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Yakima City Mayor Receives Special Training
There s no requirement to have any kind of special training to be a Yakima City Council member or the mayor but Yakima Mayor Patricia Byers is now certificated. A press release from the city of Yakima says Byers recently received a Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities or AWC. The Certificate of Municipal Leadership program trains city and town elected officials in a variety of areas including Roles, responsibilities and legal requirements, Public sector resource management, Community planning and development and Effective local leadership. AWC Chief Executive Officer Peter B. King says the training is valuable because cities and towns are always changing to meet new challenges and opportunities “Our Certificate of Municipal Leadership program helps mayors and council members sharpen the tools they need today to understand the legal landscape, plan for the future, manage their resources, and fost