Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the benefits of Fiber Reinforced Chip Seal Type A and B, which are crack-preventing treatments for use on township roads. Corinne Chalovich with Russell Standard Corporation will review the impressive advantages that Fiber Reinforced Chip Seal provides for preserving pavement life, especially when used in conjunction with differing waring courses as a SAMI layer (Type B). This webinar is intended for township engineers, roadmasters, other public works staff, supervisors and managers/secretaries.

Virtually all municipal governments must interact with volunteer fire companies, yet too many times, volunteer fire companies communicate with municipalities only at budget time or when a crisis occurs. Positive relationships between municipal officials and volunteer fire company leaders are essential to providing the best possible service to your community. This webinar will identify why unclear expectations between public officials and volunteer fire companies can lead to problems. Solutions to those problems may be easier than expected. As they say, it’s all about relationships.

The Trustees Insurance Fund, through PSATS, is offering a webinar to provide an introduction to our 457 Plan and help your township officials determine if this is a valuable benefit to offer to the employees. This benefit can be offered to both full-time and part-time employees for a nominal annual administrative fee.

The purpose of this live video simulcast (can attend at PSATS or remotely) is to provide all townships, from big to small, with real world examples of workplace harassment and hostile work environment claims so that managers, secretaries and elected officials will have the tools to prevent costly and inefficient employment litigation. Michael McAuliffe Miller and Renee Mattei Myers of Eckert Seamans are longtime practitioners in representing municipalities in labor and employment issues and have worked together to defend governments accused of harassment, hostile work environment and other claims relating to discrimination and harassment. They will draw on their experience to provide best practices for addressing and resolving the most common and most difficult employment matters. This is also a great opportunity for you to provide your staffs with this important training.

In this webinar, a municipal grant writer will speak about “lessons learned” from her years of helping communities strategically use grant funding to accomplish their priority projects. Hear suggestions on how to develop quality, well-planned projects that are attractive to funding agencies. Learn tips on how to craft your community’s story so that it can be translated into competitive grant applications. Get honest, firsthand insight into some of the most popular state grant funding programs used by municipalities.

This webinar, presented by Samuel Wiser of Salzmann Hughes, will focus on the developing law concerning social media providing a public forum and how that may impact municipalities and elected officials. We will review recent court decisions as well as social media decisions coming out of the Office of Open Records. We will also explore how to deal with unruly members of the public or boards within the confines of the law.

Paving fabric is a tool that can be used to help stretch your township’s road surfacing funds. It has been proven to be a cost-effective method of increasing the life expectancy of newly surfaced roads. Paving fabric has been extremely effective in stabilizing the road surface, retarding reflective cracking and creating a moisture barrier. In this webinar, Kyle Turner of Cedarville Engineering Group will share his experiences, both positive and negative, with the product and how and when townships can incorporate paving fabric into their road programs.

Learn about strategies for starting an anti-blight campaign, the struggles you may face, and the massive rewards for persisting. Andrew Holter of Strategic Municipal Group will also present case studies to show the highs and lows of fighting blight.

The business case is a tool that organizations often overlook or underutilize when deciding where and how to spend resources and which projects to pursue. However, the business case is a critical tool that can be used to hone in on specific problems and help to inform the decision-making process. This webinar, presented by Amy Townson on Momentum Consulting, will highlight the importance and critical components of making a business case to assist when making key decisions for your township.

The Active Transportation webinar will discuss the latest research and guidelines for nonmotorized transportation modes. Corresponding to this encouragement of active transportation, communities are looking to develop active transportation plans to help create more facilities such as bicycle paths, sidewalks, trails, greenways, etc. This webinar will examine the safety and standards for these facilities, as well as how to develop an active transportation plan. The webinar will also highlight successful examples of local plans, practices, and policies in Pennsylvania. 

PSATS’ Annual Educational Conference & Exhibit Show is big. It’s action-packed. And knowing how to navigate it will help you reap the greatest return on your investment.

PSATS’ Annual Educational Conference & Exhibit Show is big. It’s action-packed. And knowing how to navigate it will help you reap the greatest return on your investment.

How do you save time and money when you have tens to hundreds of miles of roadway to inspect, assess, and proactively maintain? In this webinar, learn about one option, which is an objective data collection and condition ratings process --- including identification of individual distresses – offered by RoadBotics, which has worked with more than 40 municipalities in Pennsylvania. Plus, get a walk-through of its online pavement management platform that features an interactive map of your entire road network. Bring your questions!

The Trustees Insurance Fund, through PSATS, is offering a webinar to provide an introduction to our 457 Plan and help your township officials determine if this is a valuable benefit to offer to the employees. This benefit can be offered to both full-time and part-time employees for a nominal annual administrative fee.

Three central Pennsylvania municipalities submitted applications to the same grant program for significantly different municipal parks. This webinar analyzes the steps each community took to successfully secure funding despite the uniqueness of their projects.

The PSATS Unemployment Compensation Group Trust has been assisting townships with the management of their unemployment compensation obligations since 1981. To keep you updated on the claim process, the Trust is offering an hour-long webinar to help lower your costs.

PennDOT and municipalities share the responsibilities for maintaining and operating roadways for the traveling public. While some responsibilities are obvious, there are many intricacies to who is responsible for particular traffic control devices, permits, sight distances, drainage, and others. This webinar will review the state laws and regulations that define these responsibilities, and discuss example scenarios to clarify the responsibilities. Ultimately, this webinar will help you and PennDOT seamlessly maintain the roadway system for the public road user.

The Trustees Insurance Fund, through PSATS, is offering a webinar to provide an introduction to our 457 Plan and help your township officials determine if this is a valuable benefit to offer to the employees. This benefit can be offered to both full-time and part-time employees for a nominal annual administrative fee.

The Trustees Insurance Fund, through PSATS, is offering a webinar to provide an introduction to our 457 Plan and help your township officials determine if this is a valuable benefit to offer to the employees. This benefit can be offered to both full-time and part-time employees for a nominal annual administrative fee.