Events

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...

March 3 - TelecommunicationsNew FCC Proceeding Exempting Cell Tower/Radio Tower Expansions from Local Approval *90 Minutes* A current FCC proceeding may exempt many more changes to cell tower/radio tower sites from complying with state and local laws, including weakening/preempting compliance with health and safety-related codes and requirements.  This would significantly expand the preemption set forth in the FCC’s 2014 Wireless Siting Order.  The program will cover the 2014 Order (briefly), the expanded preemption being considered and significant municipal concerns and...

March 5 - Personnel ADA and Animals in the Workplace The Americans with Disabilities Act requires reasonable accommodations for the disabled, but how far does that extend when it comes to service animals in the workplace? This webinar will cover topics including the distinction between service animals, therapy animals, emotional support animals, and pets; which animals must be allowed; what the requirements are for the different categories of animals; courses of action that are recommended versus mandatory; and how to...