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Elective Pay Under the Inflation Reduction Act presentation

Elective Pay Under the Inflation Reduction Act presentation

Presented by Jonathan Schrag, Deputy Chief of Climate and Director of Investment for Decarbonization and Resilience, Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience to a joint meeting of the MMA Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment and MMA Policy Committee on Public Works, Transportation and Public Utilities on April 1, 2024.
Climate ChangePresentationpdf - 741 KBPublication Date: Apr 10, 2024
MBTA Communities: Takeaways From Reviews To Date

MBTA Communities: Takeaways From Reviews To Date

Presentation by Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and the Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit during an MMA webinar held on March 13, 2024
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Mar 13, 2024
Topics to Discuss With Your Finance Team

Topics to Discuss With Your Finance Team

By T.J. Plante, Open Architects and former chief administrative and financial officer in Springfield. Presented to the Mass. Municipal Mayors’ Association on Feb. 28, 2024.
Municipal BudgetingPresentationpdf - 514 KBPublication Date: Feb 28, 2024
Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission Overview

Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission Overview

Presentation by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission to the MMA Personnel and Labor Relations Committee on June 23, 2023
Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Jun 23, 2023
Open Meeting Law and Public Records Act

Open Meeting Law and Public Records Act

Presented by Mina S. Makarious, Partner, Anderson Kreiger LLP, at Massachusetts Select Board Association Newly Elected Select Board Training
Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 230 KBPublication Date: Jun 09, 2023
Municipal Finance & Budgeting 101

Municipal Finance & Budgeting 101

Presented by Shaun Suhoski, Athol Town Manager, at Massachusetts Select Board Association Newly Elected Select Board Training
Municipal BudgetingPresentationpdf - 3 MBPublication Date: Jun 09, 2023
Municipal Recruitment: Vacancies and Advertising resources

Municipal Recruitment: Vacancies and Advertising resources

Provided by Jen Breaker, town of Danvers, Caitlyn Julius, city of Springfield and Kristina Ordung, town of Shrewsbury as part of ‘Reframing Recruitment’ webinar series
Recruiting and HiringPresentationpdf - 1 MBPublication Date: Mar 15, 2023
Reframing Recruitment: Setting the Table - Vacancies and Advertising

Reframing Recruitment: Setting the Table - Vacancies and Advertising

Provided by Jen Breaker, town of Danvers, Caitlyn Julius, city of Springfield and Kristina Ordung, town of Shrewsbury as part of ‘Reframing Recruitment’ webinar series
Recruiting and HiringPresentationpdf - 3 MBPublication Date: Mar 15, 2023
Beyond Mobility: Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan

Beyond Mobility: Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan

Presentation by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation
TransportationPresentationpdf - 3 MBPublication Date: May 01, 2022
ITS78 Data, Cybersecurity and related Audit, Compliance and Incident Response Services

ITS78 Data, Cybersecurity and related Audit, Compliance and Incident Response Services

Mass. Dept. of Operational Services Division webinar presentation, June 14, 2022
Municipal OperationsPresentationpdf - 6 MBPublication Date: Jun 14, 2022
ARPA Funding Overview - MMA

ARPA Funding Overview - MMA

MMA presentation for the Association of Town Finance Committees on April 30, 2022.
Municipal BudgetingPresentationpdf - 1 MBPublication Date: Apr 30, 2022
New Multifamily Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities

New Multifamily Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities

Presentation from Department of Housing and Community Development webinar on Jan. 12, 2022.
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Jan 12, 2022
The Municipal Supplier Diversity Playbook

The Municipal Supplier Diversity Playbook

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)
Municipal Policies and ProceduresPresentationpdf - 3 MBPublication Date: Jun 01, 2021
Home Composting for Zero Waste (Everything You Wanted to Know about Composting But Were Afraid to Ask)

Home Composting for Zero Waste (Everything You Wanted to Know about Composting But Were Afraid to Ask)

Presentation slides from webinar hosted by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Solid Waste and RecyclingPresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Apr 20, 2021
Innovations in Municipal Transit

Innovations in Municipal Transit

Presentation by Heather Hamilton, a member of the Brookline Select Board, a project manager for BSC Group, and a former director of roadway maintenance at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
TransportationPresentationpdf - 4 MB
Watershed Associations: A Great Resource for Supporting Community Climate Adaptation

Watershed Associations: A Great Resource for Supporting Community Climate Adaptation

Presentation by Julie Dyer Wood, deputy director of the Charles River Watershed Association, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Climate ChangePresentationpdf - 10 MB
Control Your Destiny: Top Tips for Economic Development

Control Your Destiny: Top Tips for Economic Development

Presentation by April Anderson Lamoureux, president of Anderson Strategic Advisors, LLC, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Economic DevelopmentPresentationpdf - 1 MB
Got Funding? Municipal Transportation Finance 101

Got Funding? Municipal Transportation Finance 101

Presentation by Rich Benevento, chair of the Parking and Traffic Commission in Beverly and president of WorldTech Engineering, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
TransportationPresentationpdf - 2 MB
Everett: Pop-up Bus Lanes, Bicycle Network Buildout and Tactical Transit Improvements

Everett: Pop-up Bus Lanes, Bicycle Network Buildout and Tactical Transit Improvements

Presentation by Jay Monty, transportation planner in Everett, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
TransportationPresentationpdf - 2 MB
Transparency Basics: Public Records

Transparency Basics: Public Records

Presentation by Kevin Batt, attorney at Anderson Kreiger, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 357 KB
Re-evaluating Your Employee Evaluations

Re-evaluating Your Employee Evaluations

Presentation by Joellen Cademartori, CEO of GovHR USA, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Personnel ManagementPresentationpdf - 1 MB
Property Sustainability: Protecting Municipal Assets

Property Sustainability: Protecting Municipal Assets

Presentation by Ken Wertz, executive director of the Massachusetts Facilities Administrators Association, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Municipal OperationsPresentationpdf - 2 MB
Neighborhood Stabilization Fund

Neighborhood Stabilization Fund

Presentation by Chrystal Kornegay, executive director of MassHousing, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 376 KB
Neighborhood Strategies, city of Pittsfield

Neighborhood Strategies, city of Pittsfield

Presentation by Linda Tyer, mayor of Pittsfield, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 3 MB
Open Meeting Law: Overview and Practical Considerations for Public Entities

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
Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 4 MB
Opiate/Opioid Abuse at Work

Opiate/Opioid Abuse at Work

Presentation by Martha Deering, certified rehabilitation counselor, a licensed and certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor, and a qualified substance abuse professional through the U.S. Department of Transportation, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Personnel ManagementPresentationpdf - 1 MB
Addressing Opioid Use in the Workplace

Addressing Opioid Use in the Workplace

Presentation by Desiree Murphy, associate at Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP and practices in the area of labor and employment, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Personnel ManagementPresentationpdf - 4 MB
LivableStreets Alliance: A People First Approach to Transportation

LivableStreets Alliance: A People First Approach to Transportation

Presentation by Stacy Thompson, executive director of LivableStreets Alliance, which advocates for innovative and equitable transportation solutions, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Community Health and WellnessPresentationpdf - 10 MB
Annual Labor Law Update: Selected Mass. Agency Decisions in 2019

Annual Labor Law Update: Selected Mass. Agency Decisions in 2019

Presentation by Katherine Hesse, a founding partner at the law firm Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP and D.M. Moschos, of counsel at the law firm Mirick O’Connell Attorneys at Law, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Employment LawsPresentationpdf - 2 MB
Human Trafficking in the Commonwealth

Human Trafficking in the Commonwealth

Presentation by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 9 MB
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