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9 to 10:15 a.m.
Around the Capitol: Legislative Update
Fireworks Regulations: Boom or Bust?
How ‘Fracking’ Affects Your Township
Keep Your Property Tax Revenue
Master Plan: Who Am I?
Roads Don’t Just Fix Themselves
Surviving ‘Turf Wars’ With Other Officials
The Invisible Homeless in Your Township
Things I Wish I’d Known When I First Became a Clerk
Tips for Treasurers
What the Agriculture Industry Wants From Townships
10:45 a.m. to Noon
Assess Your Township Board’s Performance
Bookkeeping Basics
Cell Towers: A Revenue Opportunity? Regulation Concerns?
Considerations in Suburban Wildlife Management
Current Issues in Planning and Zoning
Dealing with Malcontents
Fundamentals of Municipal Financing
Local Government Trends in Citizen Engagement
Master Plan: What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?
Managing the Modern Township Office
MTA Committee Forum: Intergovernmental Relations
Roles and Responsibilities of Deputy Officials
Things I Wish I’d Known When I First Became a Supervisor
1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Anatomy of a Township
Best Practices to Avoid First Amendment Pitfalls When Regulating Signs and Billboards
Elections Update
Engaging Your Community to Strengthen Planning
From Field to Fork: Local Food and the Local Economy
Managing Change
Minimizing Potential Liability
MTA Committee Forum: Assessment & Tax Administration
New Look at an Old Plan
The Changing Media Landscape
Things I Wish I’d Known When I First Became a Trustee
Utility Cost of Service and Rate Study
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
A Small Township’s Guide to Using QuickBooks
Assessing Your Assessor
Choosing and Using Volunteers
Creating a Culture of Teamwork
Emergency Management—Is Your Township Prepared?
Invasive Phragmites: What Can You Do?
Land Banking: It’s Not Just for Urban Townships
Legal Pitfalls in Human Resources
Liquor License Matters
MTA Committee Forum: Uses in Natural Resources
Things I Wish I’d Known When I First Became a Treasurer
Trail Towns: How Trails Can Create Opportunities for Economic Development