Town Law Review

Town Law Review 2025:
Friday,May 30, 2025
Rockwoods Event Center
‍Otsego, MN

Please click to complete your Pre-Registration here
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The MAT Town Law Review is an annual educational event that focuses on more-complex areas of township governance including land use management, employment law topics, ordinance enforcement, and other topics. These topics are presented by town attorneys and other professionals with practical experience in administering township government.

TIME: Registration opens at 8:00 AM, and the event begins at 9:00 AM and ends in the afternoon.
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LOCATION: Rockwoods Event Center in Otsego, MN,  9100 Quaday Ave NE, Otsego, MN 55330
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COST: $75 per officer, which includes program expenses, printed materials, refreshments, and lunch.

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This year’s presentations will include:

·     How to Protect Your Town when Contracting for Goods and Services Recommendations for how to handle the contracting process in a way that complies with state law and helps protect the town if things go sideways. (Troy Gilchrist of the Town Law Center)

·     Open Meeting Law: Lessons learned through litigation and how to prevent future violations.This session will provide insight on how to avoidOpen Meeting Law violations based upon experiences learned through litigation and interactions with municipalities. (Jason Kuboushek of Iverson Reuvers)

·      Employment Administrative Charges of Discrimination and Employment Open Meeting Law overview. This presentation will focus on what is a Charge of Discrimination, the different administrative bodies that investigate these matters and the process to anticipate with a Charge of Discrimination. Additionally, the Open Meeting Law and how it relates to employment considerations will be explained. (Susan Tindal of Iverson Reuvers)

·     Community solar gardens? Solar farms? WECS? Our view of renewable energy regulation in the State and Minnesota Townships A review of current solar and wind energy facilities, State regulations and proposals, requirements imposed upon energy companies and township regulation options and considerations. (Jason Hill of the Town Law Center)

·     Navigating Effective Ordinance Enforcement Understanding the best practices in enforcing local ordinances to promote compliance and safeguard community interests.       (Mark Allseits of Couri & Ruppe)

·      Developer’s Agreements -- How to survive the next housing meltdown This presentation will focus on how Developer’s Agreements can be used to protect the Township from shady developers. (Bob Ruppe of Couri & Ruppe)

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