College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Oct 8

  Free online Michigan Water School webinar series

  October 8, 2020 3:00PM – 5:00PM

  Understanding the state’s water resources is important for elected and appointed officials and their staff when making sound water management decisions.

• Jul 23

  How to Select the Right Strategy Part 2: Being Strategic and Creative Webinar

  July 23, 2020 10:00AM – 11:30AM EST Zoom

  MSU Extension and the National Charrette Institute are co-hosting a series of Power of Participation webinars in July 2020 focusing on a specific topic for each webinar.

• Jul 14

  Why do Public Participation? The Importance of Actively Engaging the Public Webinar

  July 14, 2020 10:00AM – 11:30AM EST Zoom

  MSU Extension and the National Charrette Institute are co-hosting a series of Power of Participation webinars in July 2020 focusing on a specific topic for each webinar.

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  Samantha Zinnes

  Law Fellow, MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance & Policy
  zinnessa@msu.edu
  517-884-1403
  

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  Sarah Klammer

  Academic Specialist, MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy
  klammers@msu.edu
  

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  Guide to Michigan County Government 5th Edition (E3209)

  Published on August 1, 2019
  Revised and updated by public policy experts with Michigan State University Extension

• Local Government Codes of Conduct: Going Beyond the Minimum

  Published on March 2, 2021
  Codes of Conduct are useful tools for government boards. They clarify a person's role and expectations for member conduct. This webinar uses the planning commission as an example of how a code of conduct can be valuable and how other bodies can use them.

• Planning for Re-Opening Local Government

  Published on June 8, 2020
  Conversations with local government managers about re-opening local government amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Local Government Financial Vulnerability: New Tools for Identifying and Tracking Challenges

  Published on December 8, 2020
  The onset of a major pandemic-induced recession has presented a second wave of fiscal problems for local governments. State and local governments are seeking out new tools to assess fiscal risk and vulnerability and to chart new options moving forward.

• Redistricting and Communities of Interest

  Published on March 26, 2021
  A webinar about Michigan's new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and the role communities of interest play in Michigan's redistricting process.

• Local Government Response COVID-19 Panel

  Published on June 18, 2020
  Highlights from a panel of local government leaders reflecting on the first three months of COVID-19 and how their unit of government responded.

• Local Government Codes of Conduct: Q&A

  Published on March 2, 2021
  Participant questions and answers from the webinar Codes of Conduct: Going Beyond the Minimum

• Spartyville Remote Meeting AGENDA (PDF)

  Published on April 13, 2020
  Sample agenda for an online public meeting.

• Democracy at the Local Level: Resident Engagement

  Published on May 20, 2021
  A webinar featuring presentations on local leaders' views on the role their residents should play in decision-making processes and a recently launched resident engagement initiative in Michigan.

• Spartyville PUBLIC MEEING NOTICE (PDF)

  Published on April 13, 2020
  Example pubic notice for an online local government meeting.

• MI Local Governments Finances and COVID-19

  Published on April 16, 2020
  In order to assist our community members and partners, the Center for Local Government Finance and Policy has compiled brief overviews of COVID-19 response efforts as well as potential implications and impacts for local governments.

• Potential Revenues for COVID-19

  Published on April 20, 2020
  In order to assist our community members and partners, the Center for Local Government Finance and Policy has compiled brief overviews of COVID-19 response efforts as well as potential implications and impacts for local governments.

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  Good food work

  Published on August 7, 2019
  Access for all

• Local government not benefiting from economic recovery

  Published on March 29, 2019
  Lack of revenue limits local units to enjoy economic recovery.

• Forecasting for Local Government Budgets

  Published on June 13, 2018
  The Challenges of Forecasting