Municipal Advocate magazine

The Municipal Advocate, the MMA’s quarterly magazine, presents in-depth articles about important and timely municipal issues, such as budgeting, technology, management, and legal issues. An emphasis is placed on innovative solutions and problem-solving strategies.

Here are the contents of some recent issues:

Vol. 25, No. 1 - Risk Management

• Around the State: Preventive Maintenance Eliminates Costly Surprises

• Preserving Dollars With Risk Management

• Anticipating Risk and Planning Response

• Planning for the Unexpected: Maintaining Key Operations During a Pandemic

• Appropriate Care—and Encouraging Healthy Choices—Can Put a Dent in Workers’ Comp and Health Costs

• Law: Strategies for Avoiding Employment Retaliation Claims

Vol. 24, No. 4 – Leadership in Challenging Times

• Mayor Sees Outreach As Pathway Through Fiscal Challenges

• Drawing Inspiration From Dr. Seuss: Now Is the Time to Revisit His Lessons on Leadership

• Nothing Stays the Same: Leadership Techniques To Empower People During Change Initiatives

• In Face of Staff Cuts, Cities and Towns Need a New Management Roadmap

Vol. 24, No. 3 – Savings and Efficiency

• Around the State: Town Uses Data to Back Money-Saving Decisions

• City Looks to Savings, Efficiency to Persevere in Troubled Times

• A Civil Union: How a Town Government and Schools Consolidated Functions, With Benefits for Both

• How Does a Town Sustain Itself? Tyngsborough Examines Path to the Future

• Local Governments Respond to Fiscal Challenges

Vol. 24, No. 2 – Municipal Web Sites

• Around the State: Municipal Web Sites Lauded for Posting Extensive Public Records

• Striving for Online Excellence: Key Functions, Characteristics and Content Set the Standard for Municipal Web Sites

• What Makes an Award-Winning Municipal Web Site?

• The Continuing Evolution of E-Government: A Look Toward the Future of Municipal Online Services

Vol. 24, No. 1 – Regionalism

• Around the State: Mass. Municipalities Are Working on Numerous Regional Projects

• Strategies for Successful Local Government Collaboration

• In Franklin County, Regionalism Has Been Thriving for 10 Years

• Clearing the Hurdles to Effective Collective Purchasing

• Law: Considerations for Inter-Municipal Agreements