Webinar Archive
A catalog of all webinars available in the OTA Resource Center, listed alphabetically by category.
The OTA hosts monthly workshops to further educate township officials and employees on pertinent subjects. After the workshop, the webinar is posted to our Resource Center, where it can be viewed at your convenience. The Resource Center currently holds webinars from July 2020 to present. If you are looking for content prior to that date, please contact the OTA office.
The links below are categorized by the training group they were originally associated with. If you were involved in the original workshop, you will instantly have access to the webinar recording. If you did not attend the workshop, it will be available for purchase via our website. Webinars that were originally free to attend remain free for all visitors to view. Click the training group below to expand and view the links inside. All links redirect to the webinar hosted in our Resource Center.
Click on the buttons inside the tabbed menu to view:
Fiscal Officer Webinars
2024
2023
- Accounting Basics
- Debt Market Review
- Fortifying Finances: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Fiscal Officers
- Interfund Activity – Transfers and Advances
- Is Your Township in Compliance with IRS Requirements?
- It's a Great Time to Review Options for Your Township's Cash
- Township Interaction with the County Auditor
2022
- Construction Competitive Bidding and Procurement
- Demystifying Grant Seeking: Tools & Tips for Success
- Performance Audits: A Tool to Objectively Evaluate Your Government Operations
- Predict, Prepare, and Plan with Financial Forecasting
- Preparing for an Audit of ARPA Expenditures: What to Do Now?
- Real World Case Studies: Investing & Portfolio Management
- Reconciliations and Proof of Cash
2022 Webinars will be leaving the webinar archive on 1/1/2025
General Township Webinars
2024
2023
- Anatomy of a Train Derailment
- Grant Writing Bootcamp – Part I
- Grant Writing Bootcamp – Part II
- Helping Townships Expand and/or Replace Their Fleets
- Levy/AOS Campaign Guidance Update
- Maintaining Compliance: External Resources & Township Media Rights
- Navigating Township Media Rights: Understanding Photo Use for Websites & Publications
- New Tools for Green Projects: PACE and IRA
- OPERS Update
- Records: Knowing What to Throw Away and What to Keep
- Township Safety Sign Grant Program
- Understanding Issue 2
2022
- Campaign Guidance Update
- Communicating Township Financial Needs Without Going to Jail
- Efficiencies in Park & Open Space Management
- Get to Know JobsOhio
- Hot Topics in Employment Law
- Recently Enacted Legislation
- Renewable Energy Development & Local Land Use Laws
- Tech Talk w/ iPanda Designs Part I
- Township Emergency Operation Plans
- Trustee & Fiscal Officer Compensation - Budget, Payment, and Q&A
2022 Webinars will be leaving the webinar archive on 1/1/2025
Law Directors Group Webinars
2023
- JEDDs: New Uses, Trends, Pitfalls, and the Use of Collateral Agreements
- Noise Reduction & Ways a Township May Regulate
- Public Records Case Law Update
- Road Use Maintenance Agreements
2022
- 2022 Labor and Employment Update
- A Practical Guide to Professionalism
- Communicating Township Financial Needs Without Going to Jail
- New Township Laws
2022 Webinars will be leaving the webinar archive on 1/1/2025
Ohio Township Administrators Network (OTAN) Webinars
2023
- Managing Injured Workers
- Understanding and Embracing AI's Role in Township Administration
- Working with Unions in an Uncertain Economy
2022
- Administrator's Role in Financial Matters
- Fun & Games at Community Day: An Administrator's & Law Director's Perspective
- Public Relations Strategies That Your Township Should Implement
2022 Webinars will be leaving the webinar archive on 1/1/2025
Trustee Webinars
2024
2023
- Becoming the Employer of Choice
- Competitive Bidding 101
- Engaging with Your Legislators
- Policies Every Township Board Needs
- Special Improvement Districts: Ohio's New Tool to Help Owners Fight Erosion
- Speed Limits and Speed Zones on Ohio Streets and Roadways
- The Critical Elements of Property & Liability Insurance
- Understanding the Workers' Compensation Claims Process
- Updates to Robert's Rules of Order
- You've Just Been Sued...Now What?
2022
- Aging in Place: Responding to Senior Citizen Challenges
- Implementing Your Township's Vision: Linking Projects and Initiatives
- People: Impossible to Avoid, Vital to Success
- Recruitment & Retention During the "Great Resignation"
- The Township Trustee in 2022: Your Role in Meeting the Challenges
- TIFs: What Are They, How Are They Used & the Pros and Cons of Implementing
- Township Energy Conservation Measures: Benefits of a Collaboration Approach
- Understanding Advancements in Fire Equipment
- Where the Trustee Responsibility Ends and the Fiscal Officer Begins
2022 Webinars will be leaving the webinar archive on 1/1/2025
Zoning Inspectors Group Webinars
2024
2023
- Affordable Housing 101
- Benefits and Process for Overlay Districts in Townships
- Conservation Design
- Enacting Zoning for Un-Zoned Townships: How and Why?
- Making & Defending Zoning Decisions
- Rehabbing Zoning Ordinances: Does Yours Need an Intervention?
- Self-Help Remedies for Junk Vehicles & Trash
- Sign Regulations—What Do We Need to Do?
2022
- Community Reaction to Land Use Changes
- Effective Enforcement of Code & Zoning Violations
- How to Be Proactive with Township Businesses
- Revising a Zoning Resolution: The Dos and Don'ts
- Zoning Change vs. Conditional Use – What's the Difference?
- Zoning Code vs. ORC
- Zoning Enforcement in an Ever-Changing World
2022 Webinars will be leaving the webinar archive on 1/1/2025