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Hot Topics in Procurement & Annual Business Meeting (4 Jun 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Routine Procurements to Complex Projects -Operational and Legal Perspectives

Join us at Assumption University in Worcester for an educational program before our Annual Business Meeting on June 4, 2026 on routine and complex procurements from the perspectives of municipal procurement professionals and municipal counsels.

The program will provide a practical overview of core procurement requirements and common contract administration and compliance challenges. It will also address issues related to particular procurements such as software and complex capital projects that require more flexible approaches, such as design-build delivery or other non-traditional procurement strategies.

This program is open to local officials involved in procurement. Please feel free to share this invite to our program with others.

Our presenters are:

Jillian Jagling, Partner, West Group Law PLLC
Mary A. Delaney, Chief Procurement Officer, Fitchburg
Heather C. White, Principal, Petrini & Associates, P.C.
Elizabeth Lydon, Senior Associate, Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC
Kenneth Woodland, Chief, Bureau of Municipal Finance Law, Division of Local Services, Department of Revenue

Registration is now open! Prices are:

MMLA Members - $80.00

MMLA Members with 5 years or less of practice - $75.00

Non-MMLA Members - $90.00

The educational program will take place between 2:30 and 5:30, followed by dinner and our Annual Business Meeting.

June Webinar Program - Common Law Immunity (10 Jun 2026)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Our June monthly lunch and learn webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 10th at noon. Municipal officials have to balance competing interests and make judgment calls every day, all in the best interest of their communities. Courts have afforded these officials common law immunity to protect them from litigation and personal liability. This month's speaker is Sean Grammel of Anderson Kreiger. Sean was counsel on the recently decided Grafton & Upton Railroad Co. v. Burt case. Sean will discuss the takeaways from the Appeals Court’s decision, along with some other recent developments relevant to common law immunity.

If you have particular questions that you want Greg to address, please send them to Jim Lampke at james.lampke@lampkelaw.com and he will pass them along.

August Half Day Program (6 Aug 2026)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

MMLA 2026 Annual Conference (1 Oct 2026)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Save the date for MMLA's 2026 Annual Conference. This year we are returning to the South Coast to the "Whaling City" of New Bedford on Thursday and Friday, October 1 and 2, 2026. The conference will be at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in historic downtown New Bedford on the waterfront, with our programming events taking place at the adjoining Waypoint Event Center. Arrive early and stay late as there is lots of stuff to do and sights to see in the area, including the Whaling Museum and the Whaling National Historic Park.

Registration, room reservation details and program information to be announced.