Member City: Cologne, MN

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Highlights of this section

Recorded Webinar: Developing an Effective Playground Safety Program

With the beautiful weather we’ve been having, one place in your city is probably more popular than ever these days: the playground! But is your playground equipment safe? Join us for this free webinar to learn how to identify some of the most common playground hazards—those safety concerns that can lead to injuries—and create a Playground Safety Program that will reduce potential liability for your city.
Access the presentation slides and a recording of this webinar

Annual Conference Online Event—June 21, 2012

Wish you could attend this year's annual conference, but just can't get away from city hall for a few days? Participate in select sessions via the Internet—without ever leaving your desk! Our first-ever, full-day online annual conference event will broadcast live from Duluth.
Read more about and register for the Annual Conference Online Event

Fireground Safety—10 Frequent Mistakes, 10 Best Practices: May 30

Participants will learn about ten mistakes leading to firefighter casualties—and what to do to fix them. Richard Gasaway will share lessons gleaned from his review of hundreds of firefighter near-miss and casualty reports, as well as surprising information about how your organization may have fundamental flaws in your training and fireground operations—and you don’t even know it.
Read more about and register for the LMCIT Spring Fireground Safety Workshop

Annual Conference and Marketplace—June 20-22, 2012

Meet us in Duluth this year! Attend this unique, one-stop-shop conference to learn more about community development and planning for the future, new approaches to service delivery, tools and best practices for managing your city, and communications and community engagement—as well as many other timely topics.
Read more about and register for the 2012 Annual Conference and Marketplace

Clerks' Orientation Conference—June 20-22, 2012

Do you need to brush up on the basics of being a clerk? Join us to learn about council-staff relations, human resources, Open Meeting Law, legal compliance issues, internal controls, financial management, and insurance and loss control basics. In addition, new clerks will have the opportunity to attend some Annual Conference sessions and networking events.
Read more about and register for the 2012 Clerks' Orientation Conference

Recorded Webinar: Budget Forecast & Legislative Update

What does the February Forecast mean for cities, and what has been happening during the 2012 legislative session? League IGR staff provided an overview of the revised state budget forecast—as well as share what’s happened during the first six weeks of the legislative session that impacts cities.
Access the presentation slides and a recording of this webinar

City Learning Point—professional online training for Minnesota cities

This online training program provides city officials and staff with professional development opportunities created specifically
for them. Sign up now for the new Respectful Workplace course, and check out the Human Resources Basics for Managers Series and the first course in the Land Use Series.
Read more and register for City Learning Point courses

LMC Webinars The League frequently offers webinars on timely issues affecting cities. Recent webinars have been presented on Gov. Dayton's budget proposal, PERA's financial status, and use deed reform. Recordings of the webinars are available in this section of the website.
Access recordings and presentation slides of recent webinars