Another successful City Action Days wrapped up Wednesday afternoon, and we are pleased to have had nearly 400 city officials come to Olympia.
AWC’s mission is to advocate for cities. To that end, having city officials pack the Capitol creates a huge impact on the process. This is an important time to raise your voice and make it heard in the legislative process as a strong city advocate. Together we speak with one powerful city voice.
Whether you were able to join us in Olympia or not, now is the time to remind your legislators about the value of cities and the difference cities make for the state. AWC has some great tools to help you with these conversations:
Be sure to ask your legislators what they are doing to help cities—you have to keep them accountable to your community.
We know that as a city official, you have your hands full leading your city. The legislative process can seem like something that you don’t have time for or that is too confusing and challenging for you to have an impact. But your voice does matter. Legislators like to hear from home. As a city official, you are an opinion leader in your community—and that matters to your legislators.
As a city official, you are an opinion leader in your community—and that matters to your legislators.
If you were not able to join us in Olympia this week, that’s okay! You can still make your voice heard. Reach out to your legislators with an email or a phone call and remind them of your city’s legislative priorities. Then ask them what they are doing to advance those priorities.
As we have been saying, “advocacy is a year-round job,” so keep up the good work of making your voice heard all session long. We are already about a third of the way through, but there’s a lot of work left. We are still a week away from the first bill cutoff deadlines and are still awaiting the supplemental budget proposals. It is important to reach out to legislators on a regular basis and share what is important to your city and what’s important to all cities.
Thank you for all you do as strong city advocates and for making your voice heard in the legislative process.
We are here to help. If you have any questions or need any more information about legislation impacting cities, please reach out to your AWC Government Relations team.