3/14 Newly Elected Officials Course Assessment

Name(Required)

First Last

Municipality(Required)

1) Which of the following is NOT a factor which the Court uses to determine whether a social media post is a municipal record:(Required)

a. Whether the social media account is operated by an elected official or the municipality itself

b. Whether the posts themselves are related to a transaction or activity of the municipality.

c. Whether the post was created on a device owned by the elected official or issued from a device owned by the municipality.

d. Whether the elected official acted in an official capacity

2) Which of the following is NOT an exception under the Right to Know Law to prevent public access to a personal social media post:(Required)

a. pre-decisional deliberations

b. the intention that the posts remain private

c. personal notes and working papers

d. privacy interest in name or address

3) Which of the following is NOT a best practice for email and social media use:(Required)

a. Only use email accounts issued by the municipality or municipal sponsored social media to discuss municipal business.

b. Adopt a policy to clearly state that the municipality’s sponsored social media are limited forums.

c. Work with municipal IT staff to ensure that comments for postings are enabled.

d. Do not engage in deliberations of municipal business with a quorum of members via email or social media communications.

4) What is the primary function of a Separate Sanitary Sewer System?(Required)

a. Carry stormwater and sewage together to treatment plants

b. Carry stormwater runoff to nearby streams

c. Carry sewage only to a treatment plant

d. Carry industrial wastewater to holding tanks

5) Which of the following activities is commonly used to identify areas of high inflow and infiltration (I&I) in sewer systems?(Required)

a. Pavement core testing

b. Flow metering

c. Soil compaction testing

d. Traffic studies

6) In GIS, what are the two main types of data that are connected in the system?(Required)

a. Geographic and financial data

b. Location and attribute data

c. Sewer and stormwater data

d. Satellite and aerial imagery

7) What Does O&M stand for regarding the Sanitary Sewer Consent Order?(Required)

a. Optionable & Manageable

b. Opinionated & Moody

c. Operation & Maintenance

d. Operate & Manage

8) Which of the following best describes the primary mission of a Public Works Department?(Required)

a. Enforcing zoning and building codes

b. Maintaining and improving community infrastructure and essential services

c. Managing municipal tax collection and finance

d. Overseeing parks and recreation programming

9) What is a key purpose of a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)?(Required)

a. Tracking day-to-day maintenance costs

b. Identifying and prioritizing long-term infrastructure investments

c. Regulating employee benefits and payroll

d. Monitoring emergency response times

10) Which of the following is an example of effective asset management in public works?(Required)

a. Replacing equipment only after it fails

b. Using data to schedule preventive maintenance and plan replacements

c. Outsourcing all maintenance activities to private contractors

d. Reducing service levels to save money Increased training and on-boarding costs

11) Why is communication between elected officials and public works staff essential?(Required)

a. It ensures political oversight of daily operations

b. It allows staff to bypass administrative procedures

c. It helps align operational priorities with community goals and available resources

d. It minimizes the need for long-term planning

12) On a scale from 1 to 5 (with 5 being the highest), to what level do you feel today’s session increased your ability to effectively do your job as a municipal official/representative?(Required)

Please provide comments here – including suggestions for speakers & topics: