May Newsletter

Re-Imagining Summer Conference

MML's Summer Conference is going Virtual! But they have a great program set up and are excited at all the possibilities having a conference online can bring.
The preliminary conference program was released this week. Both the Keynote and Governor Hogan will still be participating along with plenty of other great learning and networking opportunities. Make sure you and your town officials get registered!

Save the Date - June 25th

Since there will be no conference in Ocean City this year, the MMA June meeting is rescheduled for Thursday, June 25th at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held virtually with voting on the new MMA Board taking place. Please mark your calendars now and keep a lookout for more information coming early next month.

Interested in serving on MML's Board?

MML is looking for candidates to serve on the Board of Directors. All nominee forms are due by June 22nd and the election for the Board (1 municipality = 1 vote) will take place online on June 24th. Current nominee's are listed on the MML Board of Director's website, and the nomination form can be accessed there as well.

Re-opening Your Town

There are several resources available on the MML COVID-19 page and the Research Department is available to help answer your questions. For a thorough leagal breakdown of a City or Town's authority in reopening check out Municipal Emergency Powers in Maryland by municipal attorney, Kevin Best.

Laytonsville's Patriotic Spirit

For over ten years the Town of Laytonsville has placed U.S. Flags on the poles along its main streets in early May and they are proudly displayed until after Veterans Day. This year, the Town decided to put the flags up early this year because of the Covid-19 crisis. So in the middle of March, all of the flags were up and streaming.

Mayor Ruspi commented that when the winds become high, some of the flags unfortunately come down. Earlier in April, a man came to Mayor Ruspi's front door with a fallen flag. He told the Mayor, “I just couldn’t leave it on the ground.” The man was not a resident of Laytonsville, but wanted to do a good deed.

Mayor Ruspi said that he gets many positive comments, verbally and in emails, thanking the Town for its United States spirit. “Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave?”

Highlighting our Mayors

Have a story about how you've gone above and beyond the call of duty during the COVID-19 Crisis? Please send us the info so we can highlight our Maryland Mayors and provide some positivity. Email calebw@mdmunicipal.org, and we'll put it in next months newsletter!

Your MMA Executive Committee:

President - Dan Burris, Leonardtown

First Vice President - John Carroll, Galena

Second Vice President - Shawn Maldon, Capitol Heights

Secretary - Takisha James, Bladensburg

Treasurer - Bennard Cann, Morningside

Immediate Past President - Sadara Barrow, Colmar Manor