Nominations being accepted for the MMA Executive Committee

Municipal officials interested in serving on the MMA Executive
Committee should complete a Statement of Interest Form and
forward it to the MMA Nominating Committee for consideration.
Nominations are being accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
June 5, 2009. The Nominating Committee is scheduled to
meet on Thursday, May 14, and Wednesday, June 10. At the
second meeting, the Nominating Committee will review
nominations and interview candidates for the Vice President
position.

For further information please visit the MMA Website.
Information is available relating to the MMA Nominating
Committee process, timetable, and access to the Statement
of Interest Form for the MMA Executive Committee and Vice
President positions.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Theresa Chavarie at 1-800-452-8786 ext. 2211 or by e-mail at
tchavarie@memun.org.

‘Red Flags’ Deadline Delayed until 08/01/09

The deadline for compliance with the new Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) “Red Flags” rule has been delayed until
August 1, 2009 (the original deadline was May 1, 2009).

The Red Flags rule requires entities that regularly permit
deferred payments for goods or services (“creditors”) to adopt
an identity theft prevention and detection program. Municipal
utilities such as water and sewer departments are subject to
the new Red Flags rule.

The FTC has a website dedicated to the Red Flags rule at
www.ftc.gov/redflagsrule. The website includes a compliance
guide for creditors. The FTC is also developing a compliance
template for creditors with a low risk of identity theft, for
example, those that do not maintain sensitive customer
information or know their customers personally. For low-risk
creditors, the FTC has said a streamlined program will be
sufficient.

Municipal utilities should be working with their local attorneys
now to ensure compliance with the Red Flags rule by the
new August 1st deadline.

Road Salt Bid

MDOT and the Division of Purchases are getting ready to put
out a bid for Road Salt.  Many municipalities participate
in this bid. 

If interested, contact Terry DeMerchant at the Division of Purchases, 624-7334 by 5/22/09.

Maine Downtown Conference

Advice, tips, techniques and inspiration to revitalization of your
downtown or village center. Join us on Friday, June 5th for the
9th annual Maine Downtown Conference in historic downtown
Rockland !

Downtown: Live It! Love It! is the theme for this event
featuring national and statewide experts in Organization,
Design, Promotion and Economic Restructuring. National retail marketing guru Rick Segel is our keynote presenter.

      for more Information . . .

Upcoming Workshops

2009 Workshop Schedule of current workshops is online.
Brochures and program details will be added when available,
so check back often if you are interested in a certain program.
If a listing below doesn't have a link, the brochure has not
yet been posted on the web site.

May 2009

Supervisory Leadership in Public Works Programs - Part II, Augusta, 5/12/09 - 5/14/09
Licensing Workshop, Augusta, 5/18/09
Vital Statistics, Saco, 5/19/09 OR Bangor, 5/21/09
Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Augusta, 5/19/09

June 2009

The Eighteenth Annual Highway Congress, Skowhegan. 6/4/09
Basic Excise Tax Workshop, Bangor, 6/11/09
Elected Officials Workshop, Bangor, 6/16/09 OR Saco, 6/17/09

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RFPs or jobs to the listings.

Posting is a "Do It Yourself" project. If you encounter problems,
contact the ResourceCenter@memun.org.

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