April 8 Waste Collection *90 Minutes* How does your municipal waste contracting program measure up? Fitness and performance aren’t just measures of personal achievement. They apply as well to critical local government programs where stamina and responsiveness are essential for reliable, competent service. Targeted to attorneys with limited experience, this session will focus on best practices to safeguard local interests when procuring waste collection services from private companies. Speaker: Barry Shanoff Click hereto register.

April 17 - TelecommunicationsSelling Your Cell Lease Once your local government leases property for a cell tower or cell antenna, you will routinely receive offers to buy the cell tower lease for a lump sum payment (often plus a percentage of future revenues), coupled with a long term (or perpetual) easement.  The most common question is whether these are good deals for governments.  This program, taught by John Pestle, Esq. and Dr. Jonathan Kramer, Esq., both highly experienced local government...

April 23 - Land UseMarijuana Business Zoning and Licensing In this webinar I will first discuss the differing regulatory regimes for marijuana at the federal, state, and local levels, highlighting the issues and concerns that arise from conflicts between differing regulations among these levels of government. This part of the webinar will focus on: (1) how states are able to make marijuana legal when it is illegal under federal law and (2) how states do -- or do not --...

May 2 - PersonnelEmployee Speech vs. Employer Discipline: Government Employers and the First Amendment The First Amendment often presents challenges for local governments, and the realm of employee speech is no different. This webinar aims to inform participants of any case law updates when it comes to the First Amendment’s freedom of speech clause in the employment context, with a specific focus on government employees. Additional talking points are subject to be added to this webinar. Speaker: Barry Uhrman   Click...