MVCOG staff responds to specific requests for technical assistance from member jurisdictions, as well as undertaking projects benefiting all members. The majority of projects involve providing land use/planning, human resources, and administrative assistance to members, although program flexibility allows MVCOG to assist in a wide variety of projects.

Administration

The MVCOG provides assistance to jurisdictions in many areas of administration. These areas include, but are not limited to:

• General Technical Assistance
• Budget Preparation
• Capital Improvement Plan Creation
• Open Meeting Law Consultation
• Grant Administration
• Ordinance Drafting
• Resolution Drafting
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Requests for Proposals (RFP) Development
• Customer Service Training
• Talking with the Media Training
• Communication Plan Creation

Human Resources

The MVCOG provides many services within human resources. These services include, but are not limited to:

• General Technical Assistance
• Job Description Creation and Revision
• Job Recruitment (including senior-level management)
• Interview Question Creation and Revision
• Interview Panel Assistance
• Workplace Reviews/Employee Complaint Investigations
• Employee Training
• Drug and Alcohol Compliance
• Wage and Benefit Surveys
• Labor Relations Consultation
• Data Privacy Consultation
• Compensation Plan Creation
• Pay Equity Reporting
• Personnel Policy Creation and Revision
• Coaching, Discipline, and Termination Assistance
• Wellness, Safety and Loss Control Administration and Training
• Employment Application Creation and Revision
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Land Use/ Planning

The MVCOG can help with all of your zoning administration and long-term planning. Contact us to start planning for your jurisdiction’s future:

• General Technical Assistance
• Zoning Ordinance, Growth Plan, Land Use Plan, and/or Comprehensive Plan(s) Creation and Revision
• Land Use Surveys
• Fee Surveys
• Planning Commissioner Training
• Land Use and Zoning Map Creation
• Shoreland Management Ordinances Creation and Revision
• Windshield Surveys