Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA and Suffolk University will hold an information session about the MMA-Suffolk Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program on March 13 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Visit www.mma.org for more information, or click here for Zoom registration.
In September 2024, the MMA and Suffolk will launch the 23rd and 24th sessions of the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program, which is held over the course of 25 Fridays from September through May. The 2024-2025 certificate programs will be hosted in Sharon and Pittsfield; they will be held in person (40%) and on Zoom (60%).
The graduate-level academic program provides a solid grounding in municipal management, and covers topics such as human resources management, budgeting and financial management, and strategic leadership.
The certificate program application will be available on the MMA-Suffolk webpage on Feb. 1, and the deadline to apply is April 30. Applicants will be notified of their status by mid-May.
Human resources seminar
The MMA and Suffolk University are launching a new Municipal Human Resources Seminar in April.
The Municipal Human Resources Seminar will review human resources management, policies and practices specific to Massachusetts cities and towns. Key topics will include hiring and onboarding, benefits administration, policy development, collective bargaining, and employee reviews and evaluations. Students will also review relevant labor laws and best practices in municipal human resources management.
The seminar is designed for municipal employees interested in furthering their career in municipal human resources, employees who are new to municipal human resources, and employees who work in a municipal function with human-resources-adjacent tasks.
The seminar will be held via Zoom over the course of five Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dates for the inaugural seminar are April 4, 18 and 25, and May 2 and 16. The cost is $875.
The application for the 2024 seminar is available online as a fillable PDF. Applications are due by Feb. 15 to seminars@mma.org. This is a competitive application process; applicants will be informed of their status by early March.
Finance seminar
The MMA-Suffolk Municipal Finance Management Seminar will hold three programs in 2024.
The five-week program, held on Fridays, provides a thorough examination of municipal finance in Massachusetts.
The application period for the fall 2024 session is open through July 31. The application is available on the MMA website.
Municipal Fellowship
The MMA and Suffolk University will hold an information session for their Municipal Fellowship Program on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.mma.org/events, or click here for Zoom registration.
The Municipal Fellowship was launched in 2021 by Suffolk University in partnership with the MMA to offer significant financial support to exceptional municipal managers and professionals to attend Suffolk’s master of public administration program at its Sawyer School of Business.
The fellowship program includes a scholarship of up to $28,000, while the recipients’ municipality commits to continuing their salary and position while they attend the program part-time.
Fellowship applicants must be accepted for admission to Suffolk’s Master of Public Administration program and must receive the support of the chief municipal official in their municipality. Additional consideration will be given to graduates of the MMA-Suffolk Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management.
Those interested in the Municipal Fellowship should apply to the Suffolk MPA program by May 1. The fellowship selection committee will interview qualified applicants and award up to two fellowships in June.
Questions
For more information on any of the MMA-Suffolk programs, visit mma.org/suffolk or contact Katie McCue at 617- 426-7272, ext. 111, or kmccue@mma.org, or Kate Evarts at 617-426-7272, ext. 172, or kevarts@mma.org.