IMLA

Young Lawyers Meeting
2022-05-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
Because of the success of that past meeting, we have invited Patrick Baker (Charlotte NC City Attorney and past president of IMLA) to share his wisdom with our group. Afterward, we will have a Q&A penal with Beth Anne Childs (town attorney/prosecutor for several entities and IMLA Board Member), Jeff Dana (Providence RI City Solicitor and IMLA Board Member), Chris Balch (Brookhaven GA City Attorney and IMLA Board Member), and – of course – Patrick Baker.

Homelessness Working Group Conference Call
2022-05-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-03-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-02-03 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Negotiations Webinar - Free Live For IMLA Members
2022-05-05 13:00 - 14:00
Negotiations 101
CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply.
This presentation will outline the steps in preparing for a negotiation, discuss factors to consider in picking a strategy, and demonstrate both how to use and how to counter some of the most common negotiation tactics.
Speaker: DeWitt “Mac” McCarley

County Working Group Call
2022-05-04 15:00 - 16:00

Super Saver Rates for the Annual Conference End
2022-04-15
2022 87th Annual Conference

October 19-23, 2022 | Portland, Oregon
Hilton Portland Downtown & The Duniway, A Hilton Hotel

2022 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
2022-04-08 08:00 - 2022-04-11 12:00
2022 IMLA’s Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 8-11, 2022
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Click here to learn more about the seminar.

Super Saver Rates for the Virtual Mid-Year Seminar End
2022-03-25
2022 Mid-Year Seminar

April 8-11, 2022 | Virtual

DEI Book Club
2022-03-23 13:00 - 14:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
We will be discussing the book, The Groundbreaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice, by Scott Ellsworth.

Small / Rural Communities Call
2022-03-21 14:00 - 15:00

SLLC Supreme Court Midterm Webinar
2022-03-17 13:00 - 14:15
This is not an IMLA Webinar and will not offer CLE credits.
Since this summer, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide, and has decided, numerous cases involving states and local governments ranging from blockbusters to (more) bread and butter. Topics of cases discussed in this webinar include abortion, First Amendment, state intervention, qualified immunity, the Clean Power Plan, and liability for not reciting Miranda. Join Michael Dreeben, O’Melveny, who is writing the State and Local Legal Center (SLLC) amicus brief in a First Amendment public employment case, Harker Rhodes, Kirkland and Ellis, who is writing the SLLC brief in the Miranda case, and Morgan Ratner, Sullivan & Cromwell, in a discussion of the state and local Supreme Court docket at midterm.
Speakers: Michael Dreeben, Morgan Ratner, C. Harker Rhodes, IV & Lisa Soronen

Civility Discussion
2022-03-15 15:00 - 16:00

Telecommunications Webinar
2022-03-10 13:00 - 14:30
Cell Tower Leasing and Sales
This program provides municipalities (and all property owners) with the basics of leasing land for a cell tower or space on a building (or other structure) for cell antennas. It describes 5G service, why it is being rolled out slowly and why it has little impact on cell lease rental rates or the sales price for cell leases. It is presented by two attorneys with decades of experience representing municipalities and other property owners on cell leases. The program starts by covering key business issues in cell site leases, including lease rates, who gets the revenues from additional antennas or carriers being co-located at a site, and the major rent increases possible at renewals. It then shifts to avoiding lease terms which can prevent a landlord’s use or development of the property with the lease, and adding lease terms which help preserve these rights. After covering some more conventional lease terms the program addresses the sale of cell leases and future leasing rights. This includes typical sale prices (currently around 19 times annual revenues); when to sell and when it is not advisable to sell; how to get the best price and terms in a sale; and again avoiding provisions that restrict the development or use of the property. On both cell leases and the sale of leases the program addresses key items that are unique to municipalities. More generally, the program covers such topics as lease term and terminations, access requirements, radio frequency interference, design and camouflage, and radio frequency emissions safety.
Speakers: John Pestle & Jonathan Kramer

Construction Webinar
2022-03-08 13:00 - 14:00
Material Price Escalation: What This Means to Owners
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of construction labor and material prices have been soaring at record-breaking levels. Construction markets remain competitive as contractors struggle to overcome the challenges of the current market conditions and owners attempt to deal with the added risks from the economic threats. This session will provide an overview of the current market trends, changes to expect in project delivery and contracting methods, and how owners can be prepared to proactively address these issues head-on. After attending this presentation, attendees should be able to: (1) Identify current trends in the industry concerning construction starts, sector performance, labor availability, and supply chain impacts; (2) recognize today’s current market conditions and how they may impact your project; and (3) evaluate the industry’s response and identify measures you can take to be prepared to proactively address current conditions.
Speakers: Brian Goodreau & Bryan Payne

Young Lawyers Call
2022-03-07 13:00 - 14:00

Code Enforcement Call
2022-03-07 13:00 - 14:00

Regular Rates for the Mid-Year Seminar End
2022-03-04
2022 Mid-Year Seminar

April 8-11, 2022 | Washington, D.C. | Omni Shoreham Hotel

Preemption Webinar - Free Live For IMLA Members
2022-03-03 13:00 - 14:00
Preemption of Local Election Administration
CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply.
This session examines state preemption of local authority to administer elections on the impact that is having in key battleground states. Following the thoroughly discredited claims of election fraud in the 2020 election, several states have implemented policies to take authority away from local election boards, restrict ballot access, redraw district maps to favor candidates of a certain party, and potentially overturn local election results. All of these changes disempower voters, particularly from urban and marginalized communities. This session will discuss some of these trends at a national level and then engage with advocates on the ground in Texas and North Carolina to understand the real impact of this preemption.
Speaker: Richard Briffault, Deandrea Newsome, Luis Figueroa, and Marissa Roy

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Intersectionality Call
2022-03-02 15:00 - 16:00

Climate Change Call
2022-02-23 15:00 - 16:00

Personnel Webinar
2022-02-17 13:00 - 14:00
The Americans with Disabilities Act Update: The Impact of COVID-19
In this webinar, Jonathan Mook will present an overview of significant ADA developments that occurred in 2021, particularly as they concern the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues such as whether COVID-19 (and, in particular, long COVID) is a “disability,” the applicability of the ADA’s direct threat defense to COVID-19, incentives an employer may offer employees to get a COVID-19 shot, and whether vaccination status and COVID-19 test results are protected medical information will be discussed. Jonathan also will offer a preview of emerging ADA issues that municipalities can expect to face in 2022, including assessing medical and religious exemptions to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements and the expansion of telework as a reasonable accommodation.
Speaker: Jonathan Mook & Robin Cross

Early Bird Rates for the Mid-Year Seminar End
2022-02-11

Finance Webinar
2022-02-10 13:00 - 14:00
Fundamentals of Municipal Finance and Borrowing
Municipal attorneys are often asked, “Can we do this?”, when “this” relates to getting, spending, and borrowing money by their municipal clients. This session will consider the essential legal issues attendant to that question. We will discuss basic constitutional issues like public purpose, corporate purpose, and lending of the public credit; the theoretical distinction between taxes and fees; the legal ramifications of that distinction; and other limitations on the ways that municipalities can get and spend money. We will also briefly consider the role and types of municipal borrowing. Because the laws vary widely from state to state, the session will focus on issue spotting and general questions that the municipal attorney should consider when asked financial questions.
Speaker: Eric Shytle

Civility Discussion
2022-02-09 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.

By way of background, there is a feeling, if not a reality, that civility, public discourse, and interactions we all have with one another are becoming more negative by the day. This, we find, is true in local government as well. NLC released a report in 2021 highlighting the existence of the issue on a national scale (https://www.nlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/On-the-Frontlines-of-Todays-Cities-1.pdf).
Engagement with the people is essential to our form of government. This is especially true when it comes to local governments. The discussion between a local entity and the public is not like Twitter, an uncivil individual can’t just be removed from the platform. Local governments are tasked with finding ways to operate that maximize public engagement and free speech while maintaining order and civility in public meetings, amongst local officials, between local officials and the public, and on social media.
Join Robert Palmer, the General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for the Iowa League of Cities to discuss the role of the local government attorney in assisting the government in promoting civility, including a discussion of legal considerations in doing so. This is not a formal presentation, but rather, the aim is to foster discussion on zoom between members interested in this issue.

Affirmative Litigation Call
2022-02-09 13:00 - 14:00

Telecommunications Webinar
2022-02-08 13:00 - 14:30
Key Legal Issues: From Plan Implementation Through Ongoing Operation and Regulatory Compliance
This presentation is the second of a two-part presentation. Lawyers from Keller and Heckman LLP will address the critical legal and regulatory issues that public broadband initiatives and partnerships typically encounter at each stage of a project from initial opportunity assessment to ongoing operation and regulatory compliance. It will focus on negotiation and implementation of project plans; startup activities; contract matters of many kinds; and federal and state regulatory compliance. This presentation will also discuss privacy and cybersecurity; and developments to watch. Part 1 is scheduled for January 6, 2022.
Speaker: Jim Baller, Sean Stokes, Casey Lide, Wes Wright & Tracy Marshall

Code Enforcement Conference Call
2022-02-04 13:00 - 14:00

Cannabis Call
2022-02-02 15:00 - 16:00

General Webinar
2022-02-01 13:00 - 14:00
Legal Writing 101
Get valuable tips on writing — everything from an email to an appellate brief. Much of daily communication is the written word, and this seminar will teach you everything you need to know to make your communication clear and powerful.
Speaker: Blithe Bock
