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  • Low-income housing property tax bill heard again

    Jan 05 2018

    HB 1532 would exempt properties from state and local property taxes that are owned by nonprofit entities for the purposes of developing residences for low-income households.

  • Bill seeks to specify compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements

    Jan 05 2018

    Senator Karen Keiser’s (D-Kent) apprenticeship utilization bill, introduced in 2017, is back and scheduled for public hearing January 11 in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee.

  • Public Depository Task Force finishes work – Treasurer’s Office & OFM make recommendations

    Jan 05 2018

  • Hearings scheduled for Voting Rights Act bills that could impact how city councilmembers get elected

    Jan 05 2018

    Both the House and Senate will hear bills this week that could change whether your city council elections take place citywide or are divided by voting district.

  • Cityvision November/December 2017

    Jan 05 2018

    A study in utility: Maximizing community potential through broadband access

  • Association of Washington Cities honors Sen. Tim Sheldon with City Champion Award

    Jan 04 2018

    The Association of Washington Cities (AWC), an Olympia-based organization advocating on behalf of Washington’s 281 cities and towns, honored Senator Tim Sheldon (D-Potlatch) with a City Champion Award.

  • Your city snapshot

    Dec 20 2017

    Your city snapshot uses U.S. Census data to profile your city's economic condition, demographic breakdown, housing stock, and more.

  • What's black, white, and read all over?

    Dec 20 2017

    Get tips from a panel of reports who had a frank conversation with city officials about working with the media in the 21st century.

  • Washington State Public Employer Overtime Guide

    Dec 20 2017

    The Overtime Guide, revised in 2024, outlines the major provisions of overtime laws and the implications for public employers in Washington; identify options for complying with the revised regulations; and learn best practices for performing audits and communicating changes to exempt status employees.

  • Tutorials on working with the media

    Dec 20 2017

    Watch two short videos to learn how to get the media to cover an issue you care about and team up with other cities to get local editorial board attention.

  • AWC Data Story Portal

    Dec 20 2017

    Research and data for fact-based decision making. Data is presented in tabular, map and graphic formats on timely topics ranging from city election results to utility rate trends to recreational marijuana revenues.

  • Numbers don’t lie

    Dec 20 2017

    A video resource for city officials to demonstrate the important relationship between cities and the state. The video reinforces the long-standing partnership between the state and its cities.

  • Low impact development

    Dec 20 2017

    This video series helps local governments with the code review and update process for managing stormwater, explaining what low impact development (LID) is and how these stormwater permit requirements present both new opportunities and challenges for local governments.

  • Lodging tax

    Dec 20 2017

    Get information about how to report your annual lodging tax expenditures.

  • Liquor Cannabis Board fact sheets available now

    Dec 20 2017

    View the Liquor Cannabis Board’s (LCB) fact sheets on legislation enacted during the 2017 legislative session.

  • LEOFF 1 Disability Board Best Practices Resource Guide

    Dec 20 2017

    The LEOFF 1 Disability Board Best Practices Resource Guide contains valuable information for LEOFF 1 board members, board secretaries, and anyone involved with LEOFF 1 medical responsibilities and costs. The resource guide outlines key responsibilities, guidance, statutory requirements and provides sample policies to help navigate this complex issue.

  • Legislative Bulletin

    Dec 20 2017

    The Legislative Bulletin, emailed weekly during session and monthly during the interim, is one of AWC’s most valuable legislative resources for cities. It covers what you need to know about issue areas, hot topics, and how to take action on city priorities.

  • Guidelines for city streets as part of state highways

    Dec 20 2017

    AWC and the Washington State Department of Transportation provide guidelines on the interpretation of RCW 47.24 and the construction, operations and maintenance responsibilities of WSDOT when a city street is part of a state highway.

  • Cityvision September/October 2016

    Dec 20 2017

    Developing story: strategies for a new generation of resilient infrastructure

  • Guidelines for elected and appointed officials using social media

    Dec 19 2017

    Social media is a tool growing in popularity for developing direct communications with your community and creating informal opportunities to reach out beyond official publications. City policies should cover the “official” city account, employee use of social media inside and outside of work, and elected official use of social media.

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