Events

Constitutional Risks in Inspections and Best Practices This presentation will cover constitutional requirements, legal risks, and ways to minimize risk during and after an inspection. Additional topics may be included. Speaker: Patricia “Trish” Link

We Are Not Here To Make Friends; We Are Here To Save Lives In A COVID-19 World:  Enforcement Of State And Local Stay-At-Home And Public Health Orders Against Faith-Based Groups And Institutions The Riverside County Counsel’s Office will provide a summary of its enforcement efforts to move Faith-Based Groups to streaming or other technology to reach its congregants in lieu of in-person services and the constitutional issues attendant to responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Speaker: Kelly Moran & Ronak Patel

Update: FCC Cable Franchising Proceeding In 2019, the FCC sought to further strip local governments of their authority over use of their rights of way as related to cable franchising. Last year, the FCC published a report and order entitled “Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as amended by the Cable TV Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992”. This Order, among other things, significantly restricts a local government’s ability to impose franchise fees,...

Construction Contract Drafting & Litigation Strategies This presentation will address construction contract drafting issues and how provisions of various contracts can mitigate your risk of liability in the event that your municipality faces suit. This presentation will also address when construction contracts go wrong and different litigation strategies. Additional topics may be included. Speakers: Mary DeVuono Englund & Karl F. Oles

The Fourth Amendment and Drug Policies in the Workplace It has often been said that one of the largest components of a local government’s budget is for personnel costs. While there are many similarities between guiding employers between the public and private sectors, public employers have some additional concerns not faced by their private employment counterparts. The goal of this presentation is to provide public sector employers, particularly local governments, guidance and roadmaps to navigate through the complex issue of...