The 2010 Safety & Loss Control Workshops provide staff throughout your city the chance to get valuable information on how to avoid costly claims and minimize expenses if a loss should occur. During these half-day workshops, city officials and staff will: Get tips and ideas to help stretch city resources and budgets, learn from experts in specific safety and loss control areas, network with peers from neighboring cities, discuss common safety challenges and solutions. Cost is $20 per person, and tracks are available for administrative staff, small cities, police, fire, public works and insurance agents. LMCIT is planning to provide continuing education credits/contact hours for insurance agents, POST credits, and water and wastewater operator contact hours.
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Regional Safety Groups are an easy, cost-effective way for LMCIT Workers' Compensation members to meet state and federal OSHA mandates. These groups are a flexible way to get training that keeps city staff safe, and helps reduce costly injuries that prevent employees from returning to work.
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Understanding how cities might choose to use social media for official city business still is emerging as cities consider the possibilities and pitfalls. A new information memo from LMCIT outlines considerations for who in a city should be tasked with using social media and some of the legal issues of which to be aware. This memo, combined with ones on Developing a Computer Use Policy and Electronic Communications Between Council Members, provide a strong start for how cities can manage social media use to prevent missteps.
Social Media and Cities: Questions and Considerations (pdf)
Sample Communications Policy (doc)
Developing a Computer Use Policy (pdf)
Electronic Communications Between Council Members (pdf)
Figuring the proper measure of ingredients for making sound land use decisions can be a lot to get right. The League has a range of materials to help you get started right, beginning with a series of informational memos that explore frequently asked asked questions about conditional use permits, nonconformities and variances. Browse the FAQ resources below to help you develop a land use recipe that works for your city.
View FAQs: Conditional Use Permits (pdf)
View FAQs: Nonconformities (pdf)
View FAQs: Variances (pdf)
Read more and browse all land use materials
The Resource Library offers a wide range of information on issues related Risk Management. Visit the Resource Library to do key word searches, or use the "Browse by Resource Type" and "Hot Topic" searches to view broad categories of information. The Resource Library is home to Risk Management memos and more. Use the link below to easily browse all Risk Management memos.
View a list of Risk Management Memos in the Resource Library
LMCIT's new 3-Minute Risk Management podcasts on joint powers agreements and sledding hill risk management. These new tools are meant to provide brief overviews on timely and important topics, and the library will be added to. If you have a specific topic you'd like to recommend for 3-Minute Risk Management, send an email to Stephanie Weiss, public relations consulting manager.
Download "3-Minute Risk Management: Ten Things to Watch for When Entering into Joint Powers Agreements" (Mp3: 3 min.)
Read more about Joint Powers Agreements
Download "3-Minute Risk Management: Sledding Hill Risk Management" (Mp3: 3 min.)