Management Academy Class Descriptions

• Developing a Culture of Safety
• Goals and Objectives- Individual Development Plan
• Developing Teamwork and Communication
• Supervision Made Easy
• Managing a Small Highway Department
• Workforce Development/ Succession Planning
• Who Needs an Employee Handbook Anyhow?
• Understanding Vermont Local Highway Law
• Presentation Without Panic
• Presentations
• Awards Ceremony and Luncheon

Understanding Vermont Local Highway Law

This session will cover the essentials of local highway law, including: how town highways are created, discontinued and reclassified; highway access issues; the law of trees in the highway right of way; drainage and ditches; the highway classification system and statutory maintenance obligations.

Instructor: Jim Barlow, Attorney, Vermont League of Cities and Towns