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Wednesday, June 18

9 – 11:30 am

Communicating with Your Citizens – It’s a Two-Way Street

Getting Everyone on the Same Page: Situational Leadership for Councils

Jurassic Parliament: Running Great Meetings Using Parliamentary Procedure

2:30 – 4 pm

A Conversation with Legislators and City Lobbyists

Clusters as a Downtown Strategy

Finance 101 for Smaller Cities

Long Term Planning: Capitol Projects, Funding & Community Involvement

The Rogue Councilmember

Working with Your Court: New Resources, Mandates and Appropriate Limits


Thursday, June 19

9:15 – 10:15 am

Charting Your Fiscal Future

Doing the Right Thing Part One: Auditing Standards

Getting the Most from Your Small City $$$ – Managing Contractors

Meeting Housing Challenges in a Changing Market

Step Out of the Box Funding (mobile tour)

Value Based Decision Making in the Public Sector

10:30 am – Noon

Courageous Leadership

Doing the Right Thing Part Two: Open Public Meetings, Public Records

Land Use Short Course for Smaller Cities

Setting Municipal Utility Rates – The Do's and Don'ts

Sustainable Workforce – What is it and How to Get One

1:30 – 3 pm

Civic Ecology: Practical Solutions for Real Communities

Communicating Across the Generations

Infill Development and Downtown Housing

You Can Make It Happen: Infrastructure Funding

Streamlined Sales Tax – Update on Implementation & Mitigation

3:30 – 4:30 pm

A Look at the Future: Where Are the People Going?

Beyond Branding: Not Just a Logo and Slogan

Budgeting for Capital Projects

Going Green Strategies

Responding to Natural Disaster: How Did We Do It?


Friday, June 20

8:45 – 10:15 am
Basics of Budgeting (CML)

9 – 10:15 am
Roundtables

Can We Do More with Less?

New Tools for Help with Gangs: Suppression, Intervention & Prevention

Puget Sound Partnership

Small Cities

Tribal Relations