2011 Conference handouts & presentations
AWC conference materials are for members only.
Wednesday
Civility in city hall
Holding court – Municipal do’s and don’ts
Land use decision making – Do’s and don’ts
Running for office while sitting in city hall
Thorny personnel issues – Practical strategies for the strong mayor
Thursday
Basics of city finances
Governing ourselves – Developing policies before they’re needed
Leading through shock and sorrow – The Lakewood police tragedy
Main street solutions – Build your future from your past
Making sense of the census
Medical marijuana in your community?
Pension reform in Washington state
Post-session legislative realities
Sustainable approaches to fire service
We’ve changed. Now what?
What you really need to know about public records
Friday
Allocating resources in the new normal
Civic identity – The power of understanding and leveraging your city’s story
Elected officials’ role in emergency management
Great shakes in the Pacific Northwest – What we can learn from Native American myths, the Japanese earthquake and surfing elephants
Keeping things on track when folks are rude, crude or confused
The ABCs of Tax Increment Financing
Water, water everywhere: FEMA and stormwater updates