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, DAHP offers a variety of training, some specific for CLGs, and other general preservaton training.

CLG Trainings

Four Annual CLG  Basic Trainings will be provided  live over Zoom with Q&A opportunity. Topics will be: CLG 101: Back to Basics, Adding to Your Local Register, Dessign Review 101 & Issuing a COA , and Special Valuation and Financial Incentives. Also look for special topics trainings such as: Equity in Preservation, Architecture of the Recent Past (Mid-century), Architectural Styles, Local Historic Districts, Budgeting for CLG Grant Projects, and more

Check this page periodically for upcoming trainannouncements or newly posted trainings Please, see below for more useful materials and to explore previous trainings. 

Annual CLG Basic Trainings:

1. 1. CLG 101: Back to Basics (May 2022)
2. 2. Adding to Your Local Register (Coming in 2022)
3. 3. Design Review 101 & Issuing a COA (Coming in 2022)
4. 4. Special Valuation and Financial Incentives (Coming in 2022)

Trainings and Videos:

• CLG Basics by Kim Gant
• Design Review by Kim Gant
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards
• Audience Engagement for Historic Preservation  by Lauren Hoogkamer
• Preservation Planning by Karen Gordon
• Local Historic Districts by Megan Duvall and Logan Camporeale from the Spokane Historic Preservation Office
• National vs Local Register District

 Legal Basics and Meeting Procedures:

• Legal Basics for Historic Preservation by Dan Corson
• Meeting Procedures by Karen Gordon
• For the Record: The NAPC Short Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
• Washington State Open Public Meetings Act, MRSC
• Meeting Procedures by Karen Gordon
• Legal Basics and Ethics by Karen Gordon
• NAPC Code of Ethics
• A Letter to George: How To Keep The Preservation Commission Out Of Court And Avoid Being Sued
• Spokane CLG Training Legal Basics and Ethics
• How to Conduct an HPC Meeting
• Local Government Citizen Advisory Boards, MRSC
• Building a Defensible Record