Legal Issues Involving Local Governments Training Class

Course ID: 13470

Legal Issues Involving Local Governments Training Seminar

Adroitly Manage Your Multiple Roles

As counsel for a city or municipality, it's possible for you to have to deal with labor, zoning and civil rights issues all in one day! You need to be familiar with a wide range of law areas in order to keep on top of your game. How can you keep up to date with all of the legislative changes? Let our experienced faculty give you the information you need to make your day run more smoothly regardless of what comes your way.

Gain a better understanding of recent legislation and case law that affects local governments. Discover how to achieve balance when addressing public rights issues and how to best handle municipal employment relations. Identify issues that affect a city's growth when examining zoning, land use and planning regulations. Don't miss this opportunity to brush up on the latest principles governing municipal law!

Come away with guidelines for addressing public participation and free speech issues.
Discuss current issues in consumer law and neighborhood revitalization.
Take a closer look at municipal wage and hour issues.
Put together an action plan for discipline of public employees.
Understand how to identify sources of zoning conflict between counties and municipalities.
Discuss strategies for managing public right of way.
Gain insight into assisting policy makers with regulations, ordinances or standards decisions.
Learn how to formulate redevelopment strategies.
Get an insider's grasp of ways to regulate specific types of properties.


	Agenda
	CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT Stephen W. Funk, 9:00 - 9:45 Taking/Eminent Domain Recent Cases of Interest to Municipalities ETHICAL DILEMMAS FOR MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS Stephen W. Funk, 9:45 - 10:45 Technology's Impact on Privacy and Confidentiality Issues Attorney-Client Privilege - Identifying the Real Client Participation in Political Activities MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS James P. Wilkins, 11:00 - 12:00 Wage and Hour Issues Discipline of Public Employees Salary Basis Test for White-Collar Exemptions Under the FSLA Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA Dealing With Employee Drug/Alcohol Problems ADDRESSING PUBLIC RIGHTS ISSUES Charles T. Riehl, 1:00 - 2:00 Public Participation and Free Speech Issues Consumer Law and Neighborhood Revitalization Establishing Curfews for Minors Access to Private Information About Public Employees ZONING CONCERNS Fred P. Ramos, 2:00 - 3:00 Municipal Authority to Regulate Land Divisions Boundary and Variance Issues Managing the Public Rights of Way Moratoria and Other Methods for Controlling Growth Sources of Conflict Between Counties and Municipalities State Highway Jurisdictional Issues LAND USE AND PLANNING ISSUES Fred P. Ramos, 3:15 - 4:30 Comprehensive Planning and Zoning The Land Development Process Drafting Development Agreements Land Acquisition Administrative Inspections Strategies for Recovering Costs of Development Formulating Redevelopment Strategies Transportation and Infrastructure Issues Environmental Review Regulation of Specific Types of Properties/Businesses


	Audience
	This intermediate level seminar has been designed for city and municipal attorneys, as well as attorneys practicing in the areas of administrative, urban and local government and public contract law. City council members, chamber of commerce members and public officials also will benefit.