentationpdf - 2 MB

Statewide Risk Management Team Incident Report on May 2019 Cyber Incident at Massachusetts Bay Community College

Municipal OperationsGuidancepdf - 151 KB

Cybersecurity Lessons Learned: Building Appropriate Cybersecurity Protections and Strategies

Municipal OperationsGuidancepdf - 277 KB

Law: Joint Powers Entities Present New Opportunities for Intergovernmental Collaboration

Regionalism and CollaborationArticlepdf - 194 KB

Massachusetts Statewide Records Retention Schedule

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsGuidancepdf - 4 MB

Electronic Records Management Guidelines

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsGuidancepdf - 96 KB

Spring 2019 Town Election Dates, chronological

Municipal GovernanceListingpdf - 60 KBPublication Date: Apr 09, 2019

Spring 2019 Town Election Dates, alphabetical

Municipal GovernanceListingpdf - 74 KBPublication Date: Apr 09, 2019

Spring 2019 Town Meeting Dates, alphabetical

Municipal GovernanceListingpdf - 61 KBPublication Date: Apr 09, 2019

Spring 2019 Town Meeting Dates, chronological

Municipal GovernanceListingpdf - 61 KBPublication Date: Apr 09, 2019

Open Meeting Law: What is a Meeting and Why Does it Matter Anyway?

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 1 MB

The Massachusetts Public Records Law

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 35 MB

Town of Auburn Communications and Social Media Strategy

Community EngagementPresentationpdf - 11 MB

City of Framingham and Social Media

Community EngagementPresentationpdf - 17 MB

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