79th Annual Conference

October 6-7-8, 2010

Butte Civic Center
1340 Harrison Avenue
Butte, Montana

Headquarters:  War Bonnet Hotel
                      2100 Cornell Avenue
                      (406) 494-7800
                      1-800-443-1806

Butte Hotels

Best Western Butte Plaza Inn
2900 Harrison Avenue
(406) 494-3500

Hampton Inn Butte
3499 Harrison Avenue
(406) 494-2250

Comfort Inn
2777 Harrison Avenue
(406) 494-8850
(800) 424-6423

Holiday Inn Express
1 Holiday Park
(406) 494-6999
(800) 345-8082

Days Inn
2700 Harrison Avenue
(406) 494-7000

Super 8 Motel
2929 Harrison Avenue
(406) 494-6000

MLCT INAUGURAL 5K/1K RUN-WALK

DATE:  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010

PLACE:  BUTTE, MONTANA

WHAT:    5K/1K   RUN-WALK 

START TIME:   1:00 P.M.

REGISTRATION:   $20.00  (includes t-shirt and admission to World Mining Museum)

PROCEEDS WILL GO TO A NONPROFIT IN THE HOST CITY OF BUTTE

 
USE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW!!

2010 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Regform2010.pdf

2010 CONFERENCE TENTATIVE AGENDA (As of 08/31/10)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6  
7:30 a.m. Registration Open - War Bonnet Hotel
8:00 a.m. MMCTFOA Annual Meeting/Training
8:00 a.m. Public Works Directors Meeting
10:00 a.m. Golf Scramble - Butte Country Club
1:00 p.m. Inaugural MLCT 5K/1K Run/Walk
3:00 p.m. Legislation-Resolutions Committee Meeting
5:00 p.m. MLCT Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 p.m. President's Reception-Treasure State Ballroom/Hotel Finlen
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7  
7:30 a.m. Registration Open - Civic Center
7:45 a.m. MLCT Committee Meetings
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. City Attorneys Seminar
8:30 a.m. Opening General Session
8:45 a.m. FEATURED SPEAKER - (To Be Announced)
9:15 a.m. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
  Janet Cornish, Butte Consultant
  Karen Byrnes, Butte Com Dev Director
  Chris Behan, Missoula Urban Renewal Agency
  Greg Krueger, Downtown Billings Development Director
10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. STATE BUDGET & CHALLENGES FOR CITIES & TOWNS
  Sen. Bob Story, Park City
  Sen. Dave Lewis, Helena
  Rep. Jon Sesso, Butte
  Rep. Cynthia Hiner, Deer Lodge
11:30 a.m. FEATURED SPEAKER-Attorney General Steve Bullock
12:00 noon Luncheon (Urban Forestry Excellence Awards)
1:00 p.m. STATE & LOCAL CONTROL OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
  Greg Sullivan, City Attorney, Bozeman
  Brent Brooks, City Attorney, Billings
  Sue O'Connell, Legislative Research Analyst
2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session: LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING
  Susan Fox, Director, Legislative Services Division
  Rachel Weiss, Legislative Research Analyst
  Concurrent Session: ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
  Chere Jiusto, Montana Preservation Alliance
  Nick Kujawa, Development Specialist, Butte
  Jim Jarvis, Historic Preservation Officer, Butte
2:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session: CRUCIAL ISSUES OF WATER QUALITY & SUPPLY
  Richard Opper, Director, DEQ
  Rep. Walt McNutt, Chair, Interim Water Policy Committee
  Dave Clark, HDR Engineering
  Concurrent Session: NEW MONTANA FOLK FESTIVAL
  George Everett, Director, Uptown BD, Butte
  Jon Sesso, Planning Director, Butte
4:00 p.m. Special Movie Presentation: "THE ORIGINAL" A History of Butte
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. MMIA Board of Directors Meeting - WAR BONNET HOTEL
6:30 p.m. Social Hour
7:30 p.m. Annual Banquet
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8  
7:30 a.m. Inspirational Breakfast
8:00 a.m.- 12:00 Noon City Attorneys Seminar
8:30 a.m. MLCT Annual Business Meeting
  Election of Officers/Adoption of Resolutions
9:15 a.m. MMIA Annual Business Meeting
10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS
  Charlynn Harless, Consultant, Legacy Enterprises
  Amanda Clark, EB Program Manager, MMIA
11:15 a.m. SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE REVENUE SOURCES
  Jane Howington, City Manager, Kalispell
  Mayor John Engen, Missoula
  Mayor Larry Bonderud, Shelby
12:00 noon Luncheon (Drawings, Prizes, Etc.)
1:30 p.m. FEATURED SPEAKER: U. S. Senator Jon Tester (tentative)
   

2010 Vendors

Companies interested in being new Vendors need to contact the League office for registration materials and instructions.  Space is First Come - First Served, with preference given to previous Vendors.

Montana League of Cities and Towns   *  208 N. Montana Avenue - Suite 106 Helena, Montana 59601  *  406 442-8768
P.O. Box 1704 *  Helena, Montana 59624-1704   E-mail: mlct@mt.net