CORRECTION!
In the League’s January 2020
The Municipality
magazine article titled, Badger Book Overview, it is important to clarify that Badger Books, used to check in and register voters and process absentee ballots at local polling places, do
NOT
use an internet connection.
Read all about
Badger Books
on the Wisconsin Elections Commission website.
Read the
January
The Municipality
with great articles on the work that goes into an election. (The correction has been noted in the online version of the magazine.)
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Share MyVote Wisconsin with your constituents. They can check their voter registration, find out what's on their ballot, where their polling place is and more.
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How many pollworkers? How many ballots? Is the polling place ADA accessible? What about absentee ballots? The work that goes into elections is complicated. There is A LOT more to this important process than just election day!
On the latest League Local Perspective, Jerry Deschane talks with Kelly Michaels, Brookfield City Clerk about election security, the event planning that is involved, absentee ballot processing and the number of volunteers and training that is included. You'll want to bring your municipal election staff flowers after watching this show!
Thanks to
Wisconsin Community Media
for their partnership in broadcasting the League's Local Perspective statewide and specifically to the team at Watertown TV for this month's show.
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It's easy! Follow and share posts to your own & your Municipality's social media!
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Wisconsin once had a 'model' voting rights program for people with disabilities. Officials have let it decline.
Though Wisconsin once had a robust program for monitoring accessibility problems at polls — one that was
lauded as a best practice
by a presidential commission in 2014 — state officials have let it wane. Since the recognition, officials have missed audits, been slow to follow up on accessibility violations and provided fewer supplies to help polling places become more accessible.
Read the article...
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For their work in supporting and training clerks at every level of local government in Wisconsin!
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Who Counts?!
Spoiler Alert - not the dog...
Get the word out! Please share this and other videos from the
US Census YouTube Channel to your and/or your municipality's social media.
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The Census Bureau is hiring
thousands
of workers across the country to support the 2020 Census.
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LocalGovMatters 2.0 Podcast
The Year Ahead:
Jerry Deschane, the League's Executive Director, and Mark O'Connell, the Wisconsin Counties Association Executive Director, discuss politics, rankings, debate the start of the new decade and more on the first LocalGovMatters Podcast. Comment on this first podcast on the
League's Facebook page here.
The MLS Grant Program and All Things Transportation: WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson is our guest. Comment on the second LocalGovMatters podcast on the
League's Facebook page here.
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Legal - Elections Q & A
January,
The Municipality, pg. 20
Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel & Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Claire and Maria answer common election-related questions: whether persons can run for more than one local office at the same election; which municipal offices are filled by election; what are standard terms of office for elected municipal officials and how can
Direct link to the resource mentioned in the article:
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HR Matters
-
Positions Exempt from
Overtime Under Federal Law
January,
The Municipality
, pg. 24
"Wage and hour issues can be a common problem area for employers, due in part to the complexity of the laws, and the interplay between state and federal law. One area of difficulty is the lawful classification of employees as exempt from overtime pay."
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Save the Date for the League's 122nd Conference!
October 7-9, 2020 in La Crosse.
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Can't attend the League's 2019 Local Government 101 Workshops? Order the DVDs!
Order
Your Local Govt 101 Workshop on DVD Today
The
four DVD set
includes the entire one-day workshop for you to watch on your own schedule!
• Welcome - Basics of the League
• Organization & Powers of Cities and Villages
• Recognizing and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
• Budgeting & Financial Oversight
• Procedures for Local Government Meetings
• Managing Public Works Activities
The League’s Local Government 101 Workshop provides a basic framework for governing to both new city and village officials and those who want to brush up on their knowledge of local governance.
This League DVD set provides information that you need to govern. You will learn about city and village powers including municipal home rule; learn about how to recognize and avoid conflicts of interest; review the basics of municipal budgeting as well as how to run a meeting; and finish with an overview on managing public works projects. In addition, you’ll learn the answer to that age-old question, “What is a walking quorum anyway?”
The accompanying workbook, which is included with the DVD set, can be ordered on a flash drive or in print. It provides you with the presentations and supporting materials that are provided to all workshop participants. You can order it here:
https://lwm-info.org/763/Order-Handbooks-Annual-Publications
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Click
here
to order the League's updated Municipal Licensing & Regulation of Alcohol Beverages.
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Now Available!
So You Want to Be An Elected Official
The League's new publication, "So You Want to Be An Elected Official" has been flying off the shelves. Two copies were provided to all city and village clerks and many more have been ordered. You can
order your own.
The League's booklet includes:
+ Working as Part of a Team
+ Roles and Responsibilities
+Understanding Your Municipality's Form of Government and Classification
+Knowing the Law
+Implementing Policy
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Building Inspectors Institute 2020
April 15-17, 2020
Registration is now live for the popular Building Inspectors Institute!
Thanks to the League Building Inspectors Section for their work in planning the Institute!
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The League's Local Government 101 Workshop
Registration is open earlier than usual!
Municipal officials and staff with years of experience attending Local Government 101 may find themselves sitting next to elected officials and staff who are brand-new to government. In this popular one-day workshop you’ll learn about city and village powers including municipal home rule, hear about how to recognize and avoid conflicts of interest, go home with a quick tutorial on municipal budgeting as well as how to run a meeting and finish with an overview on managing public works projects. In addition, you’ll have that age-old question answered: “What is a walking quorum anyway?”
Six one-day Workshops:
May 8 - Pewaukee: Holiday Inn Pewaukee West
May 15 - Eau Claire: Lismore Hotel
May 29 - Oshkosh: Best Western Premier Waterfront
June 5 - Madison: Crowne Plaza
June 26 - Oconto Falls: City Administration Building
September 11 - Waupaca: Par 4 Resort
Details and registration
here
!
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Save the Date for the League's 122nd Conference!
October 7-9, 2020 in La Crosse.
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with dates, locations and registration fees
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