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.
CLG Training 101
On Friday May 6th, 2022, CLG Coordinator Michelle Thompson will be hosting a CLG 101 training via Zoom. This is intended to be the first in a series of planned CLG basics trainings. This training will be a true "rewind" back to the basics and underpinnings of the CLG Program: why and how it began, the benefits and responsibilities of being a CLG, a look at local ordinances and bylaws, how these are intended to be implemented by the commission, and a basic overview of the Washington Open Public Meetings Act (RCW 42.30). This training will set the stage for three subsequent CLG Basic Trainings on the topic of: Adding to your Local Register, Design Review, and Special Valuation. Please spread the word.
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Time: May 6, 2022 03:00 PMJoin Zoom Meeting |
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