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  • Salary & Benefits Survey

    Research city and county salary and benefit information, which facilitates benchmarking, and members’ budget and policy making decisions.

  • Cityvision March/April 2020

    Ideas to grow on: Cities leverage local assets to jump-start economic development

  • 2020 State of the Cities: Greater responsibilities, fewer resources

    Our 2020 State of the Cities report dives into data, research, and trends to examine conditions in Washington's 281 cities. One key finding: cities are taking on more responsibilities with fewer resources than ever before.

  • Cityvision September/October 2019

    Pointing the way: Where growth and sustainability intersect

  • Cityvision March/April 2019

    All hands on tech: Cities confront the promise and perils of innovation

  • Low impact development

    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

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

  • Budgeting basics

    Certificate of Municipal Leadership programAWC's 10-part online Budgeting Basics series breaks down the various elements of budgeting. Redmond's Finance Director Mike Bailey shares his approach to budgeting and provides guidance and advice for all elements of the budget process.
    (CML: Public sector resource management; 1 credit)

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