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SUMMARY:From Agenda to Action: Running Productive Municipal Meetings
DESCRIPTION:TRACK:  ADMINISTRATIVELength:  3 hoursFormat:   Live\, interactive\, online session via ZoomPrice:  Member $89 | Non-Member $149Date:  October 14\, 2026Time:  9 a.m. to Noon \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInstructor:  Ben Estell \n\n\n\nBenjamin Estell is a leader in cooperative government and regional collaboration\, serving as Executive Director of a Council of Governments. He previously served for nearly a decade as Borough Manager of Dormont\, Pennsylvania\, and seven years as Service‑Safety Director for East Liverpool\, Ohio. Benjamin is known for building consensus\, leading through uncertainty\, and developing solutions that serve diverse stakeholders with professionalism and trust. \n\n\n\nThis session is designed to be interactive. To encourage open discussion and active participation\, this session will not be recorded. Come prepared to turn on your camera\, share your thoughts\, and participate in the conversation. Your experiences and insights will help make the learning meaningful for everyone. \n\n\n\nCourse Description \n\n\n\nLead in Service to Your Community—Create Meetings That Inform\, Engage\, and Deliver Results \n\n\n\nThis hands-on course equips council members\, clerks\, and municipal administrators with practical tools to lead meetings that are efficient\, transparent\, and legally sound. Through interactive modules\, real‑world scenarios\, and applied exercises\, participants learn how to prepare strategically and navigate key legal requirements. \n\n\n\nThe course also builds skills in facilitating inclusive\, productive discussions\, managing conflict and ethical challenges\, and documenting decisions to ensure accountability.  Participants will be prepared to lead municipal meetings that build public trust\, encourage meaningful participation\, and support effective governance. \n\n\n\nKey Topics \n\n\n\n\nPlanning and Preparation\n\n\n\nRoles and responsibilities\n\n\n\nMunicipal Meeting Requirements\n\n\n\nRunning the Meeting\n\n\n\nDecision Making\n\n\n\nDocumentation and Follow-up\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend \n\n\n\nThis course is designed for local government professionals who play a role in planning\, conducting\, or supporting municipal meetings. Ideal participants include: \n\n\n\n\nElected officials\n\n\n\nMunicipal clerks\n\n\n\nAdministrative staff\n\n\n\nChairs and board members\n\n\n\nNewly elected officials\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of this course\, participants can expect to be able to: \n\n\n\n\nExplain why effective municipal meetings matter and what undermines them\n\n\n\nPrepare effective meetings with clear goals\, participants\, and materials\n\n\n\nComply with legal and procedural requirements for public meetings\n\n\n\nLead meetings confidently using facilitation\, time management\, and conflict skills\n\n\n\nDocument decisions clearly and ensure follow‑through\n\n\n\nDemonstrate professional meeting leadership that builds public trust\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\nSend a message to lla@pml.org for group rates for 10 or more registrants\n\n\n\nBy registering for this course\, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to forward information to you at your email address related to educational offerings.\n\n\n\nOnce your registration is completed\, you should receive a confirmation email from The PA Municipal League. It contains the zoom link to the course. If you do not receive an email\, check your spam folder.\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend the entire 3-hour session to earn a course certificate.\n\n\n\n\nCancellation & No‑Show Policy \n\n\n\n\nCancellations must be submitted in writing at least 72 hours before the class to receive a full refund.\n\n\n\nCancellations after 72 hours may receive a partial refund\, minus a processing fee.\n\n\n\nNo‑shows or failure to cancel will forfeit the full registration fee 
URL:https://www.pml.org/event/from-agenda-to-action-running-productive-municipal-meetings-2/
CATEGORIES:League Learning Academy,League Training Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T090000
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DTSTAMP:20260723T171239Z
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SUMMARY:Public Safety Fundamentals for Pennsylvania Municipal Officials
DESCRIPTION:TRACK:  Public SafetyLength:  3 hoursFormat:  Live\, interactive\, online session via ZoomPrice:  Member $89 | Non-Member $149Date:  October 20Time:  9 a.m. to 12 p.m. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInstructor:  Bill Jenaway \n\n\n\nDr. William F. Jenaway is Vice Chair of the Upper Merion Township Board of Supervisors and a longtime leader in municipal government\, public safety\, and emergency services. With more than 50 years of experience in fire and EMS\, he has served as a Fire Chief\, municipal official\, insurance executive\, and FEMA grant project manager. Dr. Jenaway is the author of seven public safety textbooks\, more than 500 published articles\, and teaches public safety and public service at the graduate level. \n\n\n\nThis session is designed to be interactive. To encourage open discussion and active participation\, this session will not be recorded. Come prepared to turn on your camera\, share your thoughts\, and participate in the conversation. Your experiences and insights will help make the learning meaningful for everyone \n\n\n\nCourse Description \n\n\n\nShaping Safer Communities Through Smart Public Safety Leadership \n\n\n\nThis introductory course provides Pennsylvania municipal officials with a practical foundation in public safety as a core governance responsibility. Designed for municipal officials and staff\, the course explores how public safety extends beyond emergency response to include policy\, planning\, coordination\, and accountability. \n\n\n\nParticipants will gain a clear understanding of how public safety systems are structured across state\, county\, and municipal levels in Pennsylvania\, including the roles of agencies such as the Pennsylvania State Police\, county emergency management\, and local service providers. The course also examines the legal authority of municipalities\, clarifying what officials can and cannot do under state law\, and the fiscal and liability considerations that influence decision-making. \n\n\n\nFinally\, participants will explore how community characteristics—such as size\, geography\, and public expectations—shape public safety needs and strategies. By the end of the session\, officials will be better equipped to make informed\, strategic decisions that enhance safety\, build public trust\, and support their communities effectively. \n\n\n\nKey Topics \n\n\n\n\nPublic Safety as Governance\n\n\n\nStructure of Public Safety in Pennsylvania\n\n\n\nLegal Authority and Limitations of Municipalities\n\n\n\nRoles and Responsibilities—Elected Officials vs. Staff\n\n\n\nCommunity Scale\, Complexity\, and Public Scrutiny\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend \n\n\n\n\nElected officials (mayors\, council members\, supervisors\, commissioners)\n\n\n\nMunicipal managers and administrators\n\n\n\nDepartment heads\n\n\n\nNewly elected or appointed local officials\n\n\n\nLocal leaders involved in public safety policy\, oversight\, and decision-making\n\n\n\n\nThis course is especially valuable for those seeking a clearer understanding of their role in public safety governance. \n\n\n\nBy the end of this course\, you can expect to be able to \n\n\n\n\nDefine public safety in your community\n\n\n\nCreate an organizational chart of public safety in your community\n\n\n\nState how your community meets the public safety requirements for your class/type of community (borough\, township of the first or second class\, or third-class city)\n\n\n\nDemonstrate your community’s governing body role in public safety outcomes\, providing examples\n\n\n\nDefine how accountability\, risk and public trust are shown in your community\n\n\n\nDemonstrate how public safety is shown as a strategic responsibility\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\nSend a message to lla@pml.org for group rates for 10 or more registrants\n\n\n\nBy registering for this course\, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to forward information to you at your email address related to educational offerings.\n\n\n\nOnce your registration is completed\, you should receive a confirmation email from The PA Municipal League. It contains the zoom link to the course. If you do not receive an email\, check your spam folder.\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend the entire 3-hour session to earn a course certificate.\n\n\n\n\nCancellation & No‑Show Policy \n\n\n\n\nCancellations must be submitted in writing at least 72 hours before the class to receive a full refund.\n\n\n\nCancellations after 72 hours may receive a partial refund\, minus a processing fee.\n\n\n\nNo‑shows or failure to cancel will forfeit the full registration fee 
URL:https://www.pml.org/event/public-safety-fundamentals-for-pennsylvania-municipal-officials/
CATEGORIES:League Learning Academy,League Training Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T090000
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SUMMARY:Unlocking Grant Success – Essential Skills for Winning Proposals
DESCRIPTION:TRACK:  ADMINISTRATIVELength:  3 hoursFormat:   Live\, interactive\, online session via ZoomPrice:  Member $89 | Non-Member $149Date:  October 21\, 2026Time:  9 a.m. to Noon \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInstructor:  Greg Primm \n\n\n\nGreg Primm is the City Manager for the City of Lower Burrell\, bringing 36 years of hands-on leadership in local government across diverse communities\, including townships\, boroughs\, and a third‑class city. His career spans full-spectrum municipal operations\, policy implementation\, infrastructure delivery\, and council–manager relations. Greg has also spent more than 25 years as a trusted instructor and course developer\, shaping the next generation of local government professionals through municipal training programs. \n\n\n\nThis session is designed to be interactive. To encourage open discussion and active participation\, this session will not be recorded. Come prepared to turn on your camera\, share your thoughts\, and participate in the conversation. Your experiences and insights will help make the learning meaningful for everyone. \n\n\n\nCourse Description \n\n\n\nMake Every Application Count—Deliver Funding that Supports Real Community Needs \n\n\n\nThis intensive three-hour workshop equips local government professionals with essential skills to navigate the grant writing process confidently and effectively. Participants will learn how to identify funding opportunities\, develop persuasive proposals\, and align their projects with grantor priorities. \n\n\n\nThe course emphasizes practical techniques for structuring grant narratives\, formulating budgets\, and meeting submission requirements. Real-world examples and hands-on exercises will help attendees turn ideas into competitive applications that support community initiatives and public programs. \n\n\n\nKey Topics \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction to Grant Writing: planning efforts that support funding\n\n\n\nFinding Funding Opportunities\n\n\n\nProposal Development\n\n\n\nGrant Guidelines and Requirements\n\n\n\nBudget Preparation\n\n\n\nSubmission Process\n\n\n\nGrant Management\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend \n\n\n\n\nLocal government staff or officials responsible for grant writing and management\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of this course\, participants can expect to be able to: \n\n\n\n\nRecognize and evaluate relevant grant opportunities\n\n\n\nWrite clear\, compelling grant narratives\n\n\n\nCreate project budgets aligned with funder expectations\n\n\n\nPrepare accurate and persuasive budgets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\nSend a message to lla@pml.org for group rates for ten or more registrants\n\n\n\nBy registering for this course\, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to send information to you at your email address related to educational offerings.\n\n\n\nOnce your registration is completed\, you should receive a confirmation email from The PA Municipal League. It contains the zoom link to the course. If you do not receive an email\, check your spam folder.\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend the entire 3-hour session to earn a course certificate.\n\n\n\n\nCancellation & No‑Show Policy \n\n\n\n\nCancellations must be submitted in writing at least 72 hours before the class to receive a full refund.\n\n\n\nCancellations after 72 hours may receive a partial refund\, minus a processing fee.\n\n\n\nNo‑shows or failure to cancel will forfeit the full registration fee 
URL:https://www.pml.org/event/unlocking-grant-success-essential-skills-for-winning-proposals-4/
CATEGORIES:League Learning Academy,League Training Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T090000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Sneak Peak – November Courses
DESCRIPTION:Length: 1 hourDate: October 22\, 2026             Time:  9 a.m. – 10 a.m.Format: Live\, interactive\, online session via ZoomPrice: FreePresenter: Melinda Schmitz\, PA Municipal League\, Training & Professional Development \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nExplore upcoming learning opportunities\, gain practical insights\, earn a discount\, and discover the courses that are right for you—all at no cost. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a monthly free Sneak Peek session and get an exclusive preview of the following month’s training opportunities while learning something new at the same time. Each monthly preview session includes a brief lesson taken directly from one of the preview courses\, allowing you to experience the content firsthand and see how the full training can benefit you and your municipality. \n\n\n\nBonus: Attend the October 22 Sneak Peek and receive a 10% discount on any course offered during November.* \n\n\n\nNovember courses being previewed: \n\n\n\n\nNEW – Calm Under Pressure: Communicating Effectively in Difficult Constituent Situations – November 3\n\n\n\nAvoiding the Headlines: How to Evaluate your Municipality’s Compliance\, Ethics and Transparency – November 4\n\n\n\nMunicipal HR Best Practices – November 17-18\n\n\n\nLunch & Learn November Topic TBA – November 19\n\n\n\n\n*Rules Apply \n\n\n\nTo earn a discount\, you must: \n\n\n\n\nRegister before the session\n\n\n\nAttend the entire session\n\n\n\nHave your camera on for the entire session and participate \n\n\n\nComplete the course feedback form\n\n\n\nThe discount is for only the month following the date of the Sneak Peek\n\n\n\nThe discount is only for the person who registered for and attended the session.  It cannot be transferred or used for a group.\n\n\n\nOne sneak peek session per month\, only the previewed (following) month’s courses will be discounted.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\nBy registering for this course\, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to forward information to you at your email address related to educational offerings.\n\n\n\nOnce your registration is completed\, you should receive a confirmation email from The PA Municipal League. It contains the zoom link to the course. If you do not receive an email\, check your spam folder.
URL:https://www.pml.org/event/monthly-sneak-peak-november-courses/
CATEGORIES:League Learning Academy,League Training Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260723T171346Z
CREATED:20260714T144527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T171346Z
UID:16356-1793091600-1793188800@www.pml.org
SUMMARY:Public Procurement & Bidding Essentials for Municipal Officials
DESCRIPTION:TRACK:  ADMINISTRATIVELength:  6 hoursFormat:   Live\, interactive\, online session via ZoomPrice:  Member $139 | Non-Member $199Date:  October 27 & 28\, 2026Time:  9 a.m. to noon (both days) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInstructor:  Greg Primm \n\n\n\nGreg Primm is the City Manager for the City of Lower Burrell\, bringing 36 years of hands-on leadership in local government across diverse communities\, including townships\, boroughs\, and a third‑class city. His career spans full-spectrum municipal operations\, policy implementation\, infrastructure delivery\, and council–manager relations. Greg has also spent more than 25 years as a trusted instructor and course developer\, shaping the next generation of local government professionals through municipal training programs. \n\n\n\nThis session is designed to be interactive. To encourage open discussion and active participation\, this session will not be recorded. Come prepared to turn on your camera\, share your thoughts\, and participate in the conversation. Your experiences and insights will help make the learning meaningful for everyone \n\n\n\nCourse Description \n\n\n\nLead with Integrity—Strengthen Your Community Through Responsible Procurement \n\n\n\nThis course provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to public procurement and bidding processes within local government operations. Designed for municipal staff and procurement professionals\, it covers the principles\, procedures\, and legal foundations essential to conducting fair\, efficient\, and compliant procurement activities. \n\n\n\nParticipants will explore key topics such as drafting bid specifications\, conducting competitive solicitations\, evaluating bids\, and awarding contracts. Emphasis is placed on transparency\, ethics\, and regulatory compliance\, with insights into navigating common challenges and applying best practices in public purchasing. \n\n\n\nCase studies and real-world examples will be used to illustrate common challenges and strategies for ensuring compliance and transparency. \n\n\n\nKey Topics \n\n\n\n\nKey Statutes and Regulations\n\n\n\nProcurement Cycle\n\n\n\nCompetitive bidding requirements\n\n\n\nBid specifications\n\n\n\nBid evaluation and contract awards\n\n\n\nEthical considerations in municipal purchasing\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend \n\n\n\n\nMunicipal Secretaries\n\n\n\nTreasurers\n\n\n\nClerks\n\n\n\nAdministrators\n\n\n\nAuditors\n\n\n\nElected officials and Newly elected officials\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of this course\, participants can expect to be able to: \n\n\n\n\nList the key statues and regulations for municipal bidding and purchasing\n\n\n\nDescribe the steps in the procurement cycle\n\n\n\nDraft clear and effective bid specifications\n\n\n\nEvaluate vendor submissions using objective criteria\n\n\n\nExecute contract awards in accordance with local laws and guidelines\n\n\n\nPromote integrity and transparency throughout the procurement process\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\nSend a message to lla@pml.org for group rates for 10 or more registrants\n\n\n\nBy registering for this course\, you are authorizing the League Learning Academy to forward information to you at your email address related to educational offerings.\n\n\n\nOnce your registration is completed\, you should receive a confirmation email from The PA Municipal League. It contains the zoom link to the course. If you do not receive an email\, check your spam folder.\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend the entire 6-hour session to earn a course certificate.\n\n\n\n\nCancellation & No‑Show Policy \n\n\n\n\nCancellations must be submitted in writing at least 72 hours before the class to receive a full refund.\n\n\n\nCancellations after 72 hours may receive a partial refund\, minus a processing fee.\n\n\n\nNo‑shows or failure to cancel will forfeit the full registration fee 
URL:https://www.pml.org/event/public-procurement-bidding-essentials-for-municipal-officials-3/
CATEGORIES:League Learning Academy,League Training Events
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