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Resources relating to

  • Maintaining your rep

    How cities can mitigate political risk with enterprise risk management.

  • Cell mates

    The Ninth Circuit backs the FCC in small wireless appeal.

  • Small City Resource Manual

    Small cities are different than their larger counterparts. This resource manual provides a brief overview of key topics and outlines important issues.

  • Cityvision November/December 2018

    Local twist: Aligning levels of authority in an age of preemption

  • AWC Voting Rights Act resources

    Learn how the Voting Rights Act impacts your city.

  • 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.

  • PDC guidelines for city officials: Elections activity

    Elected officials and city staff should understand Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) guidelines before participating in any elections activities, including taking a position on a ballot measure or endorsing a candidate for political office.

  • Cityvision March/April 2016

    Scaling the walls: Cities employ smart risk management to reach their goals

  • Short Course on Local Planning

    Certificate of Municipal Leadership programThe Short Course on Planning is the pre-eminent training course on land use for planning commissioners and elected officials in Washington. Access this training through a series of ten short videos.
    (CML: Community planning and development; 3 credits)

  • 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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