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MSU Extension launching webinar series as part of Building Strong Sovereign Nations program
Published on May 21, 2013
Three-part webinar series, face-to-face training session is specifically designed for Michigan tribal leaders. -
Sample Wildfire Hazard Zoning helps communities protect against property and life loss
Published on May 15, 2013
Wildfires are common in Michigan, and individuals and local governments both play roles in addressing wildfire mitigation and protection to make communities safer. -
May is bike month: Support health and reinforce place by becoming a Bicycle Friendly Community
Published on May 12, 2013
Whether biking to commute or for recreation; to maintain health or the environment, celebrate May as National Bike Month and help your community become a Bicycle Friendly Community. -
The role of a local food policy council
Published on May 2, 2013
Local food policy councils have the ability to affect change without having to enact legislation. -
New Open Meetings Act notice requirements
Published on April 17, 2013
Michigan’s Open Meetings Act meeting notice requirements have changed. Notices now must be on government websites, emergency meeting notice requirements have also changed. -
Parliamentary procedure: How do you handle a motion?
Published on April 16, 2013
A good first step to ensure effective meetings is to know how to properly handle a motion. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to rescind?
Published on April 16, 2013
Board members sometimes realize the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to rescind. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to reconsider?
Published on April 16, 2013
Board members sometimes feel the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to reconsider. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a parliamentary authority?
Published on April 16, 2013
Using Robert’s Rules of Order to help build an official parliamentary authority allows groups to run effective meetings and members to feel like a valuable part of the process. -
Michigan Local Government Benchmarking Consortium helps lower costs and improve services
Published on April 13, 2013
Organizations that want to improve program effectiveness and efficiency need to manage performance, and to do so, they have to measure it. The measures they choose need to be meaningful and linked to a desired goal, result or benchmark.