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Utah League of Cities and Towns holds first statewide LAA training for newly elected rural officials
Summary
The Utah League of Cities and Towns convened newly elected small‑town officials on Jan. 20 for a training on the Local Administrative Adviser (LAA) program, highlighting LAAs’ role in planning, grant readiness, succession planning and priority‑based budgeting.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah League of Cities and Towns convened newly elected officials from small and rural municipalities on Jan. 20 for a first‑of‑its‑kind training introducing the Local Administrative Adviser (LAA) program and practical guidance on strategic planning and budgeting.
"This is our training for our LAA or local administrative adviser communities," said Molly Wheeler, deputy director at the Utah League of Cities and Towns, in opening remarks. Organizers said the Zoom session was intended for communities under 10,000 residents without full‑time administrators and that slides and a recording would be shared after the meeting.
McKenna Marchant, who led the presentation, described the LAA program as a locally staffed support network placed through regional Associations of…
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