The Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government and Advanced Institute together graduated 99 municipal elected officials during Hometown Legislative Action Day on February 5. Graduating from the MEO Institute requires officials to complete courses, including two daylong sessions and five other courses that they can take in person at any of the 10 offices of the councils of governments. They can also take any of those five courses online.
The winter 2019 MEO Institute graduates completed seven required courses.
The next in-person session is "Basic Budgeting and Municipal Finance," taking place at the councils of governments Tuesday, March 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The deadline to register online is Friday, March 8.
Graduating from the Advanced MEO Institute requires participants to complete four of the six courses offered. Sessions are held in person annually in February and October. This fall's in-person session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Columbia Marriott. The deadline to register online is Monday, October 7.
The 2019 Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute graduates finished the four of six courses offered after graduating from the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.
Visit the newsroom to see a complete listing of MEO Institute and Advanced Institute graduates.