+ Technology Toolkit for Remote Teleworking
Has your township been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis? Can your team effectively collaborate and communicate? Does your administration have the right tools to securely operate remotely?
Join Nate Kline, Senior Account Executive of Infradapt, a Managed IT Service Provider, in partnership with the Association of Pennsylvania Municipal Managers, as he takes a deep dive into the current state of the COVID crisis and what it means for the future of the technology leveraged in local government environments.
The presentation will first begin with reviewing a current lay of the land and outlook of COVID-19 in the region. It will then explore the many tools that are commonly leveraged by municipalities to maintain an efficient and secure teleworking environment. We will then conclude by providing an overview of cyber-crime in local government, along with a detailed approach to securing networks guided by NIST best practice.
Stay tuned until the end of the webinar to receive your municipality’s free Dark Web scan!
Speaker:
Nate Kline, Senior Account Executive, Infradapt
+ Ready or Not Here It Comes
Ready or not, Here it Comes: How Disruptive Technologies coming out of the Pittsburgh region will impact our communities and what local governments can do to prepare for and utilize these innovations to deliver more efficient and smarter services to its residents.
Moderator: Stan Caldwell, Executive Director of Traffic21 Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:
Greg Barlow, Ph.D., Rapid Flow Technologies CTO/Founder
Tom Musgrove, Crown Castle Government Affairs Manager
Stew Frick, Roadbotics Partner Success Lead
+ Projecting Economically Sensitive Revenues in the Current COVID-19 Fiscal Environment
The impacts of the current COVID-19 fiscal environment are most likely to be felt by economically sensitive revenues such as earned income tax, licenses, permits, sales tax, etc. In this 15 minute webinar we discuss ways to begin establishing what projections of these revenues may look like for the current year and beyond. We discuss ways to establish your starting point as well as the boundaries of what these critical revenues may look like under different scenarios and circumstances.
+ Property Tax Stress Test: Understanding Vulnerabilities As Your Enter Your New Budget
Property taxes are often one of the most reliable forms of revenue for a local government. Current circumstances introduce new vulnerabilities that managers and finance directors should be focused on as they enter their budget for the next year. In this webinar we try to demonstrate the short and long term impacts of a no-tax increase budget, the potential loss of assessment due to the economic downturn, and many other important property tax considerations that should be at the top of a local government’s mind as it embarks on its budget process in the evolving COVID-19 environment.
+ Debt and Volatile Market Conditions: How to Take Advantage of Current Economic Conditions
Recent volatility in the bond and equity markets has provided unique opportunities, as well as challenges, to local governments who are considering issuing debt. In this webinar we discuss the impacts of the current market on interest rates as well as certain tools and techniques that can be used to your advantage in the current environment. Whether you have existing debt outstanding or are considering financing capital projects in the future, understanding current conditions and the tools that are available is important as markets remain volatile.
+ Five Potential Ways to Boost Your Credits Rating
A discussion of five specific methods you as a Manager or Finance Director can utilize to help maintain or increase your credit rating from major rating agencies like S&P and Moody’s. We will discuss the methodologies used by the rating agencies as well as a focus on utilizing rating scorecard results to help drive decisions moving forward.
+ The Race is Really the Prize: Ecodistrict Planning and Aggregated Action
The greater Pittsburgh region has a history of innovative leadership in green building and is now helping to define the national conversation on sustainability planning. An ecodistrict describes a community whose plan considers both the physical assets of a community as well as the community's resource flows, such as food, energy, water, mobility, air quality, and social equity. This presentation will share the emerging trends that are defining ecodistricts and urban planning and how the concept is being implemented nationally and regionally in Etna, Millvale, and Sharpsburg.
Speakers: Christine Mondor, Principal, evolveEA
Mary Ellen Ramage, Manager, Etna Borough
Anna Rosenblum, Senior Project Manager, Ecodistricts
+ Can You Say Redevelopment?
Whether redeveloping a business district or revitalizing an older neighborhood there are successes, stalls in the process and sometimes unintended results. This session will focus on Lawrenceville Corporation’s continuing role in neighborhood business development and the issues it continues to address. Their “vibe” is walkable and welcoming, entrepreneurial energy, and old Pittsburgh charm meets modern edge. You’ll also hear from the Urban Development Authority of Pittsburgh, where they believe successful economic development is not just about building projects, it’s about building people and forming mutually beneficial partnerships to transform the places in which we live for the betterment of all.
Speakers:
Lauren Byrne Connelly, Executive Director, Lawrenceville Corporation
Josette Fitzgibbons, Neighborhood Business District Manager, URA
+ Community – Connections, Conversations and Communication
In an age when news and information can blast across the planet in a blink, effective targeted communication is a critical element of keeping your community members, partners and stakeholders engaged. The immediate availability news and information through social media technologies makes proper and timely communication even more necessary. Remember, traditional public relations tactics are also still needed to connect you with all levels of your audiences. This session will explore how to deliver your message to various stakeholders, the importance of understanding that communications is not always a one-size-fits all approach and how to effectively manage communications in a crisis situation
Speaker: Brandi Hunter-Davenport, Public Affairs Associate, Triad Strategies
+ Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
As a veteran Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, Shawn Brokos was a first responder to the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Squirrel Hill. She was the crisis management coordinator for the FBI’s response team, both onsite and in the days following the attacks, which killed 11 worshipers from three congregations in the worst anti-Semitic violence in U.S. history.
Speaker:
Shawn Brokos, Security Director, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh