The Annual Conference includes 3 timeslots with 6 concurrent sessions in each timeslot, continental breakfast and buffet lunch. Workshops cover core and current topics. Registration is required. Registration closes at 5 pm on March 12, 2024. The fee for the Annual Conference is $95. Read more and register HERE.

In order to meet current and future demands for vibrant, successful communities, western Massachusetts needs well-trained employees across all sectors of municipal professions. GCC Workforce Development is initiating this new opportunity, the Public Works Academy to provide an increasing selection of professional offerings ensuring that individuals are trained, credentialed, re-skilled, and ready to take on […]

This course is designed for new and experienced assessors. Course attendees will learn about assessors' administrative responsibilities and Appellate Tax Board procedures. They will gain in-depth knowledge of an assessor's everyday involvements. This course is designed for new assessors and serves as a refresher course for experienced assessors. Class will be held virtually 03/20, 03/21, […]

Procurement fraud undermines efforts to ensure fair and open competition for public contracts, and it often creates a hidden cost for taxpayers and vendors alike. This 1-day class gives procurement officials and other public employees the tools to prevent and detect procurement fraud.

This 1-hour OIG Academy webinar will outline the procedures for disposing of surplus supplies. Disposing of surplus supplies, equipment and property is an often-overlooked process. Chapter 30B requires that jurisdictions use fair, open, and, in most cases, competitive processes to dispose of these public assets. Learn what you must do to comply with Chapter 30B […]

This 3-hour webinar is essential for every member of a public board, commission, committee or authority, as well as for public officials who regularly interact with public boards. Attendees will learn about some of the tools needed to successfully conduct public board activity, oversee their organizations, and ensure public money is spent appropriately.  Attendees will […]

In this 90-minute webinar, participants will learn about the differences between being a manager and being a leader. Do you consider yourself a leader? Or, have you thought about what leadership means to you? Through this interactive session, participants will learn about the differences between being a manager and being a leader. Participants will also […]

This 1-day OIG Academy workshop focuses on the nuances between issuing an invitation for bids (IFB) or a request for proposals (RFP) to procure supplies and services. Students will analyze actual IFB and RFP documents to understand better how to draft clear specifications and evaluative criteria. The information will be based on the premises that 1) […]

Registration is open for the annual Massachusetts Select Board Association's Rural and Western Massachusetts Conference, which will be held on Saturday, April 27 at Hotel Northampton, 36 King Street in Northampton. The cost to attend is $35 and includes breakfast and lunch. A complete agenda will be available soon at mma.org. Anne Gobi, Director of […]

This 3-week self-paced class covers the statutes and procedures that apply to the acquisition and disposition of land and buildings by local governmental bodies. The class is geared toward local public officials who are authorized by local charter, bylaws, ordinances, or other local rules to conduct real property transactions. Section 16 of Chapter 30B applies […]