January 16 - PersonnelTitle VII Exemptions Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination based on certain specified characteristics: race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. Areas that may give rise to violations include recruiting, hiring, promoting, transferring, training, disciplining, discharging, assigning work, measuring performance, or providing benefits. This webinar will cover the Title VII exemptions in the public employment context. Additional topics may be added. Speaker: Robin Cross Click here to register.

January 23 - Code EnforcementNon-Conforming Uses and Equitable Defenses After receiving a notice of violation from code enforcement, many homeowners respond by claiming, “But it’s been there forever!” This presentation will take a closer look at when such a defense is viable by analyzing non-conformities and equitable defenses like estoppel, vested rights, laches and impossibility with the goal of giving practitioners some takeaways on how to respond to or manage these defenses or raise them on behalf of a client. Speaker: Jerrod...

January 28 - Land UsePlanning and Zoning 101 This presentation aims to serve as an introductory primer to various planning and zoning issues local governments routinely encounter. Additional topics may be presented. Speakers: Kim Mickelson & David Silverman Click here to register.

January 30 - TechnologyUnmanned Aircraft Systems – The Law Around Drones *FREE LIVE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. This presentation will discuss the law surrounding drone regulation including FAA mandates and the current restrictions on drones and the role of local governments in drone regulation and management. Additional topics may be presented. Speakers: Al Catalano & Wes Wright Click here to register.

February 4 - Code EnforcementHuman Trafficking and Nuisance Abatement The presentation will discuss efforts combatting human trafficking via Red Light Abatement and Human Trafficking Posters required by Civil Code Section 52.6. It will also discuss San Diego’s partnerships and the strategies employed to combat human trafficking with San Diego Development Services Department, Code Enforcement Department specifically zoning and code violations and inspections, San Diego Police Department, Human Trafficking Taskforce, California Against Slavery and Trafficking and the Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual...

February 11 - Construction ContractsDiffering Site Conditions: The Big Game of Shifting Risk This session will first discuss the legal history of differing site conditions in the construction context. At the completion of the webinar, participants will be better prepared to identify potential differing construction site conditions, understand the various rights and remedies of the parties when disputes from differing construction site conditions arise, and will provide best practices related to dealing with differing site conditions. Speakers: Roy Cooper, Steven Koller...

February 19 - Airport LawAirport Law 101 This presentation will cover areas of airport law and management for municipal attorneys including land use entitlements, environmental impacts, and compliance with federal transportation regulations. Additional topics may be presented. Speaker: Peter Kirsch   Click hereto register.

February 20 - First AmendmentTips and Defenses to Litigating the First Amendment This presentation will discuss a broad range of First Amendment matters as examples of how to litigate and defend your city when you receive First Amendment challenges. Additional topics may be added. Speakers: Deborah Fox & Meg Rosequist   Click hereto register.

February 26 - PreemptionHome Rule for the 21st Century *FREE LIVE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. In January, the National League of Cities is publishing Principles of Home Rule for the Twenty-First Century, a new vision for local government legal authority and relationship to states. This legal framework, which include a model constitutional home rule article and commentary, is the first comprehensive effort since 1953 to re-image...

February 27 - TelecommunicationsDevelopment and Deployment of Municipal Broadband: Securing Funding and Other Considerations *FREE LIVE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. Given the increase in the importance of broadband access, some municipalities have considered developing their own broadband networks. These municipal broadband networks are a public utility available to residents, especially in rural areas where high speed connectivity is scarce. Building and managing a broadband network is...