Agendas
Mayors Institute Agenda
Annual Conference-at-a-Glance Agenda
Presentations
If you do not see a presentation you were hoping to find, please send a message to Rob Bullington, rbullington@vml.org. We will do our best to get it posted as well.
Mayors Institute:
Two Budget Pressures, One Conversation: The 1% school construction option, and a practical guide for councils weighing collective bargaining
J. E. Lincoln Saunders, Senior Director of Local Public Affairs - Capital Results LLC
Public Officials' Liability
Marcus Hensel, Managing Director - Virginia Risk Sharing Association
Annual Conference:
Sunday, October 13
Suffolk Automated Traffic Enforcement Program
James D. Buie, Chief of Police - City of Suffolk
ALPR Values Frame
John Clair, Chief of Police - Town of Blacksburg
Virginia School Zone Traffic Safety: 2026 Field Observational Study
Andy Krzmarzick, General Manager - Obvio
Before the Storm: What It Really Takes to Keep Virginia Ready
Lauren Opett, State Coordinator of Emergency Management - VDEM
Monday, October 12
Beyond Enforcement: How Ashland Built a Coordinated Response to Homelessness Without Creating a New Municipal Service
Steve Trivett, Mayor
Joshua Farrar, Town Manager
Martha J. Miller, Asst. Town Manager
Virginia Paid Family Medical Leave
Stuart Sutley, Vice President - Bolton Benefits & HR Consulting
Impacts Veterans Property Tax Exemptions (Mary Bunting, City Manager - Hampton; Randy Wheeler, City Manager - Poquoson; Robert Crum Jr., Executive Director - Hampton Roads PDC; Joe Flores, Director of Fiscal Policy - VML)
Joe Flores, VML)
Chatbots and Agents: What they are, and when each one fits
Jason Graham, Founder and CEO - Surava (Fredericksburg City Council, 2018-2025)
Leading Safer Cities Using Drones for Emergency Response
Capt. John Harrison - Hampton Police Division Support Services
Lt. R. C. Williams - Hampton Drone Team/DFR Commander
Virginia's All-America Cities and Exercising Civic Muscle
Doug Linkhart, President - National Civic League
Empowered and Effective Community Solutions: Utilizing Opioid Settlement Funds in Virginia's Municipalities
Charlie Lintecum, Incoming Director - Opioid Abatement Authority
Setting the Terms: Local Government Manager Employment Agreements
Kimball Payne, Executive Manager - Berkley Group
Data Centers (Nicole Riley, Director of Virginia Government Affairs - Data Center Coalition)
Virginia Local Taxation: Real Property Tax Proposals in Other States, Virginia’s Local Tax Framework, and Approaches to Property Tax Relief
James Savage, Tax Legislation Director - Virginia Department of Taxation
Virginia Hospitality and the Commonwealth’s Local Governments
Eric Terry, Association President - VRLTA
Virginia Housing Alliance
Brian Koziol, Executive Director - Virginia Housing Alliance
Tuesday, October 13
Collective Bargaining (Faith Alejandro, Attorney - Sands Anderson; Sharon Carr, Senior Assistant City Attorney - City of Richmond; Sabrina Joy-Hogg, Senior Deputy City Manager, Finance and Administration - City of Newport News)
Looking Ahead: Virginia’s Retail Marijuana Market
Shawn Casey, Chief Government and External Affairs Officer - Virginia Cannabis Control Authority