"Monthly news and updates from the Maine Municipal Association."

Contents:
* Liens Manual - New Edition Available
* 2008 MMA Convention
* FMLA HR Toolkit Updated
* Web site & E-mail Interruption
* The Property & Casualty Pool Thanks You
* FYI - Military Funeral Honors
* Upcoming Workshops and Training (MMA Training Schedule)
* FYI: Workshops & Conferences

Liens Manual - New Edition Available

Just released is the eighth edition of the Guide to Tax Liens
which has been renamed Guide to Municipal Liens  to
reflect the fact that municipalities must address liens
other than those for real and personal property taxes.

As in past online versions, many of the forms are interactive
meaning that you may type into the fields and then print the
document. Probably the most convenient way to use these
forms is to save them to your machine and just open them
when needed.

If you have saved forms to your machine in the past, now is
the time to check and update them with the forms in this
new manual edition.

2008 MMA Convention

Mark your calendars now for the 2008 MMA Convention,
October 8-9, at the Augusta Civic Center.

This year’s convention will be a day-and-a-half event,
like last year, starting off with a Wednesday luncheon.
The guest speaker for this Opening Luncheon will be
distinguished newspaper and television journalist David
Broder. Called “the high priest of political journalism,”
Broder writes a twice-weekly column on American politics
for the Washington Post. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 1973,
Broder is a regular TV commentator on Meet the Press,
Washington Week and CNN’s Inside Politics.

Broder will provide insight on the upcoming November
presidential election and how those results may affect
state and local governments.

The 2008 MMA Convention will be loaded with information
that all elected and appointed municipal officials can use.
Don’t miss it. Updates on the convention will be put in future
issues of the Townsman and posted on the MMA web site.

FMLA HR Toolkit Updated

The FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Toolkit has been
updated as of 4/7/08 to reflect changes in the Federal laws.

                 go to the FMLA Toolkit . . .

Web Sites & E-mail Interruption

MMA is changing ISP providers starting this Friday at 5:00 pm.
This may cause an interruption in the availability of the MMA
sites as well as other Affiliate Group sites which we host.
Listserv and e-mail delivery will also be impacted.
Everything should be operational again by Sunday.

If you have questions about this, please contact the ResourceCenter@memun.org.

The Property & Casualty Pool Thanks You

We would like to thank those members who have completed
their Property & Casualty Renewal Applications and returned
all the information to us! If you have not yet returned your
applications, please do so as soon as possible. Please contact
Marcus Ballou mballou@memun.org at 1-(800) 590-5583
if you would like personal assistance and an on-site visit.

The continuing success of the Property & Casualty Pool
cannot occur without the participation and cooperation of
our Membership. Therefore, RMS Underwriting and Marketing
Departments would like to personally thank the Members for
their continued support, understanding and commitment.

Maine Veterans are now entitled to appropriate Military
Funeral Honors

Military Funeral Honors is now an entitlement for all honorably
discharged Veterans. Any person, Active Duty, National Guard,
Reserve and Merchant Marines, who received an honorable
discharge is now entitled to an appropriate Military Funeral
Honors Ceremony performed by US Military active duty service
members. The Maine Military Funeral Honors Team is also
prepared to provide appropriate Military Honors to any
honorably discharged Veteran who was not honored at the
time of death. A family member need only call and request
this service. There are no costs whatsoever associated with
this program.

For more information about the Maine Military Funeral
Honors Program or Military Funeral Honors in general,
Families and Veterans may visit our web site at
www.funeralhonors.org or call the State Coordinator
in Augusta at 1-800-958-5967 toll free.

Upcoming Workshops

2008 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.

The 2008 Workshop & Training Calendar is also now online.

April 2008

New Managers Workshop, Augusta, 4/11/08
MACA Annual Business Meeting and Training Day, Bangor, 4/11/08 & 4/12/08
IRC Residential Inspections, Augusta, 4/16/08 & 4/17/08
Governmental Accounting I, Bangor, 4/17/08 & 4/18/08
Supervisory Leadership in Public Works Programs - Part I, Waterville, 4/22/08 - 4/24/08
Basic Excise Tax Workshop, Waterville, 4/24/08
Membership Meeting/Infectious Disease, Bangor Police Department, 4/24/08

May 2008

Supervisory Leadership in Public Works Programs - Part II, Waterville, 5/13/08 - 5/15/08
Vital Statistics, Bangor, 5/1/08 OR Portland, 5/7/08
Records Management Workshop, Bangor, May 12, 2008
Licensing Workshop, Augusta, 5/27/08

FYI:  Workshops & Conferences (not sponsored by MMA)

Why the Future Matters Now: Maximizing Returns by Investing in the Families and Children of Maine, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Brewer, sponsored by the University of Maine, Cooperative Extension.
       for brochure & registration . . .

Low Impact Development Workshop, Hallowell, May 1, 2008 for Planners, Planning Board Members, Conservation Commission Members, etc.
        for brochure & registration . . .

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ResourceCenter@memun.org. Don't forget to tell us who you are!

Need to Register for a Password to the Members Area?

Municipal Yard Sale & Classifieds Please check the Job Bank/Classifieds for new listings.
Remember that posting is free for municipalities! Use the correct
"Post a ___" link to the right of the screen to add your items, 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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