2023 Seminar Materials
Please note that any or all of these cases may be subject to further appellate review and, as such, may not represent the final court disposition of the issues contained therein. Please contact your local counsel for a final determination.
- “What’s New in Municipal Law” 2023 (PDF)
- “What’s New in Municipal Law” 2023 Alphabetical Listing of ATB and Court Decisions (PDF)
Workshop A
Discussion of recent court cases and recurring issues related to tax title.
Workshop B
Discussion of recent court cases and recurring issues related to charitable and religious exemptions.
Workshop C
Discussion of recent legislation and recurring issues related to special funds.
Workshop D
Discussion of current and recurring issues related to paperless billing and abatement applications, sufficient interest in real estate, issuing abatement checks, manufacturer designation and, if applicable, new exemptions.
Workshop E
Discussion of current and recurring issues related to health insurance, investment of municipal funds and collection of unpaid charges and fees.
Workshop F
Discussion of current and recurring municipal finance issues related to affordable housing, common city and town budget approval and appropriation issues, and special purpose appropriations.
2022 Seminar Materials
Please note that any or all of these cases may be subject to further appellate review and, as such, may not represent the final court disposition of the issues contained therein. Please contact your local counsel for a final determination.
- “What’s New in Municipal Law” 2022 PowerPoint presentations (PDF)
- “What’s New in Municipal Law” 2022 Alphabetical Listing of ATB and Court Decisions (PDF)
Workshop A
Discussion of current and recurring issues related to local assessment, including exemption eligibility for property held in trust, G.L. c. 59, § 2B and Clause 45 application to solar facilities situated on municipal property, veteran exemptions and the senior means test.
Workshop B
Discussion of current and recurring issues related to the collection of local taxes and charges for chapterlands, the acquisition and disposition of municipal land and tax bill inserts, check-offs and errors.
Workshop C
Discussion of current and recurring municipal finance issues related to special revenue funds, including common issues and recent amendments, exceptions to the general rule against prepayment, encumbrances and recent guidance regarding the borrowing amount covered by an approved Proposition 2½ debt service exclusion.
2021 Seminar Materials
Please note that any or all of these cases may be subject to further appellate review and, as such, may not represent the final court disposition of the issues contained therein. Please contact your local counsel for a final determination.
What's New in Municipal Law 2021 (video)
"What's New" presentations (pdf)
What's New in Municipal Law 2021 Alphabetical Listing of ATB and Court Decisions (pdf)
- Workshop A - Workshop A Solar/Windpower Exemptions and PILOTS
- Workshop B - Proper Municipal Expenditures and Special Funds
- Workshop C - Tax Collection
2020 Seminar Materials
Part 1 – New Legislation (19:34)
Part 2A – Property Tax Decisions (21:15)
Part 2B – Tax Collection and Public Employment (14:43)
Part 2C – Finance and Land Use (10:27)
Part 2D – Other Municipal Decisions (16:04)
2020 "What's New" PowerPoint presentations
Tax Collection and Public Employment Cases
An alphabetical listing of the featured cases can also be found here
2019 Seminar Materials
- Handout and Powerpoint Slides
- What's New in Municipal Law 2019 Links to New Legislation and Court Decisions
- Workshop A - Tax Administration - Abatement and Appellate Tax Board Jurisdiction, 8 of 58 Case Studies and Update on Solar Facility Issues
- Workshop B - Treasurer, Collector and Accountant Issues
- Workshop C - Wearing Multiple Hats Separation of Municipal Duties Regionalization Issues
2018 Seminar Material - Afternoon Session: Workshop Materials
- Workshop A – Tax Administration – Classified Forest, Farm and Recreational Land and other Tax Administration Issue
- Workshop B – Tax Collection – Tax Titles and other Tax Collection Issues
- Workshop C – Special Funds – Community Preservation and other Special Funds
2017 Seminar Material - Afternoon Session: Workshop Materials
- Workshop A - Local Tax Administration - Implementation of Municipal Modernization Act changes in local assessment administration
- Workshop B - Local Collections, Treasury Management and Debt - Implementation of Municipal Modernization Act changes in debt and treasury management
- Workshop C - Local Funds and Finances - Implementation of Municipal Modernization Act changes in special funds and financial management
2016 Seminar Material - Afternoon Session: Workshop Materials
- Workshop A - Local Tax Administration - Municipal Modernization Act changes in local assessment administration
- Workshop B - Local Collections, Treasury Management and Debt - Municipal Modernization Act changes in remedies for collection of local taxes and charges, management of cash and issuance of debt
- Workshop C - Local Funds and Finances - Municipal Modernization Act changes in local revenues, special funds and financial management