2025/2026 Elected Officials Risk Management Seminar
This seminar addresses the increasing costs of property/casualty claims in New Jersey since 2020. Municipal elected officials, authority commissioners, and a member’s chief operating officer (i.e., municipal manager/administrator or executive director) who completes this course by May 2026 may qualify for a $250 credit (capped at approx. 5% of MEL assessment) in their local unit assessment.
The course is now available online through the MSI Learning Management System.
Click here to view the flyer with instructions for taking the course and receiving the certificate of completion.
For information about how to use the MSI LMS system, please click here.
MEL, MRHIF, NJCE Seminar (April 24 & May 1)
Registration is now open for the 16th Annual MEL, MRHIF & NJCE Educational Seminar, which will be conducted virtually on 2 half-day sessions: Friday, April 24, and Friday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
These sessions are available at NO COST to MEL Affiliated JIF members, and are designed specifically for elected officials, commissioners, municipal, county, and authority personnel, risk managers, and related professionals.
Session #1 – Friday, April 24, 2026
- Local government health benefits crisis
- Police accreditation plus initiative
- Controlling workers’ compensation costs
Presented by:
John Geaney Esq, Capehart & Scatchard
Chief Keith Hummel (retired), Vice President, Law Enforcement Risk Control, J.A. Montgomery Consulting
James Rhodes, Vice President, HIF Fund Governance & Executive Director, PERMA Risk Management Services
Session #2 – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Anti-harassment programs for volunteer organizations
- Cyber JIF – A look after three years
- Local government ethics act
Presented by:
Ed Cooney, Partner, Managing Account Executive, Conner Strong & Buckelew
Paul Shives, Partner, Senior Director of Safety Services, J.A. Montgomery Consulting
Representative from the NJ Department of Community Affairs (to be announced)
Click HERE to register.
QUESTIONS? Please contact Jaine Testa at jainet@permainc.com.
Click here to download the flyer.