Training materials

CML will post presentations and handouts in advance of workshops whenever possible, and keep the materials on our Web site for a limited time after the training takes place.

Webinar: Health Care Reform: What We Need to Know, May 6

 Presentation and recorded webinar by Rebecca Knoll Lawrence, National Legal & Research Group North America employee benefits attorney

Breakfast & Learn at the League: A "Capital Campaign Strategy" Roadmap, April 12

Presentation and audio of Tim Dettlaff, Ameresco asset management senior vice president, and Caryn Becker, Ameresco senior account executive

Webinar: Tools to Plan for Drought, April 3

Presentation and recorded webinar (56 mb) by Kristin Mahrag, Colorado Foundation for Water Education program manager; Taryn Finnessey, Colorado Water Conservation Board drought specialist; and Joe Burtard, Water Conservancy District external affairs manager

Webinar: Cloud Computing 101, March 20

Presentation and recorded webinar (audio starts after 8 minutes, 45 seconds) by John Conley, Statewide Internet Portal Authority, and Tom Charkut, City of Lakewood

Lunch & Learn at the League: Lease Purchase Financing, March 8

Presentation by Erick Stowe, Colorado Development Finance Corporation

Webinar: All About Trees, Feb. 27

Presentation and recorded webinar (wmv, 65Mb) by Keith Wood, Colorado State Forest Service, and David Flaig, Colorado Tree Coalition and City of Littleton

Annual CML Legislative Workshop, Feb. 20

• 2013 General Assembly: What municipal officials can expect - by the CML advocacy team
• Federal issues report (pdf) - by Carolyn Coleman, National League of Cities director of federal relations

Workshop: Embracing personal & professional development, Jan. 30

Workbook: Creating your story (doc) - by Gregg Piburn, Leader's Edge Consulting Inc.

Webinar: The Legislative Process and Policy Issues, Nov. 19

Presentation and recorded webinar (60 Mb) by the CML adovocacy team

Webinar: Natural Gas Vehicles, Nov. 19

Presentation and recorded webinar (wmv, 32Mb) on a multistate natural gas vehicle MOU and opportunities for local governments by Alex Schroeder, Colorado Energy Office

Lunch & Learn at the League: Pay As You Throw, Nov. 14

Presentation by Scott Hutchings, Waste Management Inc. manager of public affairs, and Mark Petrovich, Republic Services Inc. director of municipal and managed property services

Small Communities Workshop, Nov. 1  

• Small-town strategic budgeting by Clay Brown, DOLA regional manager, Byron "Buck" Hakes, Jr., Victor mayor, and Debra Downs, Victor city administrator (presentation)
• Asset-based economic development for small towns by Marc Cittone, DOLA Community Development Office Main Street specialist, and Stephanie Troller, DOLA Community Development Office community development specialist (presentation); Ileen Lemons, Silver Cliff town clerk, and Kathy Reis, Westcliffe town clerk (presentation)
•  Lunch presentation by DOLA  
• Small-town law enforcement issues by Tracey McCoy, Lochbuie police chief, and Joe Pelle, Boulder sheriff (intergovernmental agreements Lyons and Superior)
• Rightsizing your land use code by Tareq Wafaie, DOLA community development specialist, and Robert Widner, Widner Michow & Cox LLP attorney and Centennial city attorney (presentation)
• Elected-staff relations by Tami Tanoue, CIRSA general counsel/claims manager (presentation)

Webinar: Local government auditing, Oct. 18

Presentation and recorded webinar (wmv, 51 mb), by Crystal Dorsey, Office of the State Auditor local government audit manager

CML Annual Seminar on Municipal Law, Sept. 28-29

• Agenda  
• Speaker bios 
• Annual survey of municipal law by Corey Y. Hoffmann, Hayes Phillips Hoffmann & Carberry PC
• Supreme Court 2011 & 2012: Looking forward and looking back (presentation and handout) by Lisa Soronen, State & Local Legal Center executive director
  About the State & Local Legal Center 
• Election law update by Mark G. Grueskin, Heizer Paul Grueskin LLP
• Public construction projects and the Colorado Public Works Act (presentation and handout) by John W. Mill, Sherman & Howard LLC
• Litigation update: Stop or I'll sue by David Cooke, Denver assistant director litigation, and Matthew Hader, Denver senior assistant city attorney
• Ethics update: Ethical dimensions of advising the municipal client on the conduct of quasijudicial proceedings by Tami Tanoue, CIRSA general counsel/claims manager

Lunch & Learn at the League: Your Leadership Playbook, Sept. 25

Presentation by Patrick Ibarra, The Mejorando Group

Webinar: Increase Your Water Fluency, Sept. 13

• Handout by Wendy Ryan, Colorado Climate Center; Kristine Maharg, Colorado Foundation for Water Education; and John Stulp, special policy advisor to the governor for water
• Recording of webinar (wmv)

Lunch & Learn at the League: What's New in the World of Municipal Bonds, Aug. 29

Presentation by Mike Imhoff, Stifel Nicolaus senior vice president; Vicki Mattox, Stifel Nicolaus managing director; Sara Brown, Stifel Nicolaus assistant vice president; and Rick Reiter, Reiter & Associates principal and public policy consultant

4th Annual Bootcamp for Municipal Prosecutors, Aug. 17

• Agenda  
• Electronic evidence by Littleton Prosecutor Tricia McCarthy and Murray Dahl Kuechenmeister & Renaud Attorney Brittany Scantland-Lall
• Enforcement of the Sex Offender Act by Woodland Park Prosecutor Phil Volpi
  C.R.S. 16-22-102: Definitions
  C.R.S. 16-22-103 : Registration
  C.R.S. 18-3-404: Unlawful sexual behavior
  C.R.S. 18-7-301: Public indecency 
  C.R.S. 18-7-302: Public indecency (indecent exposure)  
• Ethics: The relationship of municipal court and elected officials by Arvada Municipal Judge George Boyle and Loveland Municipal Judge Bill Starks
• Legislative update (presentation and handout) by Colorado District Attorneys Council Tom Raynes and CML Legislative & Policy Advocate Meghan Storrie

Engaging Youth: Connecting with your Future Leaders, Aug. 9

• Lessons on Local Government by Kent Willman, University of Colorado Boulder School of Education instructor
• Establishing and running a youth council by C.J. Archibeque, Greeley program manager (see also: action plan, manual); in Lone Tree by Kristen Knoell, Lone Tree executive assistant/community outreach coordinator; in Centennial by Kara Peters, Centennial intern; in Brighton by Tawnya Russell, Brighton youth resources
• Teen courts by Sandra Gutierrez, Parker teen court (see also: parent questionnaire, parent survey, court plan); Karla McCrimmon, Castle Rock court administrator
• Aurora scholars program by Frances Brown, City of Aurora
• Broomfield youth award program by Colleen Girard, Broomfield youth award coordinator
• Visiting students in the community by Jeff Wells, Fort Morgan city manager, and Deb Forsted, Fort Morgan councilmember
• Loveland's Celebrate Children Day by Jenni Dobson, Loveland youth activities coordinator
• National League of Cities resources by Sarah Levison, Longmont councilmember

Webinar: Medical marijuana, Aug. 2

View the presentation (PDF) or watch the recorded webinar (47 Mb)

Effective Governance Workshop, July 27, 2012

• Agenda  
• Governing board and staff relations - Kathie Novak, Center for Local Government Research and Training, Buechner Institute for Governance, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
  handout: Vallejo City Council Protocols
  handout: Jordan City Council Protocols 
  handout: Littleton City Council Protocols 
  handout: Rohnert Park City Council Protocols 
• How to work effectively with the media by Kelli Narde, Littleton director of communications
• Elevating governance (while lowering personal liability risks) (presentation) and "Governing bodies and the outlier syndrome" (article) by Tami Tanoue, CIRSA general counsel/claims manager
• Conflicts of interest by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Open meetings by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Amendment 41 and the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission - Jane Feldman, Colorado Independent Ethics Commission executive director

Webinar: Surviving the media circus, July 10

Surviving the media circus presentation (pdf) and recorded webinar (wmv) by Greeley Police Chief Jerry Garner

90th CML Annual Conference, June 19-22

Conference materials are beginning to arrive. View presentations and handouts by clicking here. (Last updated: July 5, 2012.) 

Effective Governance Workshop, May 5, 2012

• Agenda 
• Governing board and staff relations - Kathie Novak, Center for Local Government Research and Training, Buechner Institute for Governance, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
  handout: Vallejo City Council Protocols
  handout: Jordan City Council Protocols 
  handout: Littleton City Council Protocols 
  handout: Rohnert Park City Council Protocols 
• How to work effectively with the media (presentation) and handout - Jim Spehar, RST Associates
• Elevating governance (while lowering personal liability risks) (presentation) and "Governing bodies and the outlier syndrome" (article) by Tami Tanoue, CIRSA general counsel/claims manager
• Conflicts of interest by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Open meetings by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Amendment 41 and the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission - Jane Feldman, Colorado Independent Ethics Commission executive director

Webinar: Amendment 41, April 26, 2012

• Amendment 41 and the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission - Jane Feldman, Colorado Independent Ethics Commission executive director

Effective Governance Workshop, April 13, 2012

• Agenda 
• A team approach to good governance - Mark Collins
• When 9 Wants to Know: Media training - Kelli Narde, Littleton director of communications
• Suggestions to reduce the risks of personal liability - Tami Tanoue, CIRSA general counsel/claims manager
• Conflicts of interest by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Open meetings by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Amendment 41 and the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission - Jane Feldman, Colorado Independent Ethics Commission executive director

Lunch & Learn at the League: Using improvement districts to finance municipal capital projects, March 28

Handout by David K. Lucas, Esq., and Matthew O. Gray, Esq., Sherman & Howard LLC

CML Annual Legislative Workshop, Feb. 22

• Agenda  
• State of Our Cities & Towns  
• 2012 General Assembly: What municipalities can expect  
• Education in Colorado: Funding challenges and community impacts  
• Education in Colorado: Court finds in favor of Lobato plaintiffs  
• Federal issues report  

Webinar: Public Policy Considerations for Sex Offender Housing, Feb. 8

View the PowerPoint (ppt) and/or listen to the recorded webinar (25 Mb - audio only) by Cathy Rodriguez, Colorado Department of Public Safety

Technology for Councils and Boards, Dec. 14

Technology for city council (pdf) or recorded webinar (25 Mb - problems in first two minutes of audio, please skip) by David Puntenney, Westminster information technology director

Local Government Collaboration with School Boards, Dec. 9

Local Government Collaboration: What's Possible (pdf) a presentation given at the Colorado Association of School Boards conference by Ann Terry of the Special District Association of Colorado, Sam Mamet of the Colorado Municipal League, Firestone Mayor and Regional District Support Manager for the Colorado Department of Education Chad Auer, and Fort Collins Mayor Karen Weitkunat

Strategic Workforce Management, Dec. 7

• Strategic human capital planning and management for municipal government: Making the most of your human resources by Jessica E. Sowa, PhD, University of Colorado Denver
• Municipal and county administration: Workforce planning self evaluation
   
• Understanding and planning your workforce: Session worksheets
   

Economic Development, Nov. 10

• Municipal approaches to economic development by Bruce Biggi, Greeley economic development manager
• Economic Development 101: The role of cities in economic development by John Cody, Longmont Area Economic Council president/CEO
• Economic Development Strategic Plan of the City of Loveland
• Downtown redevelopment by Downtown Colorado Inc.

Webinar: Energy codes, Nov. 7

Learn about important changes to energy codes.

Lunch & Learn at the League: Dos and don'ts of quasijudicial proceedings, Nov. 3

CIRSA General Counsel/Claims Manager Tami Tanoue recently provided a presentation (pdf, or listen to the audio of the recorded webinar) and a handout on quasijudicial proceedings for CML.

The Legislative Process: What you need to know, Oct. 26

CML recently hosted a webinar (wmv, 57 mB) on what you need to know about the legislative process, featuring your advocacy team.

CML Annual Seminar on Municipal Law, Oct. 14-15

• Now what? Disclosure requirements after Citizens United and Sampsons v. Buescher by Scott Gessler, Colorado Secretary of State, and Eugene Mei, Longmont city attorney
• Elections overview and rulemakings update by Scott Gessler, Colorado Secretary of State
• Public officials and private lives: CORA and Denver Post v. Ritter by Dan Domenico, Colorado solicitor general, and Trey Rogers, Rothergerber Johnson & Lyons LLP 
• Innkeepers and intangibles: Taxing intangible Internet transactions by David Cooke, Denver assistant city attorney, and Patrick Wilson, Murray Dahl Kuechenmeister & Renaud LLP 
• What every municipal attorney needs to know about bonds and debt by Dee Wisor and Kim Crawford, Sherman & Howard LLC
• Financing infrastructure: Bank loans v. bonds by Matthias Edrich and Everett Martinez, Peck Shaffer
• Ethics: Current disciplinary trends, new rules, and cloud computing for municipal lawyers by Amy DeVan, Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation

Boards & Commissions Workshop, Sept. 23

• Roles & responsibilities by Gary Suiter, The Mercer Group
• How to avoid chaos at meetings by Deborah Petty, A Step Beyond
• Conflicts of interest by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Open meetings by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel

The status of the CML-CEBT partnership and The Future of Health Care, Sept. 14

Learn what CML's partnership with CEBT can mean for member municipalities and get an update on health care reform from a WebEx recording on The Future of Health Care.

Limited funds? How libraries contribute to economic development, Aug. 30

• Recorded webinar (wmv, 61 Mb)
• PowerPoint handout (pdf)

3rd Annual Boot Camp for Municipal Prosecutors, Aug. 26

• Courtroom tactics: Sample lab report  
• Courtroom tactics: Sample LIDAR certificate 
• Courtroom tactics: Sample motion to suppresss  
• Courtroom tactics: Sample police report 
• Municipal court case law update - by Loveland Judge Bill Starks
• Ethics and cross examination - by Pierce Judge and former 19th Judicial District Attorney Al Dominguez
• Medical marijuana and law enforcement: Sample municipal code  
• Medical marijuana and law enforcement: Quick reference guide  

89th CML Annual Conference, June 21-24

Conference materials - including attorney CLE materials - are added as received. Click here for avaiable presentations and handouts.

Nutrient regulations: An update and how to comply, May 19

CML recently hosted a Lunch & Learn at the League focusing on compliance with nutrient regulations. View the presentation or watch the recorded webinar (wmv, 138 Mb, you may need to download a codec).

Innovations in Civic Engagement, April 29

• How to frame your messages- by John Creighton, public leader advisor
• Cities & Towns Make It Possible materials  
• Real or rumor?- by John Pantaleo, Greeley public information
• Lakewood's citizen program- by Stacie Oulton, Lakewood public information officer
• Other inspirational ideas- by Lisa White, CML marketing & communications specialist
• What's new in social media?- by Brandon Zelasko, SE2

Webinar: Purchasing, April 11

View the recorded Webinar (wmv, 28mb)

Lunch & Learn at the League: Developing stormwater utilities and impact fee programs, March 16

View the presentation or listen to the recorded Webinar (wmv, 57mb) by Jon Sorensen, PE, and Carrie V. McCrea, CFM, AMEC

Webinar: Grantwriting 101, Feb. 18

View the recorded Webinar (wmv, 27Mb) on grantwriting basics - Madalyn Snyder

 

Lunch & Learn at the League: Innovations in Information Technology, Jan. 26

View a recent presentation (ppt) on how "the cloud" and innovations in technology can help your city or town or watch the recorded Webinar (wmv, 45Mb - note: audio starts after one minute) - Dave Rogers, Microsoft government strategic advisor.

 

Employee issues for municipalities, Dec. 10

• Exiting employee issues by S. Lorrie Ray, Esq., Mountain States Employers Council
• Independent contractor or employee? Municipal contracting and the Fair Labor Standards Act by M. Kate Strauss, Esq., Overturf McGath Hull & Doherty PC

CML Annual Seminar on Municipal Law, Oct.8-9 

• 2009-10 Survey of Municipal Law by David Broadwell, Denver assistant city attorney
• Election Law Update by Patricia K. Kelly, Colorado Springs city attorney, and Shane White, Colorado Springs assistant city attorney
• Biting at the Americans with Disabilities Act: Regulatory Changes Affecting Municipalities by Nancy Rodgers, Kissinger & Fellman PC
• § 1983 Liability Update by David DeMuro, Vaughan & DeMuro, and Roberto Ramírez, Arvada assistant city attorney
• Law Office Technology by David Masters, The Masters Law Firm LLC
• Medical Marijuana Pot Pourri by Wynetta Massey, Colorado Springs assistant city attorney
• Medical Marijuana Pot Pourri by Geoff Wilson, CML general counsel
• Medical Marijuana Pot Pourri by Dana Spade, Aurora assistant city attorney

ADA: What you need to know, Sept. 10

CML recently hosted a Lunch & Learn at the League presentation by Meredith McDonald of Overturf McGath Hull & Doherty PC on what you need to know about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). View a handout of the presentation (pdf).

Boot Camp for Municipal Prosecutors, Aug. 20

• Model Traffic Code by Loveland Judge William E. Starks
• Domestic Violence in Muncipal Courts by Wheat Ridge Judge Christopher Randall
• Negotiating Plea Agreements by Thornton Judge Charles Rose and Greeley Assistant Attorney Bob Choate
• Working with Police Departments by Lakewood Judge Anne Stavig
• Enforcement of Medical Marijuana by Loveland Judge William E. Starks
• Ethics by Greeley Judge Bob Frick