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Municipal budgeting & financial management workshop 
July 26-27 | Tukwila
August 23-24 | Leavenworth
A local government's budget document is important. More than a bunch of numbers, the budget document is your primary tool for prioritizing and addressing your community's needs. It's also a valuable mode of communication with your residents. Register for this popular annual workshop that gives both novice and expert budgeters the skills to enhance their budget document.
Civic Service Awards for 20-year service to cities
Each year, AWC recognizes city officials retiring after 20 or more years of service to cities. Elected officials, city managers and administrators, city clerks, senior department directors, and city attorneys who have retired since the 2017 AWC Annual Conference or will retire by December 31, 2018 are eligible. The deadline for notifying AWC of eligible city officials is June 1, 2018. More
 Five questions for College Place—GIS Consortium member
The AWC GIS Consortium is helping the City of College Place create new and better ways for city staff and the public to explore and analyze data, ultimately making the city more efficient and effective. We sat down with College Place City Manager Mike Rizzitiello to ask him about his experience with the GIS Consortium. Find out how the Consortium helped them clean up the data they had, understand where the data gaps are, and move forward. More
Send your city's voting delegates to the AWC Annual Business Meeting
Mark your calendar for AWC's Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, June 28. This important meeting takes place in Yakima during our Annual Conference. Your city can designate up to three voting delegates to vote on important issues on your city's behalf. Email the names, titles, and city name of your designated voting delegates to Michelle Catlin by June 22. More
Get involved! Recruitment open—State boards and commissions
Want to make a difference by joining a statewide board or committee? Recruitment is now open through May 31 for the following state boards and commissions:
- Transportation Improvement Board
- Citizens Committee on Pipeline Safety
Learn what each board does and how you can apply. More
Alternative fuels for fleet vehicles mandate begins in June
The fuel mandate begins in less than two weeks, but don’t panic—there is significant flexibility on implementation. Commerce will collect compliance information only from the largest fuel users—those using more than 200,000 gallons per year. Those entities must report. Smaller fuel users are expected to consider whether alternative fuel vehicles are practical. Commerce is providing tools to help smaller users make that determination, but there is no reporting requirement. More
JLARC public records reporting system open
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee's (JLARC) public records data reporting system is now open. Cities and towns required to report under the law will have until July 1 to submit their performance metrics to JLARC. More
 It’s the countdown to AWC Annual Conference! Check here weekly to catch highlights of what you can expect at AWC’s 85th conference. You won’t want to miss it!
Introducing keynote speaker—Bruce Leamon!
Leadership and teamwork: Lessons from the 1936 U.S. Olympic Crew from UW
Bruce's keynote address will explore the story told in the New York Times bestselling book, The Boys in the Boat. Like the book, Bruce will share this moving story of challenge, hope, and overcoming all odds through ethical leadership and hard work. Together we’ll draw lessons in leadership from this inspiring tale of how modeling, motivating, encouraging, and enabling propelled one scrappy team of rowers out of the University of Washington and to Olympic Gold during Hitler’s Berlin rule.
Register today and save! The early bird rate ends this Friday, May 25. |
 Congratulations 2018 Advocacy All-Star Award winners!
AWC's Advocacy All-Star Awards recognize and celebrate the actions of city officials and others who advocate for all 281 cities and towns. The award winners conducted advocacy efforts throughout the 2017 interim and 2018 legislative session. See who made the list! More
Saying thanks & getting ready for the long 2019 legislative session
AWC's 2018 session accomplishments occurred thanks to the help, leadership, and partnership of many individuals and groups, including those who won this year's AWC City Champion Award. In case you missed it, read our legislative candidate questionnaire and discover ways you can use it to help cities stay strong in 2019. Encourage candidates in your area to fill one out! More
 Three upcoming Small City Connectors
May 29 | Palouse
May 30 | Kettle Falls
May 31 | Odessa
Small cities are unique. It's the personal and close-knit nature of small communities that makes them the historical and cultural bedrock of American life. But governing a small town isn't easy. Join AWC for a catered dinner and connect with other small cities and towns in your area to share best practices and challenges. Don't miss these three upcoming connectors!
New tools to address zombie homes
May 31 | Webinar
Abandoned homes (also known as zombie homes) have a number of negative implications for cities including crime, public safety issues, lower property values, lack of community cohesion, and lower tax revenue—to name a few. This AWC webinar explores existing and new options for cities to address the impacts these properties have on their communities. More
 Looking for great interns? AWC's JobNet is the place for cities and towns to recruit new talent. Find your next intern today! Post your job on AWC JobNet.
Featured jobs
City of Yakima | Director of Finance and Budget
City of Seattle | Labor Relations Director
City of Spokane Valley | Senior Engineer – CIP |
