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Using the League’s New Zoning Guide for Affordable Housing
CNU faculty is providing training for municipal elected officials, staff, and private planning consultants interested in using the Wisconsin-specific Zoning Guide. The training is free but attendance is limited and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
The overall goal of the Guide and the training is to show that bite-sized zoning code changes are possible and can have an immediate impact on removing obstacles to the development of workforce and missing middle housing.
(The Guide will be available for download in mid-February, prior to the workshops. Background is available on the League's website here.)
The training will cover how to use the documents in the Guide, navigating the steps to amending a code, and determining where to start. Both the morning and afternoon sessions will focus on the methodology of incremental code reform and the process and implementation described within the Guide.
The morning session will be geared for elected municipal officials, city and village administrators/managers, builders, and advocates. The afternoon session will be geared for municipal planning staff and private planning consultants.
You may attend both the morning and afternoon sessions.
February 21 - Eau Claire, A.M. Session 9 - 11:30; P.M. Session - 1:00 - 4:00
February 22 - Plover, A.M. Session 9 - 11:30; P.M. Session - 1:00 - 4:00
February 23 – Oshkosh, A.M. Session 9-11:30; P.M. Session - 1:00 - 4:00
*Please note each session is limited to 40 participants.
Wisconsin Rural Economic Summit
Tuesday, February 22, 2022– No cost
– Community Economic Development. Virtual. 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Using the latest research and data specific to Wisconsin’s rural communities and regions, we will focus on the Wisconsin rural economy. The summit includes an overview of the latest economic and demographic trends across rural communities, an examination of entrepreneurship, housing, healthcare, and child care, and a discussion of a 4th wave of economic development policies.
Creating Your Decarbonization Plan Webinar
Feb. 22, 2022, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Central
Wisconsin Clean Cities
Join Drive Clean Indiana and Wisconsin Clean Cities for the 2022 Winter Webinar Series! The series continues with the Creating Your Decarbonization Plan Webinar. Hear from municipal, utility and business leaders who have created decarbonization plans about their methods for successful planning and implementation. Scheduled speakers include Evelyn Bauman, Director of Sustainability, City of South Bend; Stephen Holcomb, Manager, Environmental Policy & Sustainability, NiSource; Mahanth Joishy, Superintendent, City of Madison Fleet Service and Maria Redmond, Director, Wisconsin Office of Sustainability & Clean Energy
Upcoming Certified Public Manager® Racial Equity Class
Use code “Equity20” for 20% off.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022– “Sustaining Anti-Racist and Equitable Practices in Government Bodies” – Virtual. 8:30 a.m.- 3:15 p.m.
Learn the critical elements of equity-focused mentoring and succession-planning programs, assess your organization's readiness to develop anti-racist leaders, and examine effective, DEI-centered succession programs in other agencies. Cost: $225.
Promising Practices Webinar: Reflecting Racial Equity in City Policies
National Civic League
Thursday, February 24th at 1:00 pm - Free
Learn how cities and communities are evaluating and addressing discriminatory and biased policies and practices.
Fundamentals of Zoning & Land Use Decision Making
Center for Land Use Education. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Resource Center, Janesville, WI.
Monday, February 28, 2022, $20
This workshop introduces local government officials to three primary tools for land use decision making: the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and subdivision ordinance. We’ll take a closer look at zoning decisions and review rules that apply when your plan commission and elected officials adopt and apply the ordinance. Learn about permitted and conditional uses, rezones, and variances. Cost: $20. Registration: https://bit.ly/zoninglanduseJNVL
Public Utilities Law Update
March 2, Hybrid Program
Wisconsin Public Utility Institute
This annual program highlights regulatory and legislative changes over the past year. It will include presentations from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin as well as attorneys familiar with these recent changes.
Budgeting for Public Works
Wednesdays, March 2-9, 2022 - Cost: $150.
Transportation Information Center. Online. 1:00- 4:00 p.m.
Learn how to use various budget formats to communicate your department’s operational costs, benefits, effectiveness, and changes over time, as well as work with your agency’s capital budgeting process to meet long range department needs.
Equipment Use and Workplace Safety
Thursdays, March 3-10, 2022 –
Transportation Information Center. Online. 8:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Cost: $150.
The League's Human Resources for Small Communities
Tuesday, March 8, 9, 10, & 11, 2022 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM via Zoom
This workshop is Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association credit eligible.
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Tree Planting: Top Picks for 2022
March 8, 2022 TIME: 6:30 pm (Central)
PRESENTERS: Fred Hoppe, Board Certified Master Arborist and Hoppe Tree Service Co-Owner, and Devin Hessler, Hoppe Landscape Services Manager
Planting the right tree into the right place makes all the difference in the success of your landscape investment. Learn how to select the proper tree in this session. The presenters will also share their favorite picks for species that balance beauty and resistance to insects and disease.
March 9, Web-only Program
Wisconsin Public Utility Institute
Energy storage technologies continue to evolve and improve. This program will provide an overview of energy storage in the U.S., discuss policy updates and impacts, examine the alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, review what approaches states are taking, and conclude with a discussion with industry experts who will share their perspectives on what’s next.
Congressional City Conference
March 14-16, Washington DC
National League of Cities
Improving Communication Skills
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – Transportation Information Center. Fond du Lac, WI. 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Cost: $150.
The League's Chief Executives Workshop
March 22, 23 and 24 - Virtual - $50.
Magnetic Communities, Solving the Daycare Dilemma, Grants Panel.
Talent Development Conference (TDCON 2022)
April 7 & 8, Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Workforce Development Association
The League's Building Inspectors Institute
April 20-22, 2022
Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan
Attendees will receive: 12 Commercial Building, 12 UDC Building and 6 UDC HVAC credits
The League's Plumbing Inspectors Institute
April 20-22, 2022
Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan
Annual Rural Summit
Wisconsin Rural Partners
April 26-27 - Marshfield
This year's theme is “Collaboration for Rural Success.”
Breakouts include:
- Financing Small Business Growth in Rural Wisconsin
- Healthcare Collaborations to Meet Pressing Community Needs
- Collaboration for Shared Public Services in Rural Communities
- Rural Broadband
- Public Safety Services in Rural Communities
- Leveraging Natural Resources and Tourism for Economic Development in Rural Communities
- Developing and Strengthening Community Leaders
Transportation & Innovation Expo
April 28, 2022, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Madison
Wisconsin Clean Cities
Register now for the Transportation & Innovation Expo April 28 in Madison with our co-hosts Alliant Energy, the City of Madison & Madison Gas & Electric! Our sustainable transportation, infrastructure, technology and fleet vehicle conference & expo is the must-attend event of the year. Our last Transportation & Innovation Expo was the largest one-day sustainable transportation event in Wisconsin with more than 50 exhibitors in the 70,000-square-foot expo hall, 60 vehicles & equipment on display and 30 industry experts presenting in breakout sessions. Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available.
Join us for the League’s popular Local Govt 101 Workshop
This is your chance to learn the basics and more!
- Organization & Powers of Cities and Villages
- Recognizing and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
- Budgeting and Financial Oversight
- Procedures for Local Government Meetings
- Managing Public Works Activities
2022 attendance options include in-person and virtual workshops.*
- May 6 - Webinar
- May 13 – Eau Claire, The Lismore Hotel
- June 3 – Madison Marriott West
- September 9 - Webinar
- September 16 – In-Person Location TBD
*If you register for either of the webinars, you can participate in any of the Local Government 101 webinars within one year from your registration date. Mix and match the segments - take them all in one-day or attend when you can.
In-person registration is for a specific date and location only. Registration deadlines are 5 days before the workshop date. In-person or online, the registration fee is $110. The League also offers prerecorded versions of the webinar program for purchase.
Ongoing
Wisconsin Certified Public Manager® (CPM) program
Offered through Local Government Education, Division of Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON CONTINUING STUDIES
Leadership, Management and Workplace Skills Classes
Local Government Education Webinar Classes Available for Purchase
Some recent webinars for purchase are:
