Events
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Apr 11
Citizen Planner Eastern U.P. Classroom Program 2024
April 11, 2024 – May 16, 2024 SmartZone, 2345 Meridian St., Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
This six-session series covers land use education and training. The course is intended for local appointed and elected officials, zoning administrators and interested citizens.
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May 7
Spring 2024 Citizen Planner via Zoom
May 7, 2024 – June 11, 2024 Zoom
This 6-session series covers land use education and training. The course is intended for local appointed and elected officials, zoning administrators and interested citizens.
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May 9
Fiscally Ready Communities: Managing Internal Controls
May 9, 2024 3:00PM – 4:30PM
This training will include a deep dive into internal controls. It will cover what internal controls are, why you need them, how they help your community, how to implement them, and where to start.
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May 16
2024 May MCP Webinar: Zoning Enforcement: Policies, Property Rights, and Politics
May 16, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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May 29
Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing-Coldwater
May 29, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Community Care and Conference Center, 370 E. Chicago, Coldwater, MI 49036
MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.
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Jun 3
Fiscally Ready Communities: Nuts and Bolts - Fees, Fines, Purchasing, and Receipting
June 3, 2024 10:00AM – 11:30AM
This webinar will include a deep dive into best practices related to fees, fines, purchasing, receipting, and more. It will cover what they are, why such policies are necessary, and how to get started on implementation.
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Jun 17
Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing-Kalamazoo
June 17, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM Kalamazoo Expo Center, Room B, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.
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Jun 18
Avoiding Predatory Lending in Housing and Other Loans
June 18, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
Recognize predatory lending tactics before they affect you.
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Jun 20
2024 June MCP Webinar: Site Plan Review for Planning Commissioners
June 20, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom
This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.
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Aug 1
Governing Essentials: Open Meetings Act (Summer Series)
August 1, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM
The Michigan Open Meetings Act furthers government transparency by requiring public boards to provide notice and make decisions in an open public meeting. Participants will learn the requirements of the Act as well as answers to frequently asked questions.