By Pat McGinnis
The Advocacy Committee will meet again on October 5 at 3:00 pm on Teams. All are welcome if you’d like to join us; the more the merrier!
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 283 161 143 490
Passcode: AnRnZc
MML Convention:
Emily at the MML is putting together a three-hour pre-conference presentation on Council-Manager relations. It will include modules as follows:
- Roles and Responsibilities
- MME/ICMA Resources
- Evaluation tools and approaches
Mitch Foster (Ludington) is coordinating MME resources with Emily.
MTA:
Julius Suchy (Ada Township) is in touch with MTA staff and reports that we could have a booth at the Townships association conference in April of 2024.
MTA also does elected officials training, and we may be able to have a slot at future training sessions similar to the MML Elected Officials Academy we participated in last spring.
Julius and other managers may be featured in the May MTA magazine.
Google Drive
We are trying to build a toolbox of slide decks and sample programs and releases to help us elevate our profile statewide. Go to the drive, clean things up, and add your materials.
MME Advocacy Committee – Google Drive
Social
Our goal is to open up our social media platforms to the broader membership and post good things about our profession. If you have a very specific set of skills that you have acquired over a very long (or short) career, please click on our next meeting link and help us help you help MME.
Pat McGinnis
Chair, Advocacy Committee
City Manager, Portage
Pat McGinnis has been active in the MCMA/MLGMA/MME since 1987, when he first worked in a manager’s office in the City of Farmington Hills. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from Michigan State University and has served as city manager in the Michigan municipalities of West Branch, Grand Haven, and Portage. He served a term on the MLGMA Board of Trustees and received the Excellence Award in 2012 and an Innovation Award in 2020. He and his wife Tina live in Portage, Michigan with their bunny, cat, and puppy. He can be reached at mcginnip@portagemi.gov.