Explore Carroll: Municipal league convention is hot spot for meeting, and training, Carroll officials

Explore Carroll: Municipal league convention is hot spot for meeting, and training, Carroll officials

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A seagull chattered away in the parking lot of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City (Md.) as, indoors, hundreds of elected officials gathered for the Maryland Municipal League annual meeting, June 26-29.

Just inside, in the front lobby, Taneytown Mayor Jim McCarron and city administrator Henry Heine; Union Bridge Mayor Perry Jones; Hampstead Mayor Chris Nevin; and Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz and Councilmember Dennis Frazier gathered to compare notes after attending a roundtable forum with state cabinet secretaries.

This year the MML, which represents 157 Maryland cities and towns, is celebrating its 75th anniversary and its annual meeting focused on classes, workshops, lectures, roundtable discussions and seminars that spanned four days, beginning as early as 7:30 a.m. and lasting until 10:30 p.m.

Asked about Monday’s training sessions and presentations, Utz said he had a chance to talk with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who had addressed the MML opening session... http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5514/municipal-league-convention-hot-spot-meeting-training-carroll-officials/

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People outside the world of local government may not know it even exists, but the Maryland Municipal League is an important group — it’s a statewide advocacy nonprofit that strengthens the role and capacity of municipal government through research, legislation, technical assistance, training and information for members.

It’s also celebrating a birthday this year — the MML was founded 75 years ago in 1936 by Annapolis Mayor Louis N. Phelps.


Phelps’ idea was to create a clearinghouse to help Maryland municipalities obtain funds from the Work Progress Administration (WPA) — part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.


In addition to education and networking, perhaps the MML has been most effective in advocating for municipalities with the Maryland General Assembly.


It may be argued that state budget cuts to municipalities in recent years could have easily caused much more damage to local governments if it had not been for the efforts of the MML working the hallways and offices of Annapolis during the legislative session.


One of the highlights of every summer is the annual MML convention which runs next week, June 26-29.


According to a history of the MML's first 50 years (1936-1986) published in the Maryland Municipal News in September 1986, the MML held its first June convention in 1949...  http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5492/league-extraordinary-gentlemen-ladies-marks-75-years-municipal-aid/

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