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March Town Hall with Senator Chris Van Hollen

The Maryland Municipal League is pleased to announce that Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen will be our guest at our Monthly Town Hall for March.  The discussions with Maryland's city and town leaders will take place Friday, March 12th at 2 pm du...

Summer Conference Training Grants Submission have begun

Municipal Training Grants remain a great tool to help smaller municipalities, with little or no professional development budget, attend the MML Summer Conference. These grants are issued to qualifying applicants from municipalities that have not been repr...

Bill to Restrict A&A Tax Opposed by MML

HB 1079 exempts certain businesses and activities associated with health and well being from the local admissions and amusement (A&A) tax. Municipalities are authorized to implement the tax, establish which businesses and activities it applies to, and...

Hearing on Police Body Cameras and PIA

SB 690 provides a framework of mandatory disclosures and denials for Public Information Act (PIA) requests of police body camera footage. MML, along with the Maryland Association of Counties, supports the bill and testified at the hearing on February 25.M...

Registration Opens for MML 2021 Summer Conference!

Registration will open this Friday for MML's Summer Conference, which will be held in person June 27 - 29 in Ocean City and virtually July 19-20, 2021.

This year it will be different! See complete conference registration changes and details on the...

Psst! Never been to an MML Summer Conference?

Did you know that MML offers a special discount for Maryland municipal officials who've never participated in a Summer Conference?  How do you save $100 on your live registration for Summer Conference 2021 in Ocean City? Contact Paula Ch...

Summer Conference Training Grants Submission – Starts March 5

Municipal Training Grants remain a great tool to help smaller municipalities, with little or no professional development budget, attend the MML Summer Conference. These grants are issued to qualifying applicants from municipalities that have not been repr...

Summer Conference - Hotel Reservations

Conference registration opens March 5. Where are you going to stay? Check out the options and cross this off your do list today. Hotel information was posted and distributed on February 12. 

Hotels are booking new MML reservations daily, so I enco...

Parade of Flags Summer 2021 in the Digital Age

Showcase your city/town as part of the annual MML Parade of Flags!

The 2021 Conference Planning Committee (CPC) has re-envisioned our traditional flag parade as a new Municipal Showcase that will give MML member cities and towns a chance to really showcase...

Virtual School Visits Made Easy: Essay Presentation Template

Have you approached your local school about doing a school visit? With most schools still doing virtual learning, a school visit may be easier than ever to coordinate.  The key to a successful virtual school visit is visuals. Please feel free to ...

Your MML Summer Conference - YOUR Choice

Because COVID-19 restrictions are likely to continue into June, our maximum capacity in the Ocean City Convention Center is limited to Expo personnel and 400 attendees, maintaining social distancing in all sessions.  Of course IF we're all vaccin...

Understanding the Constant Yield Tax Rate

Every February the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) sends notices to Maryland local governments regarding the constant yield tax rate and whether State-mandated advertising and public hearing requirements apply to your jurisdiction. &am...

Cybersecurity Resources

The Hometown Emergency Preparedness Adhoc Committee (HEPAC) set up a Cybersecurity Subcommittee this year to assist Maryland's municipalities in addressing this ever increasing concern. As part of their goals for the year, we have set up a Cybersecurity R...

NEW! Civil Unrest Resource Page

The Maryland Municipal League's Hometown Emergency Preparedness Ad hoc Committee (HEPAC) is pleased to introduce a new Preventing and Responding to Civil Unrest web resource (http://mdmunicipal.org/921/Civil-Unrest-Resources).This page provides M...

Tree-Mendous Maryland - Get Under Cover

TREE-MENDOUS MARYLAND, a program of the Maryland Forest Service, remains one of our most popular programs aimed at helping citizens restore tree cover on public land and community open space in Maryland. To date, we have assisted more than 3,000 towns and...

Following Footsteps in Our State's History

From Frederick Douglass's birthplace on the Eastern Shore, his sister's home in St. Michaels', the Maryland State House and Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis, the Hornbake Library in College Park to Morgan State University and Douglass Row, Fells Poin...

Your MML Summer Conference - YOUR Choice

Because COVID-19 restrictions are likely to continue into June, our maximum capacity in the Ocean City Convention Center is limited to Expo personnel and 400 attendees, maintaining social distancing in all sessions.  Of course IF we're a...

Local Covid Relief Funds: Proposed Distributions

Last week, the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee staff released a summary of State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Relief Funds. The total package proposes $350 billion in state, local, tribal and territorial support to address the ongoing pandemic...

Grant Writing Workshops

Join the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments,

Grant Writing USA and other regional partners  

for two online training opportunities. 

Step #1: Write a Successful Proposal and Find the Funding

 March 9-10, 20219:3...

Municipalities Honor Black History

Maryland's cities and towns host a variety landmarks and exhibits that reflect the rich African American history in municipalities throughout our state. During this Black History Month, the Maryland Municipal League is highlighting a handful of those, one...

Resiliency in Elections Grant Opportunity

Recent elections have highlighted a resilience gap in many jurisdictions’ election processes and the technical capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. Additionally, there are ongoing concerns about voter accessibility and the need for protections aga...

Bills Heard to Increase the Caps in Tort Claims

HB 721/SB 602 address the issue of caps on damages awarded to prevailing plaintiffs in suits against local governments. The bills would raise the caps for all causes of action by 50%. These caps were just raised through legislation in 2015. In addition, f...

Call for the Hall

Nominations are now being accepted for MML’s Municipal Hall of Fame.  Each year, we’re pleased to honor those elected officials that have dedicated 20 or more years to Maryland’s municipalities. Nominations are accep...

Virtual School Visits Made Easy: Essay Presentation Template

Have you approached your local school about doing a school visit? With most schools still doing virtual learning, a school visit may be easier than ever to coordinate.

The key to a successful virtual school visit is visuals. Please feel free to use this Lo...

Summer Conference - Hotel Reservations Open Today

Please make your hotel reservations if you haven't yet and encourage your city/town colleagues to do the same.  All municipalities received hotel information on February 12 about MML's 2021 hotel partners and reservations are no...

Franchot Announces Processing of RELIEF Act Payments Has Begun

The Maryland General Assembly passed Governor Hogan’s RELIEF Act of 2021 last week and the bill was officially signed into law on Monday, February 15. Today, the Comptroller’s Office began processing more than $200 million in stimulus ...

2021 Hamilton Relay Better Hearing and Speech Month Recognition Award

Hamilton Relay, contracted service provider for Maryland, is currently seeking nominations for the 2021 Better Hearing and Speech Month Recognition Award. Nominations are due April 9, 2021. Please see the nomination letter and questionnaire here for more ...

Guess Who Debuts on the New $20 Bill?

Another visit recommended for Black History Month in Maryland is the The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, on the Eastern Shore. The Park is 17 acres and adjoins the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge at the trailhead fo...

HUR Bill has Senate Hearing

The full and permanent restoration of municipal highway user revenue (HUR) is again a priority for MML in 2021. SB 362, which increases the amount of municipal HUR and eliminates the FY 25 funding sunset, had a hearing in the Senate Budget and Taxation Co...

MML Staff Testifies in Opposition to Infeasible Procurement Bill

Senate Bill 336 was heard in the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, February 3. As drafted, the bill would require all procurement payments to be made within 15-days of the agreed upon date or following receipt of an invo...

DHCD 2021 State Revitalization Funds Available

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is announcing a second Fiscal Year 2021 application round for two additional State Revitalization Programs - the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund and the Seed Community Devel...

FEMA Waives Covid Expense Cost Share

Last week, the Biden Administration clarified that FEMA will be "retroactively reimbursing states fully for the FEMA-eligible services – including masks, gloves, emergency feeding actions, sheltering at risk populations and mobilization of ...

2021 Essay Contest – New Guidelines

Although we successfully pivoted the 2020 “If I Were Mayor, I would…” Essay contest, we are pleased to announce that the 2021 contest is back and will be implemented in full. We’re excited to continue one of the Le...

2021 Better Hearing and Speech Month Recognition Award

Hamilton Relay, contracted service provider for Maryland, is currently seeking nominations for the 2021 Better Hearing and Speech Month Recognition Award. 

Nominations are due April 9, 2021. Full details here.  

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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 equi...