Record turnout at the PELRAS 2026 Conference this week, check out some great photos!
Membership
The 2026 Municipal Leadership Summit Save the Date! The Summit will be held in Hershey at the Hershey Lodge on October 7-10. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in October at the “Sweetest Place on Earth!”
Make sure to register for your District Meeting! – We have four District Meetins left in April, please join us and connect with our team and mingle with fellow members.To check what district your municipality is in click here!
Once again, the Pennsylvania Municipal League has teamed up with the national nonprofit group, KABOOM!, to coordinate volunteers, design, and build a new playground in one day, designed with the help of neighborhood children. This year the playground build will be at the Autumnwood Park Playground in Ferguson Township on August 15. To sponsor the playground build, contact Jennifer Friel, Strategic Partnership and Program Manager at 717-582-7707 or via email at jfriel@pml.org.
The 2026 PELRAS Conference took place this week in Hershey and we had a record turnout and great sessions and takeaways for all attendees! See a few photos below and check out our Facebook Album.
Save the date for next year’s conference, March 3-5,2027!
Training
Upcoming FREE LLA Lunch & Learn – This is Not a Drill: A Leader’s Guide to Ransomware and Community Resilience. April 16 at 11:00 a.m. Stay tuned to the website, Zoom meeting link will be available next week.
Upcoming LLA Training- Foundations of Fiscal Management – Budget Preparation. April 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.. Click below to register for this important training!
PCCA April Classes – Check out all of the great classes coming up in April for the PA Construction Codes Academy, including:
BCO 101: Building Code Official Academy in Exton, PA, April 6-10.
Practical Examples of Municipal Amendments of UCC – Virtual on April 24.
2021 IRC Solar Photovoltaic Provisions – Virtual on April 30.
Advocacy
The League’s Spring District Meetings and Resolutions Process
As a member driven organization, it is important we hear from you to accurately represent your municipality’s needs with the General Assembly.
Each spring, League members receive the opportunity to submit policy suggestions through resolutions, shaping The League’s policy agenda. Simply propose a policy resolution during your district meeting. Resolutions adopted at the district level will go to the Annual Municipal Leadership Summit for consideration by the resolutions committee and full League membership. This is a particularly important process because it sets the future policy priorities and positions of The League.
View The League’s 2025 adopted resolutions as a sample to prepare for this year’s district meetings. Please contact Kaitlin Errickson, Governmental Affairs Manager, at kerrickson@pml.org if you have any questions.
Appoint Your Legislative Liaison Today
To streamline our advocacy efforts, we are asking each community to designate a Legislative Liaison to serve as the point person for quick responses when advocacy action is necessary.
View this letter and form to appoint your Liaison today!
Business Leaders Network Spotlight
Campbell Durrant, P.C. focuses on public sector labor and employment law, serving municipalities and public employers throughout Pennsylvania. Stay informed with their latest articles and legal updates: https://cdblaw.com/articles/
News and Resources
Digital Delivery News: Contractual 3D Model Deliverables – The initial vision of the PennDOT Digital Delivery program was to have the ability to bid a construction project using 3D technology by 2025. Being able to bid a set of model-based deliverables includes the ability to contractually sign and seal these files.
Upcoming Events
The League has many exciting events coming up for 2026, view all the new and exciting events that are coming your way!
See a few that are coming up soon:
Foundations of Fiscal Management – LLA Financial track training course
Municipal HR Best Practices – LLA Management track training course
Core Municipal Operations – LLA Administrative track training course
Northeast District Meeting – City of Carbondale
