The Advanced Continuing Education track provides the Association’s top level of graduates with a pathway to stay current on the latest issues in local government. This track is self-directed for mayors and councilmembers who seek to continually work toward being the best public servant for their cities and towns. These courses focus on current topics and will be available exclusively to Advanced MEO Institute graduates.
Two three-hour, Advanced Continuing Education classes are offered with each advanced training session held in February and October. Advanced Institute graduates have the option of attending either a three-hour morning or afternoon session or attending both, completing a six-hour day of training.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Leadership: Service Excellence
In this session elected officials will learn how to equip their staff to provide service excellence to their citizens, clients and customers. Presenters will provide ten strategies for officials to level up their skills as leaders and professionals.
Strategies for Effective Code Enforcement
This session will focus on current legal aspects of code enforcement in South Carolina and will provide elected officials with best practices for enforcing the local codes and ordinances within their jurisdictions. The session will also identify common code enforcement issues that occur in communities around the state and the best methods for addressing those issues.