News Flash

MML Committee to Review League Bylaws

MML President and Gaithersburg City Councilman Ryan Spiegel has appointed a workgroup to examine the League’s bylaws and, where warranted, make recommendations for potential amendments to the bylaws. This workgroup will be chaired by MML Past Pr...

Municipal HUR's Rise in Governor's FY21 Budget

In the State’s FY 2021 operating budget, municipal highway user revenues (HUR) increased to $39.1 million to be spread among all municipalities in the State. This budget figure represents an increase of about $1.2 million over FY 2020. Please se...

Summer Conference Hotels Going, Going....Book Now!

Ocean City Hotels Selling Out Early for Summer Conference 2020 MML has negotiated special discount rates with 17 Ocean City hotels for Summer Conference.  Several are already sold out or close to it.  These include Aloft, Hampto...

Public Works Accreditation Workshop

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA), in partnership with MML’s Public Works Officials Association, is offering a special accreditation workshop for municipal public works officials on March 12 in the City of ...

Municipal Achievement Awards

Municipal Achievement Awards

Reimagine Tomorrow – Imaginative Programs and Policies!

The 2020 MML Achievement Awards theme is Reimagine Tomorrow: Imaginative Programs and Policies! and will honor cities and towns that have successfully implemented...

Lifetime Achievement Awards

MML’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an elected or appointed city/town official who has a strong record of service to the Maryland Municipal League through:

• participation on MML committees
• participation on the MML Board of Directors
• active i...

The 2020 General Assembly Session is Upon Us!

Just a reminder, now that the 2020 legislative session is underway, this also means that the MML Legislative Committee (LC) is hard at work. The members of the LC travel to Annapolis every week from now through late February to analyze over 300 bills and ...

5G Wireless Issue in the News

Last week, The Daily Record ran an editorial written by the Maryland Municipal League and the Maryland Association of Counties describing in detail the concerns expressed by local governments with regard to the permitting and siting of 5G wireless facilit...

MML to Oppose Impracticable Maryland Public Information Act Legislation

At the Legislative Committee meeting held on January 8, 2020, members voted to oppose a bill that would drastically shorten the timeline for municipalities to respond to and fulfill Public Information Act requests. Senate Bill 67 and House Bill 42 (identi...

Successful Census Grant Push...What next?

Maryland’s cities and towns have always known how to band together for their common good. The effort to inform and assist our members to apply for the State’s Supplemental Census Grant reinforces that fact. With only a little over 30 d...

MML Staff meets with Governor’s Policy Directors

Earlier this week, MML Executive Director Scott Hancock and Government Relations Specialist Candace Donoho met with Governor Hogan’s newly appointed policy director, Keiffer Mitchell, to discuss the League’s two legislative priority is...

Opening Day Legislative Reception!

MML was pleased to once again partner with the City of Annapolis and the City’s Mayor Gavin Buckley, to host the popular Opening Day Legislative Reception, held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. This has become a “can’t miss&...

#MDBeCounted Webinar & More

Census Day 2020, April 1, will be here before you know it. There's still plenty of time to help build trust in the census process and data collection among your constituents. MML wants to make passing along information as simple as possible for our member...

Building a Sister City Relationship

Sister City partnerships can bring economic development and cultural benefits to your community, including expansion of international markets and a better understanding and tolerance of different cultures.  At least fifteen Maryland municipalitie...

Looking for Comparative Compensation Data?

The MML/TechNet Compensation Survey now includes access to salary and benefits data for Maryland's counties and Baltimore City. This comprehensive, web-based compensation survey continues to provide participating cities and towns with a powerful tool for ...

State Records Retention: Requirements & Resources

Under Maryland State Law, all political subdivisions, including municipalities, are required to establish and maintain a public records program and share certain records with the Maryland State Archives. Many cities and towns, however, have yet to meet th...

Grants Training in Washington, DC

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in DC, February 3-4, 2020.  This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines.  Attend this class and you'll learn how to...

Classifieds

Classified advertisements from Maryland cities, towns, counties and other government agencies will be published in MML’s e-Bulletin at no charge. If you would like to advertise an employment opportunity, request for proposals, or a piece of equipment for ...