Events

Cell Tower Lease Rates and Sales Prices In the world of telecommunications law, one question consistently rises to the top of the list: What is the going rate for lease or rent of a cell tower lease?  This program will answer that question for cell leases, particularly for the tens of thousand of leases coming up for renewal. It will also provide municipalities (and all property owners) with the basics of leasing land for a cell tower (or space on...

Equity in Property Assessments and Zoning Real estate taxes are an important source of income for most local governments.  Property assessments should be fair and equitable in order to ensure that all property owners pay their fair share, but no more. This program will include discussion of historic and current inequities in property assessments, and current thinking on ways to reduce these inequities. Zoning codes and decisions by zoning boards have a significant impact on the lives and livelihoods of...

Seismic Shifts:  SCOTUS, Religion & States and Local Governments In the past few years, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued several significant decisions regarding its legal doctrines involving religion. Most notably, local governments lost two cases last term for applying incorrect legal tests! Last term SCOTUS embraced a narrow view of the Establishment Clause in a tuition assistance case and a public forum case and overturned Lemon in a public employment case. Recently, SCOTUS has embraced a broad view of...

Biometrics and the Potential for Local Government Liability CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. New privacy laws about biometrics (fingerprints, retinal scan, facial recognition, voice recognition, the way a person walks, their keystrokes) require notification or protection for individuals, but do those laws affect local government? Are there liability issues for local government for use of biometric markers in regard to employment or other claims? This presentation explores those issues...