LRI schedule now available
May 1-3 | Yakima
Labor Relations Institute (LRI) is the premier training event for public sector human resources and labor relations professionals. Check out the preliminary schedule and session descriptions for LRI now featured on our website!
Thanks for attending Lobby Day!
More than 85 city officials traveled to Olympia for AWC Lobby Day last week. If you haven’t made it to Olympia yet this legislative session, there’s still time! Make appointments or schedule phone calls with your legislators to let them know how their decisions will impact your community. Check out the event photos on AWC’s Flickr.
Navigating the road ahead
The Citywise section of the latest Cityvision provides expert perspectives on integrating autonomous vehicles, exploring a shift to road usage charges, and ensuring that transportation funding is both adequate and efficiently spent.
Nominate a community for the Governor's 2019 Smart Communities Awards
Governor Jay Inslee has invited nominations for outstanding work by local governments and their partners on community planning and development. This year's award categories focus on the vision, implementation, and partnership of comprehensive planning. New this year is an award for affordable housing innovation. Nominations are open through May 1.
House- and Senate-proposed budget comparisons
Check out our budget highlight sheet that summarizes the key differences for cities among the various budgets and indicates which budgets are best for cities, along with some talking points. Please use it to reach out to your legislators and let them know what budget proposals are best for cities.
Budgets, budgets, budgets
Both the House and Senate Democrats have introduced their budget proposals – operating, transportation, and capital. Learn what’s in the budgets that impact cities and how the proposals differ. More
Housing issues come into focus in the home stretch
As the final home stretch comes into view, the numerous conversations on housing have focused on a few key bills. Read about what’s included in the three bills and contact your Senators to express your preferred approach. More
Hiring for seasonal positions? Spring into action and maximize your efforts by including AWC JobNet in your recruiting plan. With over 11,000 views per month, AWC JobNet is the place to find great candidates. Post your job today!
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UPDATED: FY 2019-21 Revenue estimates tool now includes Senate budget
State revenues to cities and towns are the result of decades of past decisions to deliver vital services to our citizens. Without those agreements, other options would have been explored. Check out our tool on the AWC Data Portal that lets you explore the amount of state shared revenues your city would get, based on the proposed budget.
See you at Small City Connectors!
April 23 | Darrington
April 24 | South Bend
Check out these upcoming opportunities to connect with other city officials from small cities! Attend these free events to talk about programs with staff from AWC and the Washington Municipal Clerks Association, meet with your peers, and enjoy a catered dinner and door prizes.
Amazon Business & OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing
May 7 | Webinar
Amazon Business and OMNIA Partners are partnering together to save your jurisdiction money on items you already buy. Learn how Amazon Business can help you overcome key procurement challenges, improve spend visibility, operational efficiency, and contractual compliance, and simplify the experience of purchasing essential supplies and equipment for your jurisdiction.* Register today.
*Remember to use diligence and check your procurement guidelines.
WAPELRA spring training – “Filling your HR toolbox”
April 23 | Lacey
The agenda includes emerging legal issues and how they impact current policies and manuals, practical considerations for creating or updating your evaluation system, and legal considerations of evaluation systems. This event is sponsored by WCIA and scholarships are available for WCIA and RMSA members.
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