Welcome To WCMA!

Our Mission Statement

The mission of WCMA is to advance the profession, support local government managers, and promote excellence in local government management.

Our values include:

• Professionalism - Demonstrating competence, knowledge, impartiality, and efficiency in our work

• Public service - Serving the public with respect and fairness, challenging inequitable policies and systems

• Ethics - Maintaining the highest standards of conduct and upholding the public’s trust

• Leadership - Moving one’s organization forward in a positive direction to achieve its goals and objectives

• Collaboration - Building positive partnerships by sharing ideas and experiences

• Innovation - Encouraging creative solutions that successfully address local issues

Sign Up for the NEW WCMA Listerv on Google Groups

You must be a WCMA member to join the WCMA Google Groups. Get announcements or respond to inquiries from your colleagues. New to Google Groups? Learn more and set up your account.

Join the WCMA Network on LinkedIn 

The WCMA listserv is moving to a new platform. As part of our effort to improve communication channels with the WCMA membership, we’ve created a WCMA Network on LinkedIn. This network is a platform for members to keep in touch by sharing announcements and news. 

If you're a WCMA member and haven't signed up to join, you'll never know what you're missing. Keep in touch, sign up today!

Building Resilient Local Governments Certificate Program

Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling basis for the new Building Resilient Local Governments Graduate Certificate Program, a new partnership between the Washington City/County Management Association (WCMA) and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington.  This program has been in the works for nearly two years and is the result of the hard work of the WCMA Board of Directors and the leadership team at the Evans School!

The program is a 15-credit graduate certificate program for local government professionals looking to grow their skills and knowledge. Current WCMA members will receive an Evans School fellowship covering 1/3 of the tuition (around $4,000!) and students who complete the certificate program are eligible to apply for admission to the Executive Master of Public Administration program and to carry over 10-12 of the credits toward their MPA degree.  The program will be primarily virtual, and conducted on evenings and weekends, to accommodate the work schedules of cohort members from around the state.

Please spread the word, referring others who might be good candidates to this amazing opportunity! Apply here! Please contact evansadm@uw.edu with any questions.