This webinar highlights Syncurrent’s online platform, a resource available to all 351 Massachusetts municipalities to easily identify, qualify for, and pursue state and federal funding opportunities. Recommended audience: all members

This webinar features a panel of attorneys with the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association addressing current issues. Topics include cannabis law and policy, tax title takings, recent accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bylaw decisions, and policies related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials, all members

This webinar covers core financial policies and how municipalities can develop them, providing policy examples and advice. Recommended audience: Finance directors, chief municipal officials

This webinar offers an overview of assessing operations for those responsible for overseeing them, but who may not be familiar with the process. Recommended audience: Municipal managers, mayors

This webinar discusses the essentials of capital planning and best practices for strong financial management. Recommended audience: Finance committee members, all members

This webinar reviews funding and financial incentives available for geothermal projects through the Federal Inflation Reduction Act. Recommended audience: All members

This webinar reviews key elements of Chapter 70, including components of the foundation budget, how local contribution and state aid are determined, and the phase-in of the Student Opportunity Act. Recommended audience: Finance directors, all members

This webinar will discuss the benefits of a centralized vs. decentralized procurement system, tips for organizing bids and delegating authority, and how to implement standard templates and policies. Recommended audience: Select board members, chief municipal officials, finance directors

This webinar reviews the building blocks of municipal finance, including Proposition 2 ½, budgeting revenues and expenditures, and the importance of financial policies, forecasting, and capital planning. Recommended audience: Finance directors, chief municipal officials, all members

Historical data maintained by the Mass. Dept. of Revenue, Division of Local Services, Data Analytics and Resources Bureau https://dlsgateway.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Votes.Prop2_5.OverrideUnderride

This webinar demonstrates how to navigate the COMMBUYS landing page, conduct an advanced search for contracts, vendors and grants, and use the Statewide Contract and Tradespersons Indexes.

This webinar shares best practices for writing grant applications and administering grants, and discusses how to factor grant funding into budgets and long-term planning.

This webinar reviews statewide contracts and how to use COMMBUYS for procurement, including how to identify underutilized contracts, post bid announcements, and search for products and vendors.

Offered by the Mass. Dept. of Revenue, Division of Local Services. A series of virtual training modules that guides participants through a fiscal year in municipal finance.

Released by the Commonwealth on June 22, 2023

This webinar showcases the wide array of interactive and on-demand materials available from the Division of Local Services and discusses how to use the wealth of publicly available municipal finance data to identify fiscal trends and craft informed financial policies.

Published by the New England Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Northborough Town Administrator John Coderre presented at the Massachusetts Municipal Councillors' Association webinar, "Make Your Budget a GFOA Award Winner," on Dec. 1.

Published by the Office of the State Auditor Suzanne Bump

Released by the Commission on the Fiscal Health of Rural School Districts

Published by the Office of the State Auditor

2022 MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show webinar: This workshop covered important current issues in municipal finance and looked at fiscal 2022 and beyond.