5 th. Annual Massachusetts Regionalization & Innovation Conference. Click here TO REGISTER ONLINE

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1 5 th Annual Massachusetts Regionalization & Innovation Conference Keynote Speaker Monday, September 16 th Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester 9am-2:30pm v Registration Fee: $40 Glen Shor serves as Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. He is responsible for managing state finances, including preparation of the Govenor s budget recommendation, development of a state capital budget, managing budgetary activities across state government, and developing long-term fiscal policy. He also oversees the state agencies that provide core administrative services in the Commonwealth, including the collection of state taxes, the administration of IT service and the management of human resources in the state government. Prior to his appoointment as Secretary in January of 2013, Glen Shor served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority. Glen Shor, Secretary Executive Office for Administration and Finance Commonwealth of Massachusetts Click here TO REGISTER ONLINE

2 5 th Annual Massachusetts Regionalization & Innovation Conference Conference Date: Monday, September 16, 2013 Location: Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester Time: 9:00AM 2:30PM Registration Fee: $40 Click here for Travel Directions CONFERENCE PROGRAM Schedule 9:00 AM 9:30-10:15 AM 10:15-10:30 AM 10:30-12:00 PM Registration and Coffee Opening Session Welcome Robert Nunes, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue and Director of Municipal Affairs, Massachusetts Department of Revenue Opening Comments and Updates From the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA) Tim Brennan, Executive Director, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Greetings Amy Pitter, Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Keynote Presentation Glen Shor, Secretary, Executive Office of Administration and Finance Special Presentation in Recognition of Tim Murray s Work as Lt. Governor to Promote Regionalization and Innovation in Massachusetts Municipalities Robert Nunes Introductions Linda Dunlavy, Executive Director, Franklin Regional Council of Governments Tim Murray, President and CEO, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce MORNING WORKSHOPS 1. Municipal Innovation: The Community Innovation Challenge (CIC) Program Pam Kocher, Director of Local Policy, Executive Office for Administration and Finance Dennis Dizoglio, Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Sandy Pooler, Finance Director, Town of Amherst Moderator: Tim Dodd, Local Government Program Manager, Executive Office of Administration and Finance Description: This session will focus on a sample of successfully implemented 2012 CIC projects drawn from across the Commonwealth.

3 2. Achieving the Benefits of Civic Engagement Speaker: Susan M. Jeghelian, Executive Director, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration John Goodrich, Senior Affiliate and Practitioner, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration Moderator: Tim Brennan, Executive Director, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Description: Through an interactive workshop, key staff from the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration will present civic engagement concepts and tools to help municipal officials with both local and regional issues. They will highlight examples drawn from their own experiences as mediators/facilitators, citizens and local public officials, and will share strategies for dealing with the unexpected. 3. Mid-Sized Municipalities and the Opportunities of Regionalization Robert Dolan, Mayor of the City of Melrose David Narkewicz, Mayor of the City of Northampton Thatcher Keezer, Mayor of the City of Amesbury Moderator: Robert Nunes, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue and Director of Municipal Affairs, Department of Revenue Division of Local Services Description: Regionalization programs often focus on small towns or large cities because of the obvious benefits to these types of municipalities (economies of scale for small towns and the ability of cities to provide regional services to other communities). But how can cities regionalization benefit mid-sized municipalities? Chief elected officials from three mid-sized Massachusetts cities will discuss their involvement in regionalization projects and how midsized communities can effectively be involved in regionalization projects. 4. Regional Law Enforcement as Critical Partners in Regionalization Chris Donelan, Franklin County Sheriff David Sullivan, Northwestern District Attorney Thomas Dubas, Director of the Essex Regional Communications Center Moderator: Ross Perry, Director of Municipal Management, Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District Description: This session will explore how regional law enforcement entities can act as hosts for regionalized programs that serve multiple cities and towns and how these law enforcement and public safety colloboration can realize substantial benefits for the community and public at large. 2

4 5. Regional IT Solutions John Musante, Town Manager, Town of Amherst Dave Davies, Director of Information Technology, Department of Revenue Division of Local Services Frank Mertes, Municipal Services Coordinator, Hampshire Council of Governments Moderator: Todd Ford, Executive Director, Hampshire Council of Governments Description: This workshop will focus on highlighting a variety of innovative regional IT services and solutions which, through shared arrangements, provide much needed IT support services at more affordable costs to a broad array of Massachusetts cities and towns. 12:00-1:00 PM 1:00-2:30 PM LUNCH AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS 6. Measuring Performance: The Massachusetts Municipal Performance Management Program Diana Schindler, Town Administrator, Town of Orange David Cressman, Town Administrator, Town of Dartmouth Sarah Stanton, Finance Director, City of Salem Moderator: Mike Ward, Director of Municipal Services, The Collins Center for Public Management, University of Massachusetts Boston Description: This workshop will feature University of Massachusetts Boston speakers from three communities involved in the Massachusetts Municipal Performance Management Program, as well as Mike Ward from the Collins Center who has been directly involved in this initiative for a number of years. Municipal managers will discuss how they are using performance measurement tools in their communities in order to link performance information to the local budgeting process, problem-solving exercises and fostering accountability and informed decision making at the local level. 7. Good Governance for Regional Programs Phil Lemnios, Hull Town Manager and South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center Steve Fleshman, Chair, Town of Brimfield Select Board and Brookfields Highway Cooperative Randy Crochier, Co-Chair, Franklin Regional Council of Governments Cooperative Public Health Service Oversight Board Moderator: Joel Barrera, Deputy Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Council 3 Description: This workshop will feature representatives from three regionally organized and governed entities who will talk about what makes their shared governance model work including issues such as voting, budgeting, and hiring practices and how they addressed concerns of loss of local control.

5 8. Back by Popular Demand: Regionalization 101 Jennifer Garcia, General Counsel, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Todd Fontanella, Senior Transportation Planner, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Ted Harvey, Regional Project Planner, Franklin Regional Council of Governments Moderator: Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission Description: This workshop session will focus on basic best practices, legal frameworks and a review of the MARPA sponsored Regionalization Best Practices website. This is a repeat of last year s session due to its relevance, popularity and the ongoing need as confirmed by past conference participants. 9. Green and Clean Energy Regional Partnerships Helen Aki, Clean Energy Program Coordinator, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Dennis Dizoglio, Executive Director, Merrimac Valley Planning Commission Eric Weiss, Sustainability Services, Hampshire Council of Governments Moderator: Beverly Woords, Executive Director, Northern Middlesex Council of Governments Description: This workshop will focus on a number of promising green, clean energy partnerships which are beginning to yield significant energy and cost savings for hundreds of cities and towns across Massachusetts. Among the initiatives the speakers will spotlight include: an LED street light cooperative purchase; a regional solar net metering collaboration; and a renewable energy program specifically targeted at municipalities. 2:30 PM CONFERENCE ADJOURNS THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE SPONSORS! Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA) c/o Pioneer Valley Planning Commission 60 Congress Street Floor 1 Springfield, Massachusetts Lead Contact: Tim Brennan, MARPA President Tel v tbrennan@pvpc.org & 4 Massachusetts Department of Revenue Division of Local Services P.O. Box 9569 Boston, Massachusetts Lead Contact: Robert Nunes, Deputy Commissioner & director of Municipal Affairs Tel v nunesr@state.ma.us

6 5 th Annual Massachusetts & Regionalization Innovation Conference REGISTRATION Registration Instructions Please register and pay the conference fee of $40.00 per person online (click here) or print out and complete this registration form and mail it along with a check payable to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to: Name: Address: Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 60 Temple Place Boston, MA Registration Deadline: September 9, 2013 v Payment is required in advance Municipality/Organization: Conference Date: Monday, September 16, 2013 Location: Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester Time: 9:00AM 2:30PM Registration Fee: $40 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Title/Office: Phone: Fax: Conference Fee: $40 per person (includes lunch and materials). Make check payable to Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ If you have questions please contact Tom Hauenstein, (thauenstein@mapc.org) or Ben Ricker, (bricker@mapc.org) at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Tel Please check off one morning workshop and one afternoon wokshop you plan to attend. MORNING WORKSHOP 1. Municipal Innovation: The Community Innovation Challenge Program...q 2. Achieving the Benefits of Civic Engagement... q 3. Mid-Sized Municipalities and Regionalization... q 4. Regional Law Enforcement as Partners in Regionalization... q 5. Regional IT Solutions... q AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 6. Measuring Performance: Massachusetts Municipal Performance Management Program... q 7. Good Governance for Regional Programs... q 8. Back by Popular Demand: Regionalization q 9. Green and Renewable Partnerships... q