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Beyond the Beltway: Influencing Federal Policy through Grassroots Engagement
3 Credit Hours
Building a Hometown Connection: GMA Lobbying 101
6 Credit Hours
Building Bridges Between Cities and Colleges
3 Credit Hours
Building Collaborative Relationships to Solve Community Challenges
6 Credit Hours
New Class
Building Community Capacity Through Tourism
6 Credit Hours
Capital Improvement Program
3 Credit Hours
Available Online
Changing Demographics and Best Practices
3 Credit Hours
Civics for Local Government
3 Credit Hours
Community and Media Relations
6 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Conflict Resolution
6 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Creating a Downtown Renaissance: Advanced DDA Training
6 Credit Hours
Current Issues Class - Understanding the Census
3 Credit Hours
Current Issues Class: Health In All Policies: Impactful Local Decision-Making to Ensure Healthier Communities
6 Credit Hours
Current Issues Class: Municipal Law Update 2023
3 Credit Hours
Current Issues Class: Understanding, Funding and Fighting the New Face of Homelessness in Georgia
3 Credit Hours
Current Issues Class: Workforce Development
6 Credit Hours
Data Literacy and Storytelling for Cities
6 Credit Hours
Downtown Development Authority Basic Training
6 Credit Hours
Economic Development
6 Credit Hours
Economics of Education
3 Credit Hours
Effective Branding and Marketing Strategies for Municipal Governments
6 Credit Hours
Effective Practices for Municipal Operations 101
3 Credit Hours
Employee Benefits 101 (Retirement)
3 Credit Hours
Entrepreneur Friendly Cities
3 Credit Hours
Environmental Sustainability
6 Credit Hours
Ethics
6 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Excellence in Customer Service
3 Credit Hours
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
6 Credit Hours
Funding and Programming Transportation Projects In Your Community
3 Credit Hours
Georgia Academy for Economic Development
12 Credit Hours
Georgia Mayors Leadership Academy
6 Credit Hours
New Class
Governing the Commons: Collective Decision Making in Complex Systems
6 Credit Hours
Advanced Leadership Track
Harmony in Leadership: Nurturing Kindness, Civility, and Transformational Influence
6 Credit Hours
New Class
Heart and Soul Downtown Workshop
6 Credit Hours
Housing Solutions for Cities — Mobile Workshop
6 Credit Hours
How Shall We Live? Practical Ethics for Public Life
6 Credit Hours
Advanced Leadership Track
How to Attract and Retain Young Professionals in Your Town
3 Credit Hours
Human Resources I
6 Credit Hours
Available Online
Human Trafficking: Georgia’s Role and Response
3 Credit Hours
Information Privacy and Security Breaches: Prevention and Response
3 Credit Hours
Law Enforcement Services: Trends and Best Practices
6 Credit Hours
Let’s Get Social
3 Credit Hours
Living Beyond Expectations: The Opportunities and Challenges of the Growing Senior Population
3 Credit Hours
Local Government Debt Methods 101
3 Credit Hours
Available Online
Making Citizen Engagement Work in our Communities
6 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Making Cultural Diversity Work
6 Credit Hours
Managing Growth: Economic and Natural Resource Issues
6 Credit Hours
Mobile Workshops
6 Credit Hours
Money, Money, Money … Money: Funding City Projects and Programs Through Grants and Loans
6 Credit Hours
Municipal Annexation: Growing Pains and Growth Spurts
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Courts Post-Ferguson I: Promoting Justice, Protecting City Assets
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Courts Post-Ferguson II: Promoting Justice, Protecting City Assets
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Electric Systems 101
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Finance I
6 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Municipal Finance II
6 Credit Hours
Municipal Gas Systems 101
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Law
6 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Municipal Law Update 2025
3 Credit Hours
New Class
Municipal Long-Term Budgeting
6 Credit Hours
Municipal Taxation 101 - The Basics
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Taxation 102 – The Basics Continued
3 Credit Hours
Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems
3 Credit Hours
Navigating the Future: Planning and Acting Strategically
6 Credit Hours
New and Emerging Technology for Cities
3 Credit Hours
Newly Elected Officials Institute
6 Credit Hours
State Mandated
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Open Meetings
3 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Available Online
Open Records
3 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Available Online
Planning and Zoning
6 Credit Hours
Practices for Successful Meetings
3 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Public Policy Development and Implementation
3 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Public Presentations and Meet the Media
6 Credit Hours
Public Problems, Democratic Decisions - The Governing Role of Mayors and Councilmembers
6 Credit Hours
Advanced Leadership Track
Public Works Services
3 Credit Hours
Recreation and Parks – Building Communities
3 Credit Hours
Regional Approaches to Cooperation
6 Credit Hours
Retreats
12 Credit Hours
Revitalizing Neighborhoods – Tools for Local Officials
6 Credit Hours
Risk and Insurance 101
3 Credit Hours
Robert E. Knox, Jr. Municipal Leadership Institute
6 Credit Hours
Roles and Responsibilities of Council and Staff
3 Credit Hours
Recommended for Newly Elected and First-Term Officials
Service Delivery Strategy – Efficiency & Tax Equity for Local Governments
6 Credit Hours
Steering Through The Storm: Guiding Your Community Through a Disaster
6 Credit Hours
Strengthening the Well-being of Children & Youth
3 Credit Hours
Succession Planning: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Workforce Today
3 Credit Hours
Trends in Urban Design for Local Leaders
3 Credit Hours
Water Management — An Introduction for Local Governments
6 Credit Hours