The safety of citizens and students is a top priority of local government managers and public safety personnel at all times. Are you prepared if there’s an active shooter incident at your high school? When was the last time you performed a sight inspection of your town buildings? Who’s authorized to lock town hall or…
The Massachusetts Municipal Management Association will hold its 10th annual boot camp for new managers on Oct. 12 at the Sharon Community Center. The day-long training will cover essential topic areas for administrators who are new to the profession and those planning to transition from department head to management. These topics include general municipal management,…
Agenda 9:45 a.m. Registration, Networking 10:15 a.m. Discussion led by Denise Casey, Assistant Town Manager, Wilmington Most of our time in the field of municipal government is spent on people; both our internal customers (employees) and external customers (residents, elected officials, vendors, consultants, etc.). This session will look at skills to add to your…
Note: This meeting was rescheduled from March 22. Full-day training with risk management specialist Gordon Graham, the CEO of Graham Research Consultants (www.gordongraham.com), will focus on maximizing the effectiveness of performance evaluations. Graham will discuss how to prevent common problems caused by not taking the employee evaluation process seriously, as well as analyzing the…