Education: Let Local Government Work
WTA creates a wide array of educational opportunities on pertinent topics for town officials. A three-day Convention is held annually in the fall of the year. A series of District Meetings are held across the state during the latter half of winter. Ad hoc daylong seminars are created as necessary or desired. At the grassroots level, regularly held County Unit Meetings typically feature guest speakers as arranged by the unit’s chairperson, to include WTA Staff and outside officials affecting town operations. WTA also co-sponsors educational opportunities with various other professional organizations, such as workshops and WisLine programs with the University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center, and much more.
See below for more information about a current educational opportunity:
Online Registration for Free DOJ Seminars
on Public Records and Open Meetings Law
This September and October the Wisconsin Department of Justice is hosting a series of seminars on Wisconsin public records and open meetings laws. Although the seminars are free to attend, advance registration is required. There will be live seminars in Madison (Sept. 20), Milwaukee (Sept. 27) and Wausau (Oct. 5). There will also be four (4) video conference programs in Green Bay, Racine, Rice Lake and La Crosse on Oct. 12. Click here for the full flyer with dates and locations. Online registration has already begun; click here for the online registration form.
Fall Budget and Finance Workshops
The 2010 Fall Budget and Finance Workshops hosted by UW-Extension Local Government Center will be in nine locations around the state from September 1st through the 28th. These workshops cover a basic curriculum on budgeting, payroll and financial administration. Another curriculum covers more specific topics such as ordinance development and enforcement; licensing and permits; state aid programs; the levy limit and the Department of Revenue’s worksheet; how to seek state grants; charting and mapping your local governments financial trends; and, making your community more sustainable. Click here for the brochure with registration form.
Winter Road Maintenance Workshops
The Transportation Information Center is hosting seven (7) workshops around the state from September 13th to the 27th on winter road maintenance. The specific topics include: winter driving skills for plow operators; liabilities, polices and plans; how salt and sand work and how to improve their effectiveness; and examples of the newest equipment and procedures. Click here for the flyer listing dates, locations and the registration form.
2010-2011 WisLine Programs
WisLine homepage
UW-Extension Local Government Center hosted teleconferences on a variety of topics with statewide locations.
Note: Click here for a direct link to the brochurce with registration form and a listing of the workshops from September 2010 through May 2011.