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Transparency Basics: Public Records

Presentation by Kevin Batt, attorney at Anderson Kreiger, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Property Sustainability: Protecting Municipal Assets

Presentation by Ken Wertz, executive director of the Massachusetts Facilities Administrators Association, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Open Meeting Law: Overview and Practical Considerations for Public Entities

Presentation by Lauren Goldberg, a shareholder and managing partner at KP Law, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Newest FCC Preemption: Cable Franchising Fees

Presentation by Gerard Lavery Lederer, partner with Best Best & Krieger and Nancy Werner, general counsel for the National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

The FCC and Cable Franchising: What Mass. Cities and Access Centers Need to Know

Presentation by Gerard Lavery Lederer, partner with Best Best & Krieger and Nancy Werner, general counsel for the National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Fostering Connection Between Community and Town Hall

Presentation by Alaa Abusalah, citizen participation officer in Framingham, Mehreen Butt, town councillor in Wakefield and Paul Bockelman, town manager in Amherst, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Sharing Services: Solutions for Small Towns - Blandford

Presentation by Joshua Garcia, town administrator in Blandford, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Regionalizing IT Services - Danvers

Presentation by Colby Cousens, IT director in Danvers, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Social Media: Policies, Ethics and the Law

Presentation by John Clifford, attorney at Clifford and Kenny, LLP, Nick Dominello, attorney at Valerio, Dominello & Hillman, LLC, Liz Valerio, attorney at Valerio, Dominello & Hillman, LLC, and Brianna Sunryd, communications manager in Amherst, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Use Your Voice: Public Speaking and Civility in Local Government

Municipal Policies and ProceduresPresentationpdf - 6 MB

Municipal Law Update, 2020

Presented by Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

MIIA: Best Practices for Cybersecurity

Provided by MIIA, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Legalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts: Update 2020

Presentation by the Cannabis Control Commission, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Best Practices for Local Control of Marijuana Establishments

Presented by KP Law, at MMA Annual Meeting Jan. 24, 2020

Marijuana: New Regulations and Updated Best Practices, North Adams

Presented by North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard, at MMA Annual Meeting Jan. 24, 2020

Cybersecurity: What Municipalities Need to Know Now

Presentation by Mullen Coughlin, LLC, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Shape Your Future - US Census 2020

Presentation by the New York Regional Census center, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Cities Count: Preparing our Communities for the 2020 Census

Presentation by National League of Cities, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Calming the Crowd, article from School Leader

Article from School Leader (May/June 2010), provided at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Town of Southborough - Code of Conduct policy

Town of Southborough, Code of Conduct policy, provided at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Town of Acton - Visitors Code of Conduct

Town of Acton Code of Conduct, provided at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Municipal Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Program

Handout created by DJ Wilson, Tobacco Control Director at the MMA, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Outreach

Presentation by Ralph Sacramone, executive director of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020

Form of government for each community in Massachusetts

From the 2019-20 MMA’s Massachusetts Municipal Directory

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