MML – Maryland Municipal League Fall Conference October 31 -
November 2, 2011 schedule of workshops, meetings and discussions slated for
Wednesday, November 2, 2011:
8:30 – 10:30 Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30 Maximizing Municipal Economic Development
Opportunities
Attracting and keeping businesses is critically important to
ensuring a healthy and vibrant community. This session will provide an overview
of a State program geared towards streamlining permitting and development
processes. Attendees will also learn about the more than fifty enabling
property tax credit programs and variable property tax rate options available
in Maryland to municipalities.
9:30 – 11:30 Employment Issues
This workshop will provide an overview of preferred
employment practices. The speaker will address how positions should be
advertised and interviews conducted. Learn about risk management techniques
concerning proper supervision of employees, as well as appropriate procedures
for disciplining employee
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Academy for Excellence in Local Governance
The Academy is designed as a two-year program; however,
participants may complete the requirements sooner than expected, or may use an
additional third year to complete program requirements. Payment of a onetime
$250 registration fee is required to participate in the Academy. Three core and
three elective Academy topics are included among MML’s 2011 fall conference
workshop choices. Please note that only the Academycore topics are recurring
topics with specific and required content.
The Academy extends elective credit to classes held at the
convention, fall conference and other training venues that meet Academy
elective criteria. Topics given an Academy elective designation change each
year and are designed for all conference registrants, including those who are
Academy graduates. Please refer to the Preliminary Program to see which
workshops have the Academy designation.
The Maryland Municipal League is a founding member of the
Academy. The program is administered by the Institute for Governmental Service
and Research at the University of Maryland (IGSR). If you need additional information
or a copy of your transcript, please contact Toni Jennings, Academy Registrar,
301/405-4905,
amjennin@umd.edu.
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Schedule of events for the Fall MML conference Monday
October 31, 2011
Schedule of events for the Fall MML conference Tuesday,
November 1, 2011
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According to the Maryland Municipal League website:
Conference Workshops and Special Sessions
This year, attendees
will have the opportunity to attend eleven workshops, three of which are
Academy core classes and three are Academy electives. The Academy core classes
at this year’s conference are Ethics, Open Meetings, and Employment Issues.
This year’s three
Academy elective workshops will address a variety of issues of importance
impacting every city or town, regardless of size or location. An
environmentally focused workshop will provide updates on Maryland’s Watershed
Implementation Plan, the ongoing effort to curtail future growth on septic
systems, and best practices for curtailing stormwater runoff in urban
settings.
A second Academy
elective workshop will provide an overview of several of Maryland’s most
popular municipal grant programs. Speakers at a third Academy elective workshop
will talk about enhancing municipal business development opportunities through
the use of property tax credits and provide an overview the Maryland’s newly
developed program to expedite development projects
There will be three
additional workshops at this year’s conference. One workshop will provide an
update on Maryland’s current law pertaining to Miss Utility and an overview of
how to best implement a stormwater utility fee; Howard County Executive Ken
Ulman will discuss Maryland’s expanding
broadband
opportunities across the State; and a third session will give attendees an
overview of the just-completed Maryland Department of Planning’s PlanMaryland
initiative.
In response to
feedback generated at last year’s conference, a special session has been
included in this year’s conference schedule to allow attendees to better
understand the legislative process and how to improve interaction with members
of their legislative delegation when advocating on behalf of their municipality
and the League in general.
As a follow up to the
Large City and Small Town Forums held at the 2011 annual convention in Ocean
City, time has been set aside in the conference schedule to allow elected and
appointed officials from Maryland’s municipalities to meet and discuss issues
pertinent to both large and small cities and towns
The fall conference is
also the venue for several other groups to meet. The MML Board of Directors and
the Maryland Mayors Association will both meet on Monday, October 31. The MML
Legislative/Resolutions Committee will also meet if necessary.
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MML – Maryland Municipal League Fall Conference October 31 -
November 2, 2011
[20111102 Wed sdsom MML Fall Conference agenda]
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For more information on the 2011 Fall Maryland Municipal
League’s Fall Legislative Conference at the Cambridge Maryland Hyatt Regency
Chesapeake Bay, including a “Complete 2011 Fall Conference Information (.pdf)”
packet, visit the MML website at www.mdmunicipal.org.
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