Government and Community
Upcoming programs and events:
Understanding the Land Division Act: Roles, Responsibilities and Real Scenarios - Part 1
March 4, 2025 9:00AM – 10:30AM Zoom Webinar
This two-part webinar series will expose local officials to key terms and concepts, roles and responsibilities, and processes and standards related to the Land Division Act.
Understanding the Land Division Act: Roles, Responsibilities, and Real Scenarios - Part 2
March 5, 2025 9:00AM – 10:30AM Zoom Webinar
This two-part webinar series will expose local officials to key terms and concepts, roles and responsibilities, and processes and standards related to the Land Division Act.
Governing Essentials: Open Meetings Act (Spring 2025)
March 6, 2025
12:00PM – 1:00PM
The Michigan Open Meetings Act furthers government transparency by requiring public boards to provide notice and make decisions in an open public meeting. Participants will learn the requirements of the Act as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
Fiscally Ready Communities: Budgeting for Fiscal Sustainability
March 10, 2025
2:00PM – 3:30PM
This training will provide best practices for local governments' fiscal health including budgeting, long-term planning, dealing with uncertainty, and financial policies and procedures.
Governing Essentials: Parliamentary Procedure (Spring 2025)
March 13, 2025
12:00PM – 1:00PM
This session will focus on parliamentary principles, motions, and debate and decorum during meetings. Participants will explore scenarios and practice skills.
Governing Essentials: Extraordinary Governance (Spring 2025)
March 20, 2025
12:00PM – 1:00PM
This session will help your board improve its governance to positively impact your community. Better board governance leads to more effective organizations that improve our communities.
Fiscally Ready Communities: Capital Asset Management and Planning
April 10, 2025 10:00AM – 11:30AM
This session will cover the basics of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) - best practices, and give participants a chance to share techniques that have worked for their community.
April 17, 2025 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
Spring 2025 Citizen Planner via Zoom
May 1, 2025 – June 5, 2025 Zoom
This 6-session series covers land use education and training. The course is intended for local appointed and elected officials, zoning administrators and interested citizens.
2025 May MCP Webinar: Understanding the Legal Backdrop of Planning and Zoning
May 15, 2025 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
Fiscally Ready Communities: Managing Internal Controls
May 19, 2025 2:00PM – 3:30PM
This training will include a deep dive into internal controls. It will cover what internal controls are, why you need them, how they help your community, how to implement them, and where to start.
2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference
May 29, 2025 – May 30, 2025 Lapeer, Michigan
MSU Extension will bring communities together to share best practices for entrepreneurial support on May 29-30, 2025.
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