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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T130000
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SUMMARY:Police Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Police \nSLLC Presents: SCOTUS Police Cases \n*FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. \nWhile Carpenter v. United States\, involving warrantless searches of cell site location data stole the show\, the Supreme Court decided numerous police cases this term involving Fourth Amendment searches\, qualified immunity\, and other topics. Join Stuart Raphael\, of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP\, who wrote the State and Local Legal Center amicus brief in City of Hays v. Vogt\, involving the use of compelled\, self-incriminating statements at probable cause hearings\, Timothy Coates\, Greines\, Martin\, Stein & Richland LLP\, and Michael Connolly\, Consovoy McCarthy Park\, in a discussion of the police cases from this Supreme Court term. \n  \nSpeakers: Stuart Raphael\, Timothy Coates\, Michael Connolly & Lisa Soronen \nClick here to view the speaker’s bios. \nEVENT IS NOW FULL. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
URL:https://imla.org/events/police-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T130000
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SUMMARY:Sanctuary Jurisdiction Working Group Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the Sanctuary Jurisdiction Working Group\, please email akellar@imla.org
URL:https://imla.org/events/sanctuary-jurisdiction-working-group-call-2/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180713T130000
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SUMMARY:Code Enforcement Conference Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the Code Enforcement working group\, please email cstorer@imla.org.
URL:https://imla.org/events/code-enforcement-conference-call/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T130000
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SUMMARY:Personnel Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Employee vs. Independent Contractor \nThis portion of the webinar focuses on issues relating to classification of individuals as employees and independent contractors.  Both the US Department of Labor and the IRS (and some state lab or departments) have an interest in how employees are treated. Although the US DofL has withdrawn its administrative interpretation of several years ago\, the consequences of misclassification continue to be significant. The webinar will seek to provide guidance on this important topic. \nSpeakers: Robin Cross & Dan Crean \nClick here to view the speaker’s bios. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://imla.org/events/personnel-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T140000
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CREATED:20200302T092707Z
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SUMMARY:Litigation Section Conference Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the litigation section\, please email cstorer@imla.org.
URL:https://imla.org/events/litigation-section-conference-call/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T130000
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CREATED:20200302T092730Z
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SUMMARY:CCDI Call
DESCRIPTION:CCDI provides IMLA members with a forum to engage in substantive discussions regarding effective terms and conditions in construction contracts for public projects. Members who participate in monthly CCDI teleconferences become part of a “Working Group” that will discuss and draft contract forms for the construction manager at risk (CMAR) delivery method. The core drafting committee will present the final revisions to the membership at the Annual Conference in Houston\, TX and the resulting sample documents will be available exclusively to IMLA members as an invaluable resource when drafting and negotiating construction contracts. Please mark your calendars and join us for these discussions! \nIf you would like to take part in these calls\, please email ccutchin@imla.org.
URL:https://imla.org/events/ccdi-call/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180710T130000
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SUMMARY:Opioid Litigation Working Group Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the Opioid Litigation Work Group\, please email eeiselt@imla.org.
URL:https://imla.org/events/opioid-litigation-working-group-call-2/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180710T130000
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SUMMARY:Land Use Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Land Use \nZoning For Solar Energy \nAttendees will learn how to integrate solar energy into planning\, zoning\, and historic preservation processes from a law professor who specializes in these issues. The program will highlight Hartford\, Connecticut\, an inaugural DOE SolSmart Gold community\, which has dramatically reduced barriers to solar and serves as a model for other cities. \nSpeakers: Sara Bronin & Dan Mandelker \nClick here to view the speaker’s bios. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://imla.org/events/land-use-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180709T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180709T130000
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SUMMARY:eDiscovery-Legal Hold Working Group Conference Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the eDiscovery-Legal Hold Working Group\, please email pete@texasmunicipallawyers.com and cstorer@imla.org. 
URL:https://imla.org/events/ediscovery-legal-hold-working-group-conference-call/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180705T130000
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SUMMARY:Sanctuary Jurisdiction Working Group Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the Sanctuary Jurisdiction Working Group\, please email akellar@imla.org
URL:https://imla.org/events/sanctuary-jurisdiction-working-group-call/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180626T130000
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SUMMARY:Opioid Litigation Working Group Call
DESCRIPTION:If you care to take part in this call or join the Opioid Litigation Work Group\, please email eeiselt@imla.org.
URL:https://imla.org/events/opioid-litigation-working-group-call/
CATEGORIES:IMLA Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T104500
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SUMMARY:Qualified Immunity in section 1983 cases\, an overview of recent Supreme Court decisions and practical considerations for the government practitioner
DESCRIPTION:Qualified Immunity in section 1983 cases\, an overview of recent Supreme Court decisions and practical considerations for the government practitioner \nThis first part of this presentation will provide a discussion of recent Supreme Court qualified immunity presentations and underscore how local government lawyers can utilize these cases in their practice. The second half of this presentaiton will provide an overview of practice pointers on qualified immunity issues in the circuit courts of appeals.  \nSpeakers: Susan Lappen & Tom Carr \nLocation: Blue Room
URL:https://imla.org/events/qualified-immunity-in-section-1983-cases-an-overview-of-recent-supreme-court-decisions-and-practical-considerations-for-the-government-practitioner/
CATEGORIES:Section 1983
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T220000
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CREATED:20200302T092614Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Mid-Year Seminar
DESCRIPTION:IMLA’s Mid Year Seminar
URL:https://imla.org/events/2018-mid-year-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180312T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180312T140000
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SUMMARY:March 12- Telecommunications
DESCRIPTION:March 12- TelecommunicationsNew FCC Small Cell Zoning Rules**90 Minutes****Date subject to change depending on new FCC rule issuance on small cells in the rights of way and zoning** \nThe FCC will soon be issuing orders regarding “small” cell towers and towers in the rights of way\, and to some extent cell tower zoning generally. Municipal rights and authority are expected to significantly affected. The program will provide a summary of the orders with suggestions on how to proceed from John Pestle\, Esq. and Jonathan Kramer\, Esq.\, both highly experienced local government telecommunications attorneys. \nAmong the items the FCC has under consideration are:– All shot clocks 60 days– Deemed granted remedy for exceeding 60 days– Moratoria prohibited– Consideration of alternative sites limited – Limiting aesthetic conditioning or denials– Utility undergrounding laws preempted– Few\, low or no fees to use rights of way\, public property – “Clarification” of the FCC’s 2014 Wireless Siting Order on modifications to existing cell sites. \nHandouts will include PowerPoints and copies of the relevant FCC orders. A lively and interactive Question and Answer session will follow the presentation. \nSpeakers: John Pestle & Jonathan Kramer \nClick here to view the speaker’s bios. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://imla.org/events/march-12-telecommunications/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T140000
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SUMMARY:March 8- Land Use
DESCRIPTION:March 8- Land UseSober Living Facilities \n**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! Only Kitchen Sink Subscribers can obtain CLE credit. \nThere has been a great deal of litigation concerning the effect of federal fair-housing and disability laws on the ability of local governments to exercise control over business-run group-living arrangements\, particularly for persons with disabilities. In this context\, Congress has extended “disability” to include recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. \nThese federal protections for the disabled forbid discriminatory housing practices involving recovering addicts. Recovering addicts are often more successful if they can transition back into the broader community by living for a time with other people in recovery in a “typical” residential environment. Predictably\, this sometimes leads to conflict with more permanent members of the community. \nSo what do you do when you have complaining neighbors\, concerned public-safety officers\, and outraged city council members? \nThis presentation will discuss the legal characteristics of sober-living homes and their relationship with federal disability and fair-housing law. In particular\, it will cover how the FHAA is used by owners of sober-living homes to operate their facilities and how local governments can balance the interests of the operators\, occupants\, and neighbors. \nSpeaker: Todd Leishman & Jeff Ballinger \nClick here to view the speaker’s bios.
URL:https://imla.org/events/march-8-land-use/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180227T140000
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SUMMARY:February 27- Ethics; New Government Lawyer Series
DESCRIPTION:February 27- Ethics; New Government Lawyer Series \n**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! \nThis presentation will provide an overview of the important ethical issues routinely faced by local government attorneys. Particular emphasis will be placed on ABA Model Rule 1.6 and 1.7 (client confidentiality and conflicts of interest respectively). In addition to an overview of each rule\, the presenter will also walk participants through several hypothetical scenarios to demonstrate how each rule is applied in practice. \nSpeaker: Chuck Thompson \nClick here to view the speaker’s bio. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://imla.org/events/february-27-ethics-new-government-lawyer-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T140000
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CREATED:20200302T092645Z
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SUMMARY:February 22- Arbitration
DESCRIPTION:February 22- ArbitrationWhat to Expect in Arbitration \nWhat are the biggest differences between an arbitrator and a judge? What are the advantages and disadvantages to choosing arbitration? Presenter James Stokes will cover this and more\, providing expert insight and practical tips from his years of experience as an arbitrator\, city attorney\, special magistrate\, and former law enforcement officer. \nSpeaker: James Stokes \nClick here to register.
URL:https://imla.org/events/february-22-arbitration/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180220T140000
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CREATED:20200302T092644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092644Z
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SUMMARY:Feb 20- Public Works/ New Government Lawyer Series
DESCRIPTION:Feb 20- Public Works/ New Government Lawyer Series Public Contracts and Bidding – Avoiding Delays and Mitigating Liability \nThis presentation will address the following areas: \na. Requests for Bidsb. Requests for Proposalsc. Requests for Qualificationsd. Requests for Information \ne. Bidding in construction contracts and alternate construction delivery methods. \nSpeaker: Majeed Makhlouf \nClick here to view the speaker’s bio. \nClick here to register
URL:https://imla.org/events/feb-20-public-works-new-government-lawyer-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171014T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171014T080000
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CREATED:20200302T092614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092614Z
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SUMMARY:2017 Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:2017 Annual Conference
URL:https://imla.org/events/2017-annual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170925T130000
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SUMMARY:Collaborative Courts and Alternative Sentencing
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will cover an overview of various collaborative courts and alternative sentencing programs that have been successful in the City of San Diego. Specifically\, the City Attorney’s Collaborative Courts we will discuss include: Beach Area Community Court\, Homeless Court\, Behavioral Health Court\, Drug Court\, and Veterans Treatment Court. Additionally\, SMART\, the Prostitution Impact Panel\, Community Justice Initiative and the Serial Inebriate Program are just a few of the Alternative Sentencing Programs we use as effective sentencing options.\nSpeakers:  Lara Easton\, Chief Deputy City Attorney\, San Diego & Natasha Robertson\, Deputy City Attorney\, San Diego \n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/collaborative-courts-and-alternative-sentencing/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170920T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170920T130000
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CREATED:20200302T092640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092640Z
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SUMMARY:Cell Tower Zoning
DESCRIPTION:As federal law and FCC regulations carve more deeply into local government zoning authority\, and federal courts hand down decisions interpreting those law and regulations\, cell tower zoning and regulation by state and local governments has materially changed. The new FCC Wireless Siting/6409(a) rules; the FCC Shot Clock; new-builds of macros\, small cell\, and DAS sites creates new challenges for local governments to balance the federal rules with preservation of local land use controls. Governments around the country are in the process of altering their local processes to comply with the new legal reality. This 90-minute webinar\, presented by two national experts\, will provide a summary and overview of the Federal law of cell tower zoning\, including: (1) Key court cases\, principles and practical advice from the two decades since Congress passed the 1996 cell tower zoning amendments; (2) the 2012 Federal statute (Section 6409(a)) as recently interpreted by the FCC; (3) the current FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on radio frequency emissions safety standards; and (4) dealing with the wireless industry under the new rules. This live webinar\, taught by John Pestle\, Esq. and Jonathan Kramer\, Esq. (highly experienced local government telecommunications attorneys) includes two narrated PowerPoint presentations\, an 85+ page paper summarizing many of the relevant cases and proceedings\, and substantial practical guidance for municipal attorneys dealing with wireless tower siting ordinances and planning matters. A lively and interactive Question and Answer session will follow the presentation.\nSpeakers: John Pestle & Jonathan Kramer \n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/cell-tower-zoning/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170918T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092640Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dolores Dorsainvil\n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/ethics/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170906T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170906T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092640Z
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SUMMARY:Police
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: John Wilkerson\n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/police-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170823T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170823T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092643Z
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SUMMARY:Municipal Finance: Recent Developments in Municipal Securities Law
DESCRIPTION:A discussion of recent Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions against state and local governments and officials\, developments in Municipal  Securities Rulemaking Board rules affecting advisors to state and local governments\, and other securities law developments relevant to municipal bond issuers.
URL:https://imla.org/events/municipal-finance-recent-developments-in-municipal-securities-law/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170816T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170816T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092636Z
UID:10000828-1502888400-1502888400@imla.org
SUMMARY:Police
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jack Ryan 2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/police-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170724T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170724T000000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092639Z
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SUMMARY:Municipal Bonds
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Chris Petrini & Christopher Brown\n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/municipal-bonds/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092639Z
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SUMMARY:Selling Your City’s Cell Lease/Future Leasing Rights
DESCRIPTION:Once your local government leases its property or a structure for a cell tower\, you will routinely receive offers to buy the cell tower lease for a lump sum payment (often plus a percentage of future revenues)\, coupled with a long term (or perpetual) easement. The most common question is whether these are good deals for governments. This program\, taught by John Pestle\, Esq. and Jonathan Kramer\, Esq.\, both highly experienced local government telecommunications attorneys\, covers (1) how to determine whether a sale of a cell lease and future leasing rights is in a municipality’s best interest\, (2) descriptions of the non-binding bid process which will commonly lead to the best price and terms\, and (3) the significant legal and business issues and potential pitfalls involved in selling the lease and the traps hidden in the lengthy “Communications Easement” you will be asked to execute. This program will help you spot the major issues in the very one-sided documents typically offered by buyers. Key points to be addressed include (a) making sure the municipality is not hindered in using its property for its primary public use; (b) ensuring that future sums and duties promised by the purchaser in fact are performed; (c) unique insurance and bankruptcy issues; (d) special questions of municipal authority; (e) compliance with bond obligations and IRS tax-exempt bond regulations; (f) municipal finance/procurement statutes; and (g) prohibitions on waste. Extensive handouts in PDF format will be provided to participants\, which commonly include local government attorneys\, city managers and the real estate property managers working for local governments. A lively and interactive Question and Answer session will follow the presentation.\nSpeakers: John Pestle & Jonathan Kramer \n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/selling-your-citys-cell-lease-future-leasing-rights/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170626T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170626T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092637Z
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SUMMARY:Achieving Website Accessibility for Municipalities and Local Governments
DESCRIPTION:A recent benchmarking study of municipality websites revealed that 40 percent failed accessibility tests. These results are troublesome in light of the ADA’s legal mandate that the operations and services of local governments\, including their websites\, are accessible to individuals with disabilities who make up over 15% of the population. The U.S. Department of Justice not only is moving forward with promulgating regulations to govern website accessibility\, but also is pursuing legal actions against those municipalities and local governments whose websites and other Internet communications are not accessible to individuals with disabilities.. In their webinar\, Jonathan R. Mook\, a partner in the law firm of DiMuroGinsberg and a nationally recognized authority on the Americans with Disabilities Act\, and Joseph A. Martini\, Director of Assistive Technology at Perkins Solutions/Perkins School for the Blind\, will discuss the legal obligations of municipalities and local governments to ensure that their Internet communications are accessible and provide practical advice on the best steps to take to achieve website accessibility. They will also review various technologies that are used by individuals with disabilities to access digital information. Through demonstrations and video clips examples of how technologies are used as well as examples of inaccessible and accessible websites will be discussed. Jonathan and Joseph are expected to address such important areas as:\n• Questions to address with IT and third party vendors regarding the compatibility of your website’s technology with website visitors’ Assistive Technology such as speech-recognition software\, magnification software or alternative input devices;\n• How VPATs (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) can help in the evaluation of third party software;\n• Captioning of videos housed on your website\, to ensure that hearing-impaired web-site visitors have access to the information;\n• Examples of how visually impaired web site visitors may not be able to read information on your website due to color contrast or font size;\n• How questions in a certain website processes (i.e. filling out an application) could run afoul of the ADA if they require timed responses or lack a method to pause.;\n• Best practices for using images on your website\, so they can be interpreted by all; and\n• Other technology-based assistive accommodations you may need to make for disabled employees. \nSpeakers: Jonathan Mook\, Joeseph Martini & Dan Crean  \n2017 Distance Learning
URL:https://imla.org/events/achieving-website-accessibility-for-municipalities-and-local-governments/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170621T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170621T140000
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SUMMARY:Ethics- Rule 4.2: The “No Contact Rule”
DESCRIPTION:Model Rule 4.2\, commonly referred to as the “No Contact Rule\,” governs communications with persons represented by counsel and\, at its core\, provides: \nIn representing a client\, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter\, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized to do so by law or a court order. \nIntended to preserve the proper functioning of the attorney-client relationship as well as shield adverse parties from improper approaches\, this application of the Rule becomes complicated when the party is a corporation or governmental body. Who falls within the protection of the Rule\, and who can you rightfully shield from contact? Who are you allowed to contact? What special aspects of the Rule apply when a governmental body is involved? There are many aspects of Rule 4.2 and complexities to consider. This webinar will explore Rule 4.2 and provide attendees with an analytical roadmap through which to assess these issues.
URL:https://imla.org/events/ethics-rule-4-2-the-no-contact-rule/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170614T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170614T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174838
CREATED:20200302T092642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T092642Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons from Ferguson: Rededicating Local Courts to Procedural Fairness and the Rule of Law
DESCRIPTION:Speaker will discuss important takeaways for local government from the events occurring in Ferguson\, MO. Particular emphasis will be placed on the fines and fees issue as well as the role of municipal courts in promoting procedural fairness and the fair rule of law.
URL:https://imla.org/events/lessons-from-ferguson-rededicating-local-courts-to-procedural-fairness-and-the-rule-of-law/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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