Benefits This live audio conference will help local officials, real estate professionals, mortgage lenders and property owners better understand and manage foreclosures and vacant property. Suggested strategies will focus on protecting and maintaining community and neighborhood value. Foreclosures and resulting vacancies threaten value and quality of life, but also present opportunities to improve processes and systems that can pay off in the...

Benefits NIMBYISM or 'not in my backyard' is a phenomenon that occurs when a vocal minority comes together to form an opposition group against proposed developments that are brought to their area. Whether a project is large or small, no project is immune to NIMBY-type opposition. Unfortunately, all too often, public opposition to projects can often have distressing results to developers in the form of costly delays or even the cancellation of...

Benefits Understanding endowment fund accounting and disclosure requirements for your nonprofit organization is not an easy task. This live audio conference will provide you with insight into how the regulatory requirements have impacted the accounting as well as walking through the accounting requirements for endowment funds including net asset classifications and financial statement disclosures. Examples will be provided. Agenda Regulatory O...

Benefits Discover the best ways to conduct a bulletproof environmental review. Join us for this seminar and get up to speed on how to plan a defensible approach. Avoid problems before they start - find out exactly what the critical issues are and how to best handle them. You will gain the practical insight you need to deal with any challenges that come your way, including tips on preparing a winning case in litigation. Leave this seminar with...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement...

Benefits You will be provided a comprehensive and useful introduction to the challenges facing local governments as more private providers seek to use the public rights of way for a variety of purposes. Public officials, private service providers and lawyers will benefit from understanding the variety of existing and emerging users and uses, the options available for securing access to public rights of way and the duties and liabilities relate...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You'll find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement pr...

Benefits Need help conquering the challenges of economic development financing during tough fiscal times? Join us for this must-attend seminar and get surefire techniques for overcoming challenges associated with economic development financing. Gain an understanding of the state and local credits and incentives available for your project. Get introduced to the agencies you need to know and the tools you should be using. Register today to get t...

Benefits This live audio conference will describe the major elements and issues under the 1996 Federal cell tower zoning statute, including the FCC's 2009 shot clock rule setting 90/150 day deadlines to act on zoning applications, the pending FCC Notice of Inquiry on cell tower zoning, the major federal zoning cases involving cellular towers and practice pointers on how municipalities can successfully handle cell tower zoning cases. You will g...

Benefits Navigating the terrain of federal grant requirements can be complex and confusing. Grant recipients as well as novice auditors may be checking the boxes but not understand how what they are doing fits into the larger picture. If you need a refresher on the basics or are interested in pursuing federal funding, this live audio conference will help both federal grant recipients as well as their auditors understand the basics of what is r...