Municipal Training

CCM Municipal Training Workshops

CCM provides no-cost training for member municipalities' staff members, elected, and appointed officials. Training programs help you stay well-versed in the innovations, issues, and requirements affecting job performance and service to local residents and businesses. CCM’s Municipal Training program provides practical information at the cutting edge of municipal management and intergovernmental relations.

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Municipal Training Workshops Other Municipal Events Handouts, Templates, & Recordings Contact Info Past Workshops

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Below is a listing of workshops that have been scheduled. To see info for past workshops please click here.

Date	Topics
12/17/20	WEBINAR: Understanding CT Paid Leave
12/15/20	WEBINAR: Ethics, Accountability and Conflicts of Interest
12/10/20	Waste Management Series Part 6: Legislation Surrounding Solid Waste and Recycling
12/09/20	WEBINAR: Considering TIF? Lessons From Early Adopters
11/19/20	Waste Management Series Part 5: Financial Implications
11/18/20	WEBINAR: Communicating Through a Crisis: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
11/17/20	WEBINAR: How to Do a Walk Audit
11/12/20	WEBINAR: How to Run Legal and Effective Public Meetings
11/10/20	WEBINAR: Ability to Pay and Strategic Contract Negotiations
11/05/20	Waste Management Series Part 4: Is Source Separation A Solution or Mistake?
10/27/20	WEBINAR: Public Finance in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation with Treasurer Wooden
10/22/20	WEBINAR: Cyber Security Awareness: What All Municipal Employees Should Know
10/20/20	WEBINAR: A Practical Guide to the Municipal Employee Relations Act (MERA)
10/15/20	Waste Management Series Part 3: The Burden of Collection and Disposal
10/06/20	CCEH Annual Training Institute - Municipal Workshop
10/01/20	WEBINAR: COVID-19 Check-in: Do My Businesses Have What They Need For The Months Ahead?
09/24/20	Waste Management Series Part 2: Recycling in Connecticut - A Municipal Perspective
09/17/20	WEBINAR: Measuring Disparities in Cost and Spending across Connecticut School Districts
09/15/20	WEBINAR: Encouraging Smart Commuting During COVID and Beyond
09/10/20	Waste Management Series Part 1: Trash 101 - What Waste Problem?
09/09/20	WEBINAR: Municipal EV Readiness Toolkit
08/27/20	WEBINAR: Background Checks and Best Hiring Practices for Municipalities
08/19/20	WEBINAR: Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulations for Supervisors
08/18/20	WEBINAR: Time Management 101: Improving Your Efficiency and Effectiveness
08/11/20	RESCHEDULED: Time Management 101: Improving Your Efficiency and Effectiveness
07/28/20	WEBINAR: Police Accountability Legislation
07/09/20	WEBINAR: The Search Is On: Finding and Engaging the "Hidden" Businesses and Employees in your Community
07/01/20	WEBINAR: The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Supervisor
06/30/20	WEBINAR: PURA Series Part 2: 5G and Small Cell Siting
06/25/20	WEBINAR: Records Retention & Management
06/24/20	WEBINAR: More Than Maps: Use ArcGIS Online to Save Money
06/18/20	WEBINAR: Municipal Drone Programs: FAA Legal Requirements and How to Protect the Public, Your Program, & Your Personnel
06/17/20	WEBINAR: Current State of Post-Retirement Health Benefits & What the Future Will Bring
06/11/20	WEBINAR: SMART Way to Reduce Trash – While Saving Money and the Environment
06/09/20	WEBINAR: Opening Municipal Park & Recreation Summer Programs & Facilities and Planning for the Return to Play
06/04/20	WEBINAR: Incentivizing Low Impact Development in Connecticut Communities
06/02/20	WEBINAR: PURA 101

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Date	Topics
12/02/20	ACCO Special Training for Elected/Appointed Officials & City/County Managers in Southern New England
11/18/20	ACCO Special Training for Elected/Appointed Officials & City/County Managers in Southern New England
11/04/20	WEBINAR: Racial Wealth Divide
10/28/20	ACCO Special Training for Elected/Appointed Officials & City/County Managers in Southern New England
10/21/20	ACCO Special Training for Elected/Appointed Officials & City/County Managers in Southern New England
10/15/20	Webinar: Highlighting Municipal Childcare Programs to Support School Families
09/29/20	NLC First Tier Suburbs Council Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference
09/17/20	WEBINAR: Our Fight to Economic Recovery – Starting with Job, Health Care, Education & Connectivity
09/03/20	WEBINAR: Extraordinary Year, Extraordinary Challenges: Adequately Supplying your City with PPE
09/03/20	WEBINAR: Tools to Assess and Support Local Housing Needs Through Landlord Engagement
09/03/20	WEBINAR: Economic Opportunity: Stimulus Payment Outreach
07/29/20	Webinar: Supreme Court Review Webinar for States and Local Governments
07/16/20	WEBINAR \| Cities at a Crossroad: Charting a New Economic Course During COVID
07/15/20	WEBINAR \| Contact Tracing and Testing: City-County-Corporate Collaborations
07/14/20	TELE-TOWNHALL \| Taking Care of Your Community: Addressing Collective Trauma in Times of Crisis
04/20/20	Webinar: COVID-19: Impacts to CT's Economy & Municipal Finances
04/08/20	April 2020 IForum: Housing Policy and Segregation A Conversation with Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
04/02/20	Webinar: Small-Scale Manufacturing & Main Street: The Secret Sauce
03/20/20	CEDAS & CCM Webinar: Update for Economic Developers

Handouts, Templates, & Recordings back to top

Date	Topics
11/19/20	Webinar Recording: Waste Management Series Part 5: Financial Implications
11/18/20	Webinar Presentation: Communicating Through a Crisis: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
11/18/20	Webinar Recording: Communicating Through a Crisis: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
11/12/20	Webinar Recording: How to Run Legal and Effective Public Meetings
11/12/20	Webinar Presentation: How to Run Legal and Effective Public Meetings
11/10/20	Webinar Recording: Ability to Pay and Strategic Contract Negotiations
11/10/20	Webinar Presentation: Ability to Pay and Strategic Contract Negotiations
11/05/20	Webinar Recording: Waste Management Series Part 4: Is Source Separation A Solution or Mistake?
11/05/20	Webinar Presentation: Waste Management Series Part 4: Is Source Separation A Solution or Mistake?
11/04/20	Webinar Recording: Intelligent Energy Data At Your Fingertips - TEI Data Management, A CCM Energy Program
11/04/20	Webinar Presentation: Intelligent Energy Data At Your Fingertips - TEI Data Management, A CCM Energy Program
10/27/20	Webinar Recording: Public Finance in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation with Treasurer Wooden
10/27/20	Webinar Presentation: Public Finance in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation with Treasurer Wooden
10/22/20	Webinar Recording: Cyber Security Awareness: What All Municipal Employees Should Know
10/22/20	Webinar Presentation: Cyber Security Awareness: What All Municipal Employees Should Know
10/20/20	Webinar Recording: A Practical Guide to the Municipal Employee Relations Act (MERA)
10/20/20	Webinar Presentation: A Practical Guide to the Municipal Employee Relations Act (MERA)
10/15/20	Webinar Recording: Waste Management Series Part 3: The Burden of Collection and Disposal
10/15/20	Webinar Presentation: Waste Management Series Part 3: The Burden of Collection and Disposal
10/01/20	Webinar Recording: COVID-19 Check-in: Do My Businesses Have What They Need For The Months Ahead?
10/01/20	Webinar Presentation: COVID-19 Check-in: Do My Businesses Have What They Need For The Months Ahead?
09/24/20	Webinar Recording: Waste Management Series Part 2: Recycling in Connecticut - A Municipal Perspective
09/24/20	Webinar Transcript: Waste Management Series Part 2: Recycling in Connecticut - A Municipal Perspective
09/17/20	Report & Recording: Measuring Disparities in Cost and Spending across Connecticut School Districts
09/15/20	Webinar Presentation: Encouraging Smart Commuting During COVID and Beyond
09/15/20	Webinar Recording: Encouraging Smart Commuting During COVID and Beyond
09/10/20	Webinar Recording: Waste Management Series Part 1: Trash 101 - What Waste Problem?
09/10/20	Webinar Presentation: Waste Management Series Part 1: Trash 101 - What Waste Problem?
09/09/20	Webinar Recording: Municipal EV Readiness Toolkit
09/09/20	Webinar Presentation: Municipal EV Readiness Toolkit
08/27/20	Webinar Recording: Background Checks and Best Hiring Practices for Municipalities
08/27/20	Webinar Presentation: Background Checks and Best Hiring Practices for Municipalities
08/19/20	Webinar Recording: Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulations for Supervisors
08/19/20	Webinar Presentation: Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulations for Supervisors
08/18/20	Webinar Recording: Time Management 101: Improving Your Efficiency and Effectiveness
08/18/20	Webinar Presentation: Time Management 101: Improving Your Efficiency and Effectiveness
07/28/20	Webinar Recording: Police Accountability Legislation
07/28/20	HB 6004
07/28/20	HB 6004 Summary and FAQ
07/09/20	Webinar Presentation: The Search Is On: Finding and Engaging the "Hidden" Businesses and Employees in your Community
07/09/20	Webinar Recording: The Search Is On: Finding and Engaging the "Hidden" Businesses and Employees in your Community
07/01/20	Webinar Presentation: The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Supervisor
07/01/20	Webinar Recording: The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Supervisor
07/01/20	Webinar Handouts: The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Supervisor - Sample Suspension and Termination Letters
07/01/20	Webinar Handouts: The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Supervisor - Sample Discipline Memos
06/30/20	Webinar Presentation: PURA Series Part 2: 5G and Small Cell Siting
06/30/20	Webinar Recording: PURA Series Part 2: 5G and Small Cell Siting
06/25/20	Webinar Presentation: Records Retention & Management
06/25/20	Webinar Handouts: Records Retention & Management
06/24/20	Webinar Presentation: More Than Maps: Use ArcGIS Online to Save Money
06/24/20	Webinar Recording: More Than Maps: Use ArcGIS Online to Save Money
06/18/20	Webinar Recording: Municipal Drone Programs: FAA Legal Requirements and How to Protect the Public, Your Program, & Your Personnel
06/18/20	Webinar Presentation: Municipal Drone Programs: FAA Legal Requirements and How to Protect the Public, Your Program, & Your Personnel
06/18/20	Webinar Handouts: Municipal Drone Programs: FAA Legal Requirements and How to Protect the Public, Your Program, & Your Personnel
06/17/20	Webinar Presentation: Current State of Post-Retirement Health Benefits & What the Future Will Bring
06/17/20	Webinar Recording: Current State of Post-Retirement Health Benefits & What the Future Will Bring
06/11/20	Webinar Presentation Part 2: SMART Ways to Reduce Trash – While Saving Money and the Environment
06/11/20	Webinar Presentation Part 3: SMART Ways to Reduce Trash – While Saving Money and the Environment
06/11/20	Webinar Presentation Part 1: SMART Ways to Reduce Trash – While Saving Money and the Environment
06/11/20	Webinar Recording: SMART Ways to Reduce Trash – While Saving Money and the Environment
06/02/20	Webinar Presentation: PURA 101
06/02/20	Webinar Recording: PURA 101
05/21/20	Webinar Presentation: Cyber Security Awareness: What All Municipal Employees Should Know
05/21/20	Webinar Recording: Cyber Security Awareness: What All Municipal Employees Should Know
05/07/20	Webinar Presentation: PFAS Series Part 3: Litigation and Municipality Response to PFAS
05/07/20	Webinar Recording: PFAS Series Part 3: Litigation and Municipality Response to PFAS
04/30/20	Webinar Presentation: PFAS Series Part 2: How Does PFAS Get Into the Environment? How is it Regulated and Treated?
04/30/20	Webinar Recording: PFAS Series Part 2: How Does PFAS Get Into the Environment? How is it Regulated and Treated?
04/23/20	Webinar Recording: PFAS Series Part 1: What is PFAS and Connecticut's Response?
04/23/20	Webinar Presentation: PFAS Series Part 1: What is PFAS and Connecticut's Response?
04/23/20	CT Interagency PFAS Task Force Action Plan 110119
04/23/20	Advisory Information for Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Containing PFAS June 2019
04/23/20	PFAS Action Plan Appendix 11-01-2019
03/26/20	Webinar Recording: Grant Writing - Beyond the Basics
02/27/20	Webinar Recording: The 2020 Census - What You Need to Know
02/21/20	Webinar Recording: The 2020 Census - What You Need to Know
02/21/20	Webinar Presentation: The 2020 Census - What You Need to Know
05/23/19	Choose Your Own Community Engagement Adventure (Webinar)
02/27/19	FOIA For Boards, Commissions, and Municipal Personnel
11/08/18	CCM & CRCOG Partnership Series: Municipal Wage and Hour Law (Workshop Recording)
08/29/18	Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): For Municipal Personnel, Board, Commission, and Committee Members (Workshop Recording)
07/18/18	WEBINAR - Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 Supreme Court Decision
06/27/18	CCM & CRCOG Partnership Series: Advanced Employment Law (Workshop Recording)
02/08/18	How to Run Legal and Effective Public Meetings (Workshop Recording)
10/20/17	CCM & CRCOG Partnership Series: Municipal Personnel File Management and Documenting Employee Leaves (Recording, Handouts, and Q&A)
06/09/17	CCM & CRCOG Partnership Series: Getting the Most out of Your Municipal Staff (Recording and Handouts)
06/08/17	Grant Writing (Workshop Recording)
05/24/17	Big-Box Store Economic Impact Study
05/23/17	5.23.17 - Tax Incentives for Economic Growth - Presentation Slides
04/07/17	CCM & CRCOG Partnership Series: Municipal Best Practices and Limiting Legal Exposure (Recording and Handouts)
04/05/17	Annotated Template Request for Proposals
03/22/16	Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Recording