Matt Bach of the Michigan Municipal League Talks to Elected Officials About Working with the Media
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The Michigan Municipal League hosted a seminar called "Essential Skills for Elected Officials" in Mt. Pleasant Thursday, March 10, 2011. The event was attended by municipal council people from around the state, including, Mt. Pleasant, Shepherd, Saline, Davison, Fowlerville, Greenville and other communities. The session was moderated by Mary Kerwin, Troy city council member and president of the League’s Elected Officials Academy. The group learned about Michigan Municipal League Services from Bill Mathewson, the League’s general counsel; parliamentary procedure and conducting meetings properly from Coco Siewert, professional parliamentarian; and ethics for local government officials from William Beach, principal at Miller Canfield law firm. The afternoon session included Davison Mayor Pro Tem Tim Bishop and Mt. Pleasant Commissioner Jon Joslin discussing "10 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Was Elected;" the League’s Samantha Jones Harkins, legislative associated, talking about Lobbying 101: The Art of Municipal Lobbying; Mathewson discussing the Michigan Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act; and Matt Bach, director of communications for the League, talking about working with the media. The League has several more education seminars scheduled this month and they can be viewed here: www.mml.org/events/calendar.htm. The League also will have its annual Capital Conference April 4-6 in Lansing. For details on Capital Conference go here: www.mml.org/events/conference/index.html. For more about the League and what we do go to mml.org.
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