Authority_October_2020

October 2020 - The Authority 19 MEDICAL MARIJUANA: WORKPLACE IMPLICATIONS John A. McCreary Babst Calland Charlotte Katzenmoyer Capital Region Water Adam L. Santucci McNees, Wallace & Nurick • Federal law information, especially the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act of 2016. • Which specific jobs may not be done by an employee using medical marijua- na, specific health conditions that quali- fy an employee for medical marijuana. • How to demonstrate that someone is “under the influence,” which is a vague, undefined term in the laws. COMPLYING WITH AMERICA’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018 Rulison Evans GHD • Statutory requirements, guidance documents, standards and organization to help mitigate source water contami- nation. • What are NIMS and WARN? Find out! • Training programs available for your use, threat characterization information, and risk assessment tools you can use. Thank you to all the PMAA Virtual Conference presenters! PROACTIVE AND PROVOCATIVE PRACTICES AND POLICIES Christine M. Seymour Law Office of Christine M. Seymour Romel L. Nicholas Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas, PC • Land acquisition, easements and con- demnation, bidding expectations and environmental issues. • Project management complexities, with an overview, time-line, public education information, engineering considerations and liability, one call mis-markings, bond considerations. • Developers agreements, bonds versus letters of credit, requests to modify, inspections and litigation related issues. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS Mandy Arnold, Jay Scott Gavin • Communicating in the real (new) world, use of social media, using visi- uals, and leveraging videos. • How to use before and after photos to show your story, humanize your organization, and gather feedback with surveys. • Addressing issues and misinformation directly. • Building networks, creating social media policy for employees, communi- cations basics, crisis plan essentials, and communications tips. • Information on society’s use of social media, and how to use it to your best advantage. TELL IT TO THE JUDGE Scott Wyland, Moderator Salzmann Hughes, PC Steven A. Hann, Esq., PMAA Solicitor East Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, PC Michael J. Witherel, PMAA Solicitor West Witherel & Associates This session, an annual conference favorite, features actual court cases that could impact authorities. The cases are outlined by PMAA’s East and West solicitors who are skilled at presenting information about the cases in an inter- esting and sometimes humorous way. Watch, learn, and decide which attorney presents the most compelling argument! To obtain a link to these webinars, contact Kim Wenrich, Technology Communications Coordinator wenrich@municipalauthorities.org