City Managers Conference Session Materials
2026 session materials will be posted as they are made available.
- 2026 City Managers Conference Program
- Approachability as a City Manager How to Build an Authentic Circle
- City Hall 2050 Will Artificial Intelligence Be The Next City Manager
- Crisis Communications Lessons in Preparation and Responses
- Leveraging the Surplus Land Act Process to Create More Affordable Housing
- Role Clarity for City Managers and City Attorneys
- We Have Our Strategic Plan….Now What
- We have our strategic plan… Now what - handout
- Who are we A Profile of the Profession from the 2025 Rose Institute Survey
Previous Session Materials
- 2025 Program
- City of Bell - The Recovery Story…From Scandal to Success
- Cities in Action - Conversations around Addressing Homelessness
- Hate Speech in Council Chambers - The First Amendment vs. The Freedom of Civility
- Leading Successful Teams in Today's Work
- 2024 Local Ballot Measures Debrief - Three Case Studies in Business License Tax Proposals
- Managing in the “Age of Grievance” Navigating the Evolving Role of City Managers
- Managing Through Council Transition and Implementing a Robust Onboarding Program
- Mass Casualty Events - What Nobody Taught You and You Didn't Want to Learn
- Mental Health First - Insights from Retired City Managers
- New City Manager’s Checklist for Immediate Improvements
- Practical Tools for Defining Performance Expectations for Department Heads
- The “New” Economic Development is Green and Comes with money
- Transitioning Well; When to Leave and How to Leave a Legacy Doing It
- 2024 Program
- A Better Way The Facilitated CAO Performance Review - Perkins
- AI Powered Cities - Empowering Municipalities through New Technology
- Career Compass 104 - Workforce Trends You Cant Ignore
- Crisis Management for Cities
- How to Survive Your Annual Performance Evaluation
- Lions Tigers and Landslides Oh My
- Organizational Culture and Ethics
- Supporting Civility Supporting Civility Through Effective Resident Engagement
- The Economic Adventure - City Managers Unleash Their Superpowers
- The Electric Future
- Walking the Line - Addressing Complaints Against Elected Officials
- Who Are We - A Profile of the Profession
- General Session, Feb. 8: Cal Cities Delivers
- Delivering Economic Development Successes in Partnership with your Council and Community
- Economic Update
- Ethics Matter Be Inspired by Your Professional Values
- First Amendment Folies Balancing Constitutional Rights of Free Speech while Maintaining City Operations
- Observations from Local, State, and National Economists - Egan
- Observations with Local, State, and National Economists - Hollingshead
- Observations with Local, State, and National Economists – Rupert
- One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Alternative Responses to Mental Health and Other Crises
- Sales Tax: Understand Hidden Nuances of California Sales Tax Distribution
- Small City Succession Planning Creating a Culture of Growth
- Strategies to Beat Burnout
- Successful DEI Programs and Lessons Learned
- Surplus Land Act Know The Facts Before You Transact
- Telling Your Organization's Story
2025 Session Materials
2024 Session Materials
2023 Session Materials