First Amendment Auditors Webinar - Free Live For IMLA Members
2024-03-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Keeping Calm and Carrying On – What to Do When First Amendment Auditors Arrive in Town
CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply.
Local government offices and agencies across the country are experiencing an ever-growing increase of First Amendment audits, a phenomenon involving disruptive visitors entering public spaces armed with video cameras and an intent to provoke reactions from public employees. This presentation discusses what First Amendment audits are, the legal framework governing filming in public spaces, and how local government agencies should prepare for and respond to First Amendment audits.
Speaker: Deborah J. Fox & Kristof D. Szoke

Consumer Protection Webinar
2024-03-28 13:00 - 14:00
Taking Action Against Medical Debt
Medical debt impacts over 100 million Americans. It affects people’s ability to access affordable credit, find quality housing, or even obtain a job. This session will examine how the CFPB has combated the burden of medical debt and how local consumer protection agencies can join the fight.
Speaker: James “Jim” Savage & John McNamara

Telecom Webinar
2024-04-01 13:00 - 14:00
Robocalls Update: Automated Calls by Cities and New FCC Rules
In December 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued the Broadnet Order on Reconsideration holding that cities and their contractors who initiate automated phone calls and text messages (“robocalls”) are subject to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 as well as associated FCC rules and orders. In July 2023, the FCC updated its rules to require cities to comply with certain standards, which previously only applied to telemarketers, when making robocalls to residential lines for a non-commercial purpose. This webinar discusses the applicable federal laws governing robocalls, practical considerations and best practices for cities when making robocalls to citizens, and the impact of the new FCC rules to cities.
Speaker: David Johnson

Elected Attorney Meeting
2024-04-08 14:00 - 15:00
If you care to take part in this call or working group, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Police Alternatives Meeting
2024-04-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-05-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-18 14:00 - 15:00

2024 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
2024-04-18 08:00 - 2024-04-21 12:00
2024 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21, 2024
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Click here to learn more about the seminar.

LGLC Navigating Social Media as a Local Leader Webinar - This is not an IMLA Webinar
2024-04-22 14:00 - 15:00
Navigating Social Media as a Local Leader in the Wake of Recent SCOTUS Decision
This is NOT an IMLA webinar and CLE will not be offered by IMLA.
osted by the Local Government Legal Center (LGLC), legal experts will lead a discussion of the Lindke v. Freed decision in which the Supreme Court set forth the test for when local government officials are considered “state actors” for the purposes of the First Amendment when they post on social media.
Come learn how your municipality can implement and enforce local policies that reflect this court decision.
The LGLC is a coalition of national and local government organizations formed in 2023 by the National Association of Counties (NACo), National League of Cities (NLC), International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA), and Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) to provide education to local governments regarding the Supreme Court and its impact on local governments and local officials and to advocate for local government positions at the Supreme Court in appropriate cases.
Speakers: Julie A. Tappendorf & Amanda Karras

Code Enforcement Working Group Call
2024-04-29 15:00, 2024-05-27 15:00, 2024-06-24 15:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Counties Meeting
2024-05-01 15:00 - 16:00

Homelessness Working Group Conference Call
2024-05-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-06 14:00 - 15:00

University Cities Working Group Call
2024-05-07 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email amorris@imla.org.
We will be holding a call for this group on Tuesday, 5/7 at 3 pm eastern to discuss the student protests and associated legal issues occurring around the country on university campuses. The call will be held on zoom.

Small/Rural Communities Working Group Call
2024-05-20 14:00 - 15:00

Legal Departments in Transformation Webinar - Free Live & Not For CLE
2024-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Legal Departments in Transformation: Navigating Success, Access to Justice, and Technological Change in 2024
This is a sponsored webinar and CLE will not be offered.
Join Thomson Reuters and learn about the evolving landscape of government legal departments in 2024. This webinar will explore how government legal departments define and measure success, the strategic approaches to overcoming ongoing challenges in the public sector, and the efforts to improve access to justice in an era of technological advancement. Discover how legal professionals confidently employ current technologies and understand the vital role of AI in shaping the future of government legal departments.
Speakers: Rabihah Butler & Christie Weidemann

Early Bird Rates for the Annual Conference End
2024-05-24
2024 IMLA 89th Annual Conference
Orlando, FL: Wednesday, September 25 – Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Click here to learn more about the conference.

Implicit Bias Webinar
2024-05-28 13:00 - 14:00
Me? Biased? How Biology and Psychology Affect Our Opinions and Actions
So much of the practice of law involves decision-making, and convincing others to make better decisions based upon fact rather than emotion. This course is intended to guide the attendees to appreciate how they involuntarily make decisions and guide them to recognize and prevent bias, and to know how to effectively communicate with persons whose bias affects others.
Speaker: Claude E. Ducloux

9th Circuit Call
2024-05-28 14:00 - 15:00

2024 IMLA in Canada
2024-05-30 08:30 - 19:00
2024 IMLA in Canada
Toronto, Ontario – Metro Hall
May 30, 2024

2024 Employment Law Program
2024-05-30 12:00 - 15:15, 2024-05-31 13:00 - 15:15, 2024-06-03 13:00 - 15:15
Employment Law Program
Virtual
May 30-31 & June 3, 2024
Click here to learn more about the program.

Police Advisors Working Group Call
2024-06-04 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email amorris@imla.org.
During this meeting, we will discuss the following:

Goals of the group
Resources you would like to see or add to our Resource Library
Speaker and topic proposals for future meetings
Any ongoing issues in your local government that you would like to discuss with other members

Code Enforcement Webinar
2024-06-11 13:00 - 14:00
Administrative Warrants: Getting the Code Officer’s Foot in the Door
This webinar will discuss administrative warrants as a necessity for code enforcement inspections. We will discuss the differences between an administrative warrant as opposed to criminal warrants. Followed by a review of the case law requiring code enforcement officers to obtain one, the process, and scenarios.
Speaker: Savita Rai & Samuel Adams

World Cup Working Group Call
2024-06-12 14:00 - 15:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email amorris@imla.org.

Police Misconduct Webinar
2024-06-18 13:00 - 14:00
Navigating the Conflicts of Interest facing the Municipal Attorney Responsible for Police Misconduct Litigation
In cases involving alleged police misconduct, civil suits seeking damages are usually brought against individual officers under Title 42, United States Code, section 1983, though sometimes units of local government employing the officers are also named as defendants. The unit of government that employs the officer is usually obligated to provide a defense for the officer-defendant, and to indemnify the officer for legal costs, including the payment of judgments and settlements of actions arising from the scope of employment. Individual officers named as defendants accordingly are represented by attorneys whose fiduciary obligations run to the officer, not the municipality or other governmental entity that employs the officer. These attorneys have an ethical obligation to keep evidence of their clients’ misconduct from their clients’ employers, even if this leads to expensive settlements paid by the employer. Thus, there is a serious potential conflict of interest between the interests of the individual officer named as a defendant that the officer’s employer, raising important issues of both ethics and public policy. This presentation will outline those conflicts and suggest how they may be best navigated by municipal attorneys, even when they must hire or supervise attorneys representing individual officers entitled to indemnity, while also protecting the interests of their governmental client.
Speaker: Lawrence Rosenthal

Short Term Rentals Webinar
2024-06-27 13:00 - 14:00
What Happens Next: Enforcing (And Litigating) Short-Term Rental Regulations
This webinar is a follow-up to a previous session on drafting enforceable short-term rental regulations. After the often rigorous procedure of adopting comprehensive short-term rental regulations, navigating the new enforcement landscape – and any resulting legal challenges – presents a new set of difficulties, particularly in light of the ever-changing nature of short-term rental operations and the continuing lack of definitive case law on key short-term rental issues. This presentation will discuss suggested approaches to enforcement, including coordination with code enforcement and prosecutors; options for neutralizing threats of litigation; and strategies for responding to common claims raised in short-term rental litigation.
Speaker: Rachel Raggio
