CLG Training Resources

We are here to help! Preservation through partnership is the goal of the Certified Local Government (CLG) Program. This commitment is key to Washington States ability to preserve, protect, and increase awareness of  our unique cultural heritage found in the built environment.   As a CLG, communities have direct access to SHPO staff for assistance with their commission, building assessments, surveys and nominations, and general preservation assistance.  To help you with these various tasks, the DAHP offers a variety of training, some specific for CLGs, and other general preservaton training.

CLG Trainings

Each year a variety of CLG trainings will be provided live over Zoom with topics ranging from, CLG Basics, Dessign Review and Issuing a COA, Assessing Architectural Integrity, Understanding Your Local Ordanince, and much more. Please check this page periodically for upcoming training. Please, see below for useful materials and to explore previous trainings. 

Guidebooks for CLG's

• A good Place to Start: What every CLG commissioner should know
• NAPC Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
• Local Government Citizen Advisory Boards
• Open Government Training
• Washington State Requirements and Procedures for CLGs
• Local Historic Districts
• Historic Preservation Legal References - local preservation case law in Washington
• A Letter to George 
• Commissioner Training Program (Wisconsin SHPO)

NEW CLG TRAINING MATERIALS PACKET (.zip)

Presentations from previous trainings:

LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS webinar from March 4, 2021 - NEW!

Powerpoint Slides from March 23 2021 Training in Everett

• Design Review by Michael Houser

Powerpoint Slides from November 19, 2019 Training in Steilacoom

• CLG Basics by Kim Gant
• Design Review by Kim Gant - The first half of this presentation is section about Main Street Architecture that I did not have a chance to present. The Design Review portion is the second half.
• Audience Engagement for Historic Preservation by Lauren Hoogkamer

Powerpoint Slides from 2017 CAMP in Tacoma

• Legal Basics for Historic Preservation by Dan Corson
• Meeting Procedures by Karen Gordon
• Preservation Planning by Karen Gordon
• Building Public Support by Amanda DeCort

Powerpoint Slides from September 26, 2017 CLG Training in Spokane

• Meeting Procedures by Karen Gordon
• Legal Basics and Ethics by Karen Gordon
• CLG Basics by Kim Gant
• The Standards by Nick Vann