Unfunded MS4 requirements….The need to preserve land and protect against encroaching development….Rising demand for recreational amenities….Can a township address all of these competing challenges with limited funds? They have in Conewago Creek! The key is working across departments and across jurisdictions to identify potential co-benefits. You can share costs to lower your investment while maximizing the return on every dollar spent and attracting grants. Learn how in this case study presentation.

This webinar will focus on the operational and financial issues that municipalities must consider with respect to the use of electric vehicles within their fleets, as well as choosing providers for EV charging stations for municipal and public use.

Many townships, especially smaller ones, often face barriers, such as lack of personnel and resources, that prevent them from implementing every single item on a risk manager's wish list. In this webinar you will learn about the core areas of municipal risk and ways in which you can achieve the most benefit for a minimal investment in time and money. This webinar will provide you with a better understanding of why these issues matter and how procedures can be implemented without much cost or workload.

Using a case study of sewer capacity and solar farm development in Berks County, planning experts will illustrate the importance and value of integrating GIS into decision-making when engaging in economic development projects. They will also review best practices for economic development discussions between municipalities and elected officials and the choices and opportunities for economic development that exist in land use decision making.

In this session, a township manager and township engineer will share the experience of one Pennsylvania township when DEP inspected its MS4 program. They will also provide tips so that you can be better prepared if and when DEP shows up at your municipal building.

This webinar will take a deep dive into the Sunshine Act. Sam Wiser of Salzmann Hughes will review and discuss what there is to understand, what agencies, boards and commissions must comply with the Sunshine Act, public meeting requirements, exceptions to "Open Meetings," penalities, public comment, and much more.

Cybercrime is a thriving business for hackers and an increasing cost burden for individuals and institutions. With the world becoming more interconnected, local governments have become even more vulnerable – unfortunately, it’s not a question of “if” but “when” your organization will be targeted by an attack. In this webinar, Tamara Kemmler of PLGIT will review the scope of cybercrime, as well as tools and security features you can implement to help mitigate some of these risks for your local government.

This webinar will highlight those things that may cause anger and discontentment in those whom you interact with on a daily basis and provide methods that you can use to defuse situations and achieve positive results. We will also discuss public perceptions and expectations, listening and speaking skills, telephone techniques, and rules for dealing with the public.

These days what you say can get you in trouble. Using best practices, the Eckert Seamans team will explain what municipal employers can (and cannot) say in the workplace and which conversations can and will get employers in legal trouble. The webinar will provide real examples from cases they have tried and leave room for a Q & A session with attendees.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable measures that townships and other public sector entities can use to evaluate performance. KPIs allow townships to demonstrate they are performing to a clearly defined standard and provide accountability to residents and taxpayers. In this webinar, we will discuss best practices for obtaining and analyzing data, identify reasonable KPIs that coincide with the level of detail available to your township, and additional tools that will assist you in developing other KPIs.