Archived Spring Short Course Materials
2025
New Officers
New Officer Orientation (Steve Fenske/Graham Berg-Moberg)
New Officer Training & Orientation (Handout)
Workers' Compensation Payroll Information (Handout)
Town Officer Duties & Responsibilities (Madeline Cash)
Clerks & Treasurers
Post/Publish/Nothing and Meetings (MAT Trainer)
Publish, Post or Both (Handout)
Legislative & MAT Update (Jeff Krueger)
Workers' Compensation Payroll Information (Handout)
Reorganization Meeting: Setting the Stage for a Successful Year (Madeline Cash)
Reorganization Meeting: Setting the Stage for a Successful Year (Handout)
Minnesota Legal Newspapers (Handout)
Meetings: Regular, Special, Emergency, Recessed & Closed (Handout)
Paid Leave Reporting & Stealing Maddie's Trivia Game (Steve Fenske/Graham Berg-Moberg)
Paid Leave Reporting (Handout)
Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Duties (MAT Trainer)
Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Duties (Handout)
Supervisors
MN State Fire Marshall Division (John Ehret)
Local Road Research Board (Video)
Gravel Road Management (Handout)
Legislative & MAT Update (Jeff Krueger)
Workers' Compensation Payroll Information (Handout)
Navigating New Regulations on Road Approaches and Township Trivia (Madeline Cash)
Road Approaches and Township Authority (Handout)
Paid Leave Reporting & Town Road Miscellany (Steve Fenkse/Graham Berg-Moberg)
Paid Family Leave Act (Handout)
2024
Supervisors
Recycling for Townships (Dan Wegman)
Municipal Contracts (Madeline Cash)
Municipal Contracts Overview Handout (Madeline Cash)
MATIT Update (Heather Tidmore)
MATIT Timeline Handout (Heather Tidmore)
Online Incident Reporting Handout (Heather Tidmore)
CTAS Reports Handout (Trainers)
Public Comment Handout (Steve Fenske)
Clerks and Treasurers
MATIT Update (Heather Tidmore)
MATIT Timeline Handout (Heather Tidmore)
Online Incident Reporting Handout (Heather Tidmore)
Risk Sharing (Heather Tidmore)
CTAS Reports Handout (Trainers)
Public Comment (Steve Fenske)
Public Comment Handout (Steve Fenske)
Election Judge Wages (Trainers)
New Officers
New Officer Morning Orientation (Attorneys)
New Officer Orientation Handout (Attorneys)
Municipal Contracts (Madeline Cash)
Municipal Contracts Overview Handout (Madeline Cash)
MATIT Update (Heather Tidmore)
MATIT Timeline Handout (Heather Tidmore)
Online Incident Report Handout (Heather Tidmore)
New Officer Afternoon Orientation (Madeline Cash)
Risk Sharing (Heather Tidmore)
Other
2024 Legislative Priorities Handout
2022
Video Recordings, PowerPoints and Handouts from 2022 Spring Short Courses
Day 1: March 14, 2022
New Officers - 2022 Spring Short Course
Welcome Introduction to MAT
Executive Director
Jeff Krueger
MAT Resources
Administrative Assistant & Trainer Lead
Lori Stalker
New Officer Orientation: Duties &Responsibilities
Attorney’s
Steve Fenske & Karl-Christian Johannessen
CTAS
Mark Albarado
Day 2: March 15, 2022
Legislative Update
Executive Director
Jeff Krueger
Conflict Resolution
Administrative Assistant & Trainer Lead
Lori Stalker
"Grave Mistake" - Cemetery Laws
Attorney
Karl-Christian Johannessen
Harassment in the Workplace
Attorney
Steve Fenske
GIS Software Introduction
by Wesley Davis
Town Roads Special Topics and Q&A
Attorney
Steve Fenske
Day Three: March 16, 2022
Legislative Update
Executive Director
Jeff Krueger
Investments with CTAS
MAT Trainer
David Frame
Conflict Resolution
Administrative Assistant & Trainer Lead
Lori Stalker
Wage Theft
Attorney
Steve Fenske
Transfers and Indebtedness with CTAS
MAT Trainer
David Frame
