Education & Training
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CML provides municipal officials the skills and education necessary for good governance in Colorado's cities and towns through a variety of learning opportunities (traditional in-person workshops, short lunchtime seminars, and convenient online webinars) on numerous topics throughout the year.
CML believes that municipal elected officials who invest the time and resources to participate in educational events to increase their knowledge of municipal government should be recognized. For this reason, in 1991 the CML Executive Board created an elected officials leadership training program, now known as CML’s MUNIversity.
Upcoming Education & Training Events
Webinar: Understanding TABOR
The Colorado Supreme Court recently decided its first case interpreting Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) in several years. In MetroPCS v. City of Lakewood, the Court held that the city’s revisions to a pre-TABOR business and occupation tax relating to telecommunications were “new taxes” and invalid without prior voter approval. TABOR experts and the lawyers who litigated the case for the city will discuss the case, the Court’s reaction to the parties’ arguments, and the implications municipalities dealing with similar tax scenarios and TABOR generally. Speakers: David Broadwell, former CML general Counsel John VanLandschoot, senior assistant city attorney, City of Lakewood Dalton Kelley, Butler Snow LLP
October 30, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
RegisterThe Colorado Supreme Court recently decided its first case interpreting Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) in several years. In MetroPCS v. City of Lakewood, the Court held that the city’s revisions to a pre-TABOR business and occupation tax relating to telecommunications were “new taxes” and invalid without prior voter approval. TABOR experts and the lawyers who litigated the case for the city will discuss the case, the Court’s reaction to the parties’ arguments, and the implications municipalities dealing with similar tax scenarios and TABOR generally. Speakers: David Broadwell, former CML general Counsel John VanLandschoot, senior assistant city attorney, City of Lakewood Dalton Kelley, Butler Snow LLP