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<img alt="Certificate of Municipal Leadership program" src="/sf_images/default-source/icons/cmlbug.png?sfvrsn=2" align="right" />The mayor and council have separate powers, but the line isn't always clear. Understand your roles, local decision-making powers, and ethics rules to prevent conflict and build trust in your city.<br />
(CML: Roles, responsibilities, and legal requirements; 1 credit)
The mayor and council have separate powers, but the line between policy and administration is not always clear. Understand your roles, local decision-making powers, and ethics rules to prevent conflict and build trust in your city.
- Understand your policy or administration roles as an elected mayor or councilmember to more effectively work together and accomplish your community's goals
- Discuss the local decision-making powers of cities and how the state and courts have approached the city "home rule" authority expressly granted in Washington's 1889 Constitution
- Learn about the laws related to government policymaking and ethics
Presenters:
Hugh Spitzer, Professor, U.W. School of Law
Sheila Gall, General Counsel, AWC
Recording date: March 21, 2024
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