Training Materials

The presentation will teach you what to expect when undertaking a housing needs assessment for your community, from the why behind the assessment to the RFP process, from community outreach to next steps and implementation of the plan.

The CML advocacy team provided an update on the 2023 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly about potential legislation and issues that could affect your city or town.

Presentation materials can be found here.

This 30-minute training will teach you and your Human Resources team about CollegeInvest and how to offer your employees access to the 529 College Savings Program. CollegeInvest is a division of the Colorado Department of Higher Education.

How a small town is addressing a big issue.

The CML advocacy team provided an overview of potential legislation for the 2023 legislative session.

When wildfire hit highly populated areas never imagined to be in a danger zone, it put Boulder County government communicators to the ultimate test.  

Presented by Robert Sheesley, CML General Counsel, and Rachel Bender, CML Associate Counsel
 
Three of the citizen-initiated statutes approved by voters in November 2022 will impact Colorado municipalities: Proposition 122 (legalizing natural medicine); Proposition 123 (affordable housing funding); and Proposition 125 (allowing the sale of wine in grocery stores).

Learn about new, affordable technologies that range from a network in a box, 5g base stations, emerging drone technology, lot solutions, and digital twin.

In 2021, the General Assembly passed House Bill 21-1162, the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. As a result, a statewide fee of 10 cents on plastic and paper bags will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. On Nov. 2, 2022, CML, Recycle Colorado, and Colorado Counties, Inc. hosted a webinar and workgroup to discuss the implementation of the law, including best practices for collecting the fee from retail establishments, communication tips, and education resources, and an overview of commonly asked questions.

This webinar provides information on the Colorado Clean Diesel Program, a state-wide grant program to help Colorado businesses, municipalities and individuals electrify their non-road equipment including construction equipment, mowers, airport ground support equipment, terminal tractors, and more. Learn about the funding, eligibility requirements, application details, and some available technologies.

The Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Counties Inc, and the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) formed a working group of IT professionals to discuss website accessibility issues under HB21-1110 (Strengthening Protections for Persons with Disabilities Against Discrimination). The first meeting of this working group took place on Monday, October 17. Participants heard short presentations from staff in Larimer County and Colorado Springs on their approaches to website accessibility and had a chance to discuss with other IT professionals on these issues. 

CML and Water Education Colorado brings Colorado's municipal elected officials and managers Water Law 101. In this 1 1/2 hour-long webinar, attendees hear from Eric Potyondy, water attorney and Fort Collins assistant city attorney, and Susan Ryan, Holland and Hart of counsel who advises on water law. Eric and Susan provide a foundation for better understanding the laws that encapsulate the water discussions happening in Colorado today, and how they are applied to water across the state. 

CML, CCI, American Kratom Association, and CALPHO discuss what Kratom is. The substance gained extra attention when introduced in SB22-120 during the recent legislative session. During our What is Kratom? webinar, attendees learned more about what kratom is, SB22-120, and current municipal and county regulations. 

Colorado has recently experienced more intense and frequent disasters. This trend is expected to continue, is your community prepared to move through and recover from these events? 

CML, CCI, and the Colorado Resiliency Office hosted a two-part webinar that discusses how your community can plan for and recover from disaster. During this webinar, you will learn:
• The top five things you are encouraged to do right now to be ready for an event
• Learn from your peers who have experienced disasters
• Learn how land use planning can reduce your risk before and after disasters
• Connect to available resources and state support

Colorado has recently experienced more intense and frequent disasters. This trend is expected to continue, is your community prepared to move through and recover from these events? 

CML, CCI, and the Colorado Resiliency Office hosted a two-part webinar that discusses how your community can plan for and recover from disaster. During this webinar, you will learn:
• The top five things you are encouraged to do right now to be ready for an event
• Learn from your peers who have experienced disasters
• Learn how land use planning can reduce your risk before and after disasters
• Connect to available resources and state support

The intention of the Colorado Affordable Housing Developer’s Guide is to help support community leaders, local for-profit and nonprofit developers, and advocates seeking to ensure that safe, decent, and affordable housing is an intentional and integrated part of their community fabric. Attendees learned how to access the Developer’s Guide online and use it to better understand and plan for the development or preservation of affordable housing in their community.

During this two-hour, virtual Effective Governance mini-workshop, attendees heard from CML Executive Director Kevin Bommer about the roles and responsibilities of elected officials and maintaining positive council/board relationships; CML General Counsel Robert Sheesley on open meetings and records; and CML Executive Board President Bob Widner on effective meetings.

In this webinar, CML hosted Denver-based Aten Design Group's accessibility specialist, Michaela Blackahm. She explained the ins and outs of digital accessibility, including, why we make websites accessible, who we make sites accessible for, what guidelines are recommended, and how we can all take little steps to create more accessible websites for everyone.

CML hosted Heidi Aggeler, Managing Director of Root Policy Research, on a webinar that focused on housing needs assessments. This webinar is for communities who are interested in conducting a housing needs assessment and haven’t, or have not completed an assessment recently. It discussed how to scope a study, best practices in drafting Requests for Proposals, reasonable costs of assessments, trade offs with different types of community engagement, when it makes sense to involve an advisory committee, what staff should expect, and how to ensure your study contains tailored strategies.