Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Preparedness - Christopher Wardrop, Vice President, USI Insurance Services
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Cyber Threat Prevention, Protection, Response & Recovery - Apex Technology Group - Services available to municipalities to help protect against cyber threats, including some free services: Malicious Domain Blocking & Response; Incident Response Team & Training; Cyber Hygiene Scanning; and CIS Secure Suite Membership.
Economic Development & Tourism
- The Development Part: Mark D. Waterhouse, Garnet Consulting Services
- Planning for Economic Development: Donald Poland, Goman+York
- Promoting CT Towns as Visitor's Destinations: Christine Castonguay, CT Office of Tourism
Education
- CT School & State Finance Project - The School & State Finance Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy organization that works collaboratively with policymakers, communities, and other key stakeholders to develop data-driven solutions that ensure all public school students receive equitable education funding that supports their learning needs.
- K-12 Education Funding in 2024 Budget Stabilization Bill - CT School & State Finance Project
- Special Education Finance Policy Overview
Emergency Management
- Disaster Recovery Framework
- Accredited Police Departments in Connecticut
- Firefighters & Emergency Personnel Tax & Benefit Programs
- Local Emergency Management Director & Municipal Official Handbook
Environmental Compliance
- MS4 Stormwater General Update: Joseph Canas, Tighe & Bond
- Municipal Compliance Resources: David Dickson, UConn
- Addressing Brownfields: Gary O'Connor, Pullman & Comley
- Climate Change Laws & Local Planning: Patricia Boye-Williams, Murtha Cullina
- Addressing Dead & Decaying Trees: Chris Donnelly, DEEP
- Low Impact Development Implementation & Issues: Steve Trinkaus, Trinkaus Engineering
- Climate Change Impacts: David Murphy, Resilient Land and Water
- PFAS Contamination & Regulation
- PFAS Testing & Remediation: Ray Frigon, DEEP
- PFAS Regulation: Patricia Boye-Williams, Esq., Murtha Cullina, LLP
Fiscal Issues
- Municipal Fiscal Indicators - An annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut
Grants & Other Municipal Resources
- Municipal Grants & Resources - Martin Heft, Undersecretary, Office of Policy & Management
- UConn's Training & Technical Assistance Center
Housing & Land Use
- Regulation of Short-Term Rentals - Many towns are considering adopting ordinances regulating short-term rentals. Recently, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted legislation expressly authorizing municipalities to regulate short-term rentals, including requiring licensure of such rental units, PA 24-143, Section 7. The Office of Legislative Research issued a report on this topic outlining which towns already regulate short-term rentals, either by ordinance or zoning codes, and towns which require registration. View the Report.
Labor & Employment
- Top 10 Legal Compliance Issues Municipal Employers Need to Know: Rebecca Goldberg, Berchem Moses PC
Local Governance Issues
- CT’s Freedom of Information Act - Mark J. Sommaruga, Esq., Pullman & Comley, LLC
- Local Governance in Connecticut - This Office of Legislative Research report (1) describes Dillon’s Rule and Home Rule as theories of local government powers; (2) discusses home rule authority in Connecticut; and (3) lists charters for each municipality in the state.
- Municipal Ethics, Accountability & Conflicts of Interest - Kari Olson, Esq., Murtha Cullina LLP
- Municipal Boards of Finance Report
- Town Charter Revision Issues from 2010-2015
- Volunteer Recognition & Recruitment
