1 – 4 pm

Pre-conference sessions

Collaborative leadership training with the Ruckelshaus Center

City elected officials earn an additional 3 credits toward the Certificate of Municipal Leadership in the leadership competency area.

• Handout

Mayor as CEO: Mastering your role as the city's executive

City elected officials earn an additional 3 credits toward the Certificate of Municipal Leadership in the legal competency area.

• PowerPoint

Short Course on Local Planning

City elected officials earn an additional 3 credits toward the Certificate of Municipal Leadership in the land use competency area.

• Agenda
• PowerPoint – Dave Andersen, WA State Dept. of Commerce, part 1
• PowerPoint – Ryan Walters, Ryan Walters Law, part 2
• PowerPoint – Valerie Smith, WA State Dept. of Commerce, part 3
• PowerPoint – Dave Andersen, WA State Dept. of Commerce, part 4
• PowerPoint – Ryan Walters, Ryan Walters Law, part 5

1 – 5 pm

Pre-conference mobile tour

Hanford Site: U.S. Department of Energy tour | Registration closed, and additional attendees not already on the waitlist will not be allowed on this tour

City elected officials earn an additional 3 credits toward the Certificate of Municipal Leadership in the community competency area.

• No materials for this session

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Making the most of Annual Conference

• PowerPoint

8:30 – 9:30 am

Concurrent sessions

Adapting and planning for growth from different perspectives

• No materials for this session

AI for beginners: how to use it while being mindful of public records and security implications

• PowerPoint – Kyle Schroeder, AI GTH Consulting
• PowerPoint – Tom Miller, Microsoft US State & Local Government

Building a positive police culture

• No materials for this session

Finding your people: Exploring affinity groups at AWC

• PowerPoint

Funding models for fire service

• PowerPoint

Public records essentials

• PowerPoint

9:30 – 11:30 am

Mobile tour

Wastewater win: Tour of the Kennewick treatment plant’s biosolids upgrade project

• No materials for this session

10 – 11:15 am

Concurrent sessions

Strategies to combat food insecurity

• PowerPoint

Small cities roundtable

• PowerPoint

Those most in need: Serving your vulnerable residents

• PowerPoint – Nancy Backus, Auburn
• PowerPoint – Jori Burnett, Ferndale
• Handout – Auburn
• Handout – North Whatcom Report

Understand the energy grid of tomorrow

• PowerPoint – Clint Whitney, Richland
• PowerPoint – Janet Kelly, Puget Sound Energy
• PowerPoint – Sean O'Brien, Energy Forward Alliance

Unlocking the city financing toolbox for city leaders

• PowerPoint – AWC
• PowerPoint – Pacifica Law Group

Dialogue Hubs

• No materials for this session

11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Opening general session, welcome, Parade of Flags, and city awards recognition

Keynote: Building tomorrow's communities – together: Where human-centered leadership meets intelligent technology

• PowerPoint

1:45 – 4:30 pm

Mobile tour

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory mobile tour

• No materials for this session

2 – 4:15 pm

Mobile tour

Planning for economic development and growth: Economic development in Kennewick’s Southridge and Ridgeline areas

• PowerPoint

2 – 3 pm

Concurrent sessions

Engaging young leaders with mock council meetings

• Handout – Bothell council script
• Handout – Bothell youth visit itinerary
• Handout – Port Orchard
• Handout – Port Townsend certificate of appreciation
• Handout – Port Townsend golf course
• Handout – Port Townsend proclamation
• Handout – Spokane

Exploring the needs of small, rural communities

• PowerPoint

Infrastructure funding opportunities and challenges

• PowerPoint – Laura Philpot, Maple Valley
• PowerPoint, part 1 – Shawn Loga, Othello
• PowerPoint, part 2 – Shawn Loga, Othello
• PowerPoint – Maria Jawad, Public Works Board

Look who’s talking: Social media, the First Amendment, and the Public Records Act

• PowerPoint

Strategies for countering gang crime

• PowerPoint – Brad Richmond, Airway Heights
• PowerPoint – Chris Buttice, Walla Walla
• PowerPoint – Shawn Boyle, Yakima

Dialogue Hubs

• No materials for this session

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Downtown revitalization strategies and creating a sense of place

• PowerPoint – Andy Coleman, Walla Walla
• PowerPoint – Matthew Lundh, Cle Elum

Finding and managing outside funding with limited staff resources

• No materials for this session

How to create a culture of belonging

• PowerPoint

Maximizing AI at city hall: Innovation, inclusion, and impact

• PowerPoint

Wrestling with tight budgets and considerations for budget cuts and revenues

• PowerPoint – Mark McAvoy, Liberty Lake
• PowerPoint – Steve Groom, Federal Way

Dialogue Hubs

• No materials for this session

4:40 – 5:30 pm

Roundtable sessions

Councilmembers

• No materials for this session

Mayors in council-manager cities

• No materials for this session

Mayors in mayor-council cities

• No materials for this session

Mayors pro tem/Deputy mayors/Council presidents

• No materials for this session

City managers

• No materials for this session

Clerks, department heads, and other city staff

• No materials for this session

New and newer councilmembers (joined council since fall 2023)

• No materials for this session

8:30 – 10:15 am

General session

Economic outlook

• PowerPoint

Building better policy through collaborative leadership

• No materials for this portion

10:45 – 11:45 am

Concurrent sessions

Ask MRSC

• PowerPoint

Preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

• PowerPoint – Jillian Henze, Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce
• PowerPoint – April Putney, Seattle FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee

Strategic planning for infrastructure

• PowerPoint

Updates from the other Washington

• No materials for this session

What’s new at the CJTC? It's more than you think!

• PowerPoint

Wildfire resiliency plan for fire preparedness

• PowerPoint

Dialogue Hubs

• No materials for this session

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Mobile tour

• PowerPoint

Mobile tour of the Criminal Justice Training Commission’s Regional Training Center in Pasco

• None

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Building resilient cities: Navigating cybersecurity threats and understanding essential resources

• No materials for this session

Cities 101 for the community

• No materials for this session

Life in the middle: Ensuring strong relationships with council and staff (For city managers)

• No materials for this session

Navigating modern council meetings: civility, compliance, and crisis management

• PowerPoint

Tax Increment Financing: Who is doing it and how it works

• PowerPoint – Preston Fredrickson, Walla Walla
• PowerPoint – Steve Groom, Federal Way
• PowerPoint – Alice Ostdiek, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP

Dialogue Hubs

• No materials for this session

2:45 – 3:45 pm

Concurrent sessions

Advocacy bootcamp

• PowerPoint

Exploring the landscape for belonging and inclusion programs

• PowerPoint – Bob Sterbank, Foster Garvey
• PowerPoint – Linda Gallagher, MRSC

How mayor and clerk partner together to get things done

• PowerPoint

Protecting your critical communications infrastructure

• PowerPoint

The price of popularity: Tourism economies in Washington

• PowerPoint – Alex Theophilus, Utah State University
• PowerPoint – Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, Port Angeles
• Handout

Dialogue Hubs

• No materials for this session

8:30 – 10:30 am

Concurrent sessions

Disaster preparedness and leading through a natural disaster

• PowerPoint
• PowerPoint – Terri Cooper, Medical Lake
• PowerPoint – Micki Harnois, Malden

Leveling up your communication skills

• No materials for this session

Jurassic Parliament: Using motions to get out of a pickle

• PowerPoint & handouts

Showing up with courage and energy!

• PowerPoint