Join a free webinar, designed specifically for city and town councillors, on developing best budgeting practices, including trend monitoring, capital budgeting, and transparency in budgeting. The featured speaker will be Northborough Town Administrator John Coderre, who has over 25 years of municipal management experience. He teaches in the MMA-Suffolk Finance Leadership Certificate Program and is…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a free “Cybersecurity for Councillors” webinar on April 21 from 12-1 p.m. A representative from the MassCyberCenter will discuss the basics of cybersecurity, focusing on how to adequately protect your community from becoming a cyber target and how to manage your risk. Best practices in social media practice…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its statewide dinner on March 9 at The Chateau in Waltham. MassInc Polling Group President Steve Koczela will be the featured speaker. The free event will begin at 5 p.m. with networking, followed by a speaking program and dinner. All city and town councillors are invited. Due to…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold its third biennial training session for newly elected councillors on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program will begin with a panel titled “You’ve Been Elected — Now What? Navigating Your Role as a Councillor.” Experienced councillors will share guidance on a variety of…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a “lunch and learn” webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 14, titled “The Rules of Engagement: Promoting Civility and Productivity in Council Meetings.” The free meeting will focus on how city and town councillors can have efficient and effective conversations among themselves and with the public during council meetings. The…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will hold a “lunch and learn” webinar on June 24 covering the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, which is beginning to distribute federal pandemic relief funding to states and communities across the country. During a presentation titled “ARPA: Infrastructure, Timelines and Everything Else Councillors Need to Know,” MMA Executive…
All city and town councillors are invited to a Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association Lunch-and-Learn webinar on the topic of school finance on April 8 at noon. Consultant Mark Abrahams will give an overview of school finance, with a focus on key terms and the budget process. Jack McCarthy, executive director/deputy chief executive officer at the…
What Does Diversity and an Immigrant Population Mean to Your Community? Living and working in a diverse community offers many benefits. This webinar will discuss how to engage the immigrant population in your city or town and the positive impact doing so can have throughout the community. Attendees will also learn how the Attorney General’s…
The Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association will host a webinar on Sept. 17 focusing on managing the media. Working with the press, maintaining a social media presence, and crafting a positive message are all necessary skills for town and city councillors. Derek Beckwith, president of Beckwith PR Group, will cover these topics and more during a…