City Managers Conference
February 11- 13, 2026
The Meritage
875 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA
Thank you for attending the 2025 City Managers Conference! Designed for city managers and assistant or deputy city managers, this conference provides city officials with the essential information and updates needed to effectively run their cities and best position their communities for the future. This year's topics included homelessness, relationships with council members, mental health, financials, and more.
Save the date for our next City Managers Conference at The Meritage in Napa, February 11-13, 2026. We will see you there!
For questions, please contact Associate Manager, Event Program, Erin Wylder.
For registration questions, please contact Registrar, Megan Dunn.
For sponsorship questions, please contact Associate Manager, Exposition Sales and Event Sponsors, Amy Wade.
Conference Information
- 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
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