The Review Magazine : May-June 2022

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022 AWARD RECIPIENTS!

LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD State Representative Joe Tate

LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD State Senator Roger Victory

I t was great seeing so many familiar and new faces at our 2022 CapCon in Lansing March 15-16. We were very excited to have more than 300 attendees at our first in-person CapCon since 2019. Community leaders from throughout the state representing municipalities of all shapes and sizes attended a variety of general sessions, breakout sessions, and three workshops. Highlights included a three-hour workshop to help walk members through the new MI Water Navigator Helpdesk toolkit and service, the expanded rollout of our ServeMICity program, multiple discussions about the American Rescue Plan, as well as excellent keynote speakers and panelist conversations on everything from recreational marihuana to deployment of electric vehicle infrastructure. Braver Angels’ chief marketing officer, Ciaran O’Connor, spoke about Braver Angels’ bipartisan community building work, and explored communication techniques and organizing tools that can be used to foster a greater sense of mutuality within communities. League Board

President Barbara Ziarko, Sterling Heights councilmember, kicked off the event with an opening general session presentation on the many ways the League is serving our members. There was also time set aside to network with colleagues, meet with vendors at the Expo, and talk with state legislators in a relaxed breakfast setting sponsored by the Michigan Association of Mayors. The League is proud to have honored two of those legislators—Sen. Roger Victory (R–30th Senate District) and Rep. Joe Tate (D–2nd House district)— with Legislator of the Year awards. As you flip through these pages, you’ll see many other members who were honored for their efforts to make their communities and our state a better place. For more details, visit our CapCon website at http://blogs.mml.org/wp/cc/. To learn about the League’s ServeMICity: Your Concierge for New State and Federal Funding, visit https://www.mml.org/servemicity/.

Michigan Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (MBC-LEO)

Michigan Women in Municipal Government (MWIMG)

MI Water Navigator Helpdesk seminar group discussion.

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