Location: Maine Municipal Association, 60 Community Drive, Augusta ME 04330
Time: Registration: 8:15-8:30 am / Workshop: 8:30am-3:45 pm
Cost:  New Municipal Manager/Administrator (as of 4/1/21): $0/Complimentary | Other MMA Members: $55 | Non-Members: $110
Presenters: Staff and Board Members from MMA and MTCMA

Agenda:

8:15am – 8:45am – Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
 

8:45am – 9:00am – Welcome and Introductions
Cathy Conlow, Executive Director, MMA
 

9:00am – 9:15am – Introduction to MTCMA
Jay Feyler, MTCMA President
Town Manager, Town of Union
 

9:15am – 9:40am – MTCMA Senior Advisor and Ambassador Program
Perry Ellsworth, MTCMA Senior Advisor/ Ambassador Program Chair
(MTCMA Certification – .5 credit, Leadership category)
 

9:40am – 10:10 – Personnel Management
David Barrett, Director, Personnel Services & Labor Relations, MMA
(MTCMA Certification – .5 credit, Leadership/HR categories)
 

10:10am – 10:20am – Morning Break
 

10:20am – 10:50am – Code of Ethics
Jack Clukey, Chair, MTCMA Ethics Committee
Town Manager, Town of Dover-Foxcroft
(MTCMA Certification – .5 credit, Ethics category)
 

10:50am – 11:45am – Legal Framework
Susanne Pilgrim, Director, Legal Services, MMA
(MTCMA Certification – 1 credit, Legal category)
 

11:45am – 12:30pm – Lunch
 

12:30pm – 1:00pm – Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust
Kristy Gould, Director, MMEHT
(MTCMA Certification – .5 credit, HR category)
 

1:00pm – 1:30pm – Risk Management Services
Marcus Ballou, Member Services Supervisor, MMA RMS
(MTCMA Certification – .5 credit, HR category)

1:30pm – 1:40pm – Afternoon Break

1:40pm – 2:30pm – Top Ten Things I Wish I was Told Early in My Career
Jim Bennett, MMA Executive Committee President
City Manager, City of Biddeford
(MTCMA Certification – .75 credit, Leadership category)
 

2:30pm – 3:15pm – Communications & Legislative Advocacy
Kate Dufour, Director, Advocacy & Communications, MMA
(MTCMA Certification – .75 credit, Elected Relations/Leadership category)
 

3:15pm – 3:30pm – Educational Services
Alicia Gaudet, Assistant Director, Educational Services, MMA
(MTCMA Certification – .25 credit, HR category)
 

3:30pm – Adjourn

COVID Policy:
Due to the high rate of community transmission in many Maine counties, masks are currently required for training events in the MMA building. This guidance is subject to change per the recommendations of the CDC.