Webinars
Educating and informing our members is at the heart of our mission. That’s why Aim hosts webinars on relevant municipal topics such as current legislative issues and cybersecurity. Each of these webinars is designed to keep you up to date on the subject matter and give you takeaways that you can apply in your municipality.
Webinar Pass
Educating and informing our members is at the heart of our mission. That’s why Aim hosts webinars on various topics throughout the year. Each of these webinars is designed to keep you up to date on the subject matter and give you takeaways that you can apply in your municipality. Aim is offering webinar passes so you can get more bang for your buck! Webinars must be selected when a pass is purchased. Log in instructions for the webinars will be sent the day before the webinar occurs. Recordings of the webinars will be sent to registered participants the day after the webinar. Webinar recordings are available through the webinar pass.
2020 Webinars
Road Funding: Prepare for July’s Community Crossings Call for Projects
Wednesday, June 3, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
The Community Crossing Matching Grant Program gives municipalities more tools and resources to address critical road maintenance needs. Participate in this webinar to ensure you are prepared for the upcoming call for projects and what dollars could be distributed to your community. Topics covered will include the basics of the grant program, requirements for a paving management system, and how to implement such system.
Tax Increment Financing: What You Need to Know
Tuesday, June 16, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Understanding tax increment financing (TIF) and how it works is vital for all newly elected officials. This presentation will develop a basic understanding of TIF and cover more complex and contested topics such as TIF Impact. Attendees will leave with a deeper knowledge of the reality of TIF and be armed with the facts to inform their citizens and other taxing units how TIF truly works.
The Basics of Media Relations
Tuesday, June 30, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Everyone who works with the media or participates in any communications practice for a municipality needs some basic media training and plenty of refreshers along the way. This webinar will cover the importance of message development, defining your audience, preparing for interviews – either planned or surprise – understanding what is “fair game,” and some basic media relations etiquette.
You’ve Been Served – Now What?
Wednesday, July 15, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
What happens when a complaint arrives on your desk and your city or town will be sued? This webinar will discuss what this means for your community and the first steps you need to take to ensure you’re going through the proper protocol.
Mental Health in Your Community
Thursday, August 6, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
While mental health might not be at the forefront of your mind, it’s in your community and behind many closed doors. This webinar will discuss how a community can use collaboration to combat the root cause of many health challenges in our cities and towns. The way in which public safety officers conduct training, respond to behavioral health runs, and collect data will be discussed along with school district interaction. Finally, tips to lead the community effort to change the stigma around mental illness will be given.
Aim Medical Trust: The Responsible and Easy Approach to Municipal Health (Free for Members)
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Free for Members / $55 Non-Member
Municipalities face stagnant revenues, increasing healthcare costs, and an uncertain future. Cities and towns of all sizes need a partner focused on their best interest. The Aim Medical Trust provides cities and towns across Indiana with a fiscally responsible approach to healthcare. Whether your city or town is self-funded or fully insured, the Trust can improve the health of your municipality in more ways than one. The Trust is growing because it is not a fly-by-night program. This self-funded program is owned by the participating members, managed by Aim, governed by a Board of Trustees and regulated by the Indiana Department of Insurance. Forty seven municipalities and over forty two hundred participant employees committed to the Aim Medical Trust because they needed long-term stability in premium costs, dependable health insurance coverage and comprehensive customer support services, including ACA reporting and compliance. The participant employees have access to high quality health plan designs, disease management programs, care coordination, wellness programs and United Healthcare’s nationwide network of providers and medical facilities.
This free webinar will provide an in-depth overview of the Aim Medical Trust’s structure and services and how your municipality can obtain a proposal today!
Public Bidding
Tuesday, August 25, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Public bidding laws go much further than how to solicit interest and pricing for municipal projects. In fact, failing to follow the rules can result in serious consequences for your projects, costing you time, money, and more. Learn skills such as how to solicit and open bids, and award contracts based upon your bids.
Connecting on Social Media
Thursday, September 17, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Connecting no longer requires a two-hour meeting or a meet up at a coffee shop. Effective communication efforts can be utilized in just a few hundred characters. Social media has become a vital tool for municipalities to reach out and engage citizens and legislators. Attend this webinar to learn the strategy behind virtual connections with your followers.
What’s Your Score? The Hoosier Resilience Index
Thursday, October 15, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Climate change will not impact every city and town the same way, nor to the same extent. Created by the Environmental Resilience Institute, the Hoosier Resilience Index can help you learn about your Indiana hometown’s current and projected climate change impacts, evaluate your community’s sensitivity, and prioritize actions to prepare. Join this webinar to learn more about the Hoosier Resilience Index.
Emergency Management and After-action Assessments
Thursday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Emergencies begin and end locally. This webinar will cover the steps your community can take to reduce vulnerability, cope with disasters, and work with the county and state. The importance of working with other public safety partners as well as other organizations within a community to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from an emergency will be discussed.
Code Enforcement 101
Thursday, November 19, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
$25 Members / $55 Non-Member
Code Enforcement is a difficult and time consuming task for most municipalities. This webinar will provide insight on tried and true methods for addressing issues within your community. Are warrants necessary to perform code enforcement inspections? Have there been changes to the statute that affect how you should address weed and rank vegetation abatement? These and many other questions will be addressed. Learn how partnering with your local health department can benefit your efforts, how to make sure that your ordinances are kept up-to-date, and how to decide whether enforcement is warranted in difficult situations.
2021 Legislative Session Preview (Free for Members)
Tuesday, December 8, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Free for Members / $55 Non-Member
The 2021 Legislative Session is fast approaching and you need to know what lawmakers are talking about before the clock starts ticking in Indianapolis. Participants in this free webinar will hear about Aim’s expectations for this budget-writing session and our strategy for passing positive legislation to help cities and towns function more efficiently and create quality places.
Purchase a Recording of Past Webinars
The recording and materials from every Aim webinar is available for $25 for Aim Members and $55 for non-members.
Webinars Available for Purchase
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Utilizing Next Level Jobs to become Hubs of Talent
- Planning and Design for Active Living
- State and Local Partnership with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission
- Managing a Municipal Utility: Best Practices & Implications of HEA 1347
- Easements
- The FCC Small Cell Order and Its Practical Effects in Indiana
- Zoning Code Enforcement
- Social Media in the Workplace
- Staying Out of Trouble: INDOT’s Conflict of Interest Rule
- Don’t Cause a Tiff: Understand the New Requirements for TIF Annual Reporting
- Understanding and Complying with New Employee Filing Requirements
- 2020 Legislative Session Preview
- 2020 Legislative Session Recap
- Developing Internal Controls
- How to Connect in 280 Characters: Legislators, Citizens, and Communities
- Up in the Air: Drones in the City
- Conflict Resolution within Municipal Government
- Newly Elected Officials Training for New Office Holders
- Opportunity Zones
- A Bill Becomes Law – Now What?
- How to Keep Public Meetings Under Control
- Grants from Start to Finish
Registration
Registration is available until 5 p.m. the day before the webinar; registrations after this time cannot be guaranteed. All webinars begin at the scheduled Eastern Standard time. You will receive email confirmations and reminders from Erin Jamison-Koenig or [email protected] Your confirmation email provides you with webinar access information.
Cancellation
You cannot cancel if you have signed up to attend a webinar. You’ll be invoiced and sent the recording and materials regardless of whether you attend the live webinar.
Credit for webinars
Earn Municipal Management Institute (MMI) credit by participating in Aim webinars. Learn new techniques for tackling common local issues and improving services to citizens while working towards your Certified Municipal Official status.
Sponsor
Thank you to MMI sponsor Wessler Engineering.
