Local Government Informational Tutorials (LeGIT) The LeGITs are our weekly hour-long Zoom trainings, available to all cities, tribes, community associations, and partner agencies. Each LeGIT focuses on a topic or a series on a topic relevant to local governance and service provision. LeGITs are typically held on Thursdays at 10:00am. November November 6 O&M Best Practices: Managerial Capacity Iura Leahu November 13 O&M Best Practices: Financial Capacity - Workers' Comp and Payroll Brendan Smyth November 20 O&M Best Practices: Financial Capacity - Budgets and Revenue Gabriel Gonzales November 27 Break - No LeGIT N/A December December 4 Municipal Records Retention Sonya Pevan December 11 Phishing Threats – How to Protect Your Organization! Michael White December 18 No RD - Christmas N/A December 25 Break - No RD - Christmas N/A January 2026 January 4th If you’d like to attend, contact your LGS for the Zoom link. Who Is My Local Government Specialist? Click here for an interactive map. We’d love to hear what you think! If you’ve attended a LeGIT and would like to share your feedback, please use this brief survey: Local Government Information Tutorial (LeGIT) Feedback If you have recommendations or requests for future LeGIT topics, please share them with us using this brief survey: Requests for Future LeGIT Topics Presentations and Related Documents 2024 08/01/2024 - DCRA LGIT Overview 08/08/2024 - Pre-Election PowerPoint 08/15/2024 - Day of the Election 08/22/2024 - Post Election Tasks 10/03/2024 - Meetings 10/10/2024 - Open Meetings Act 10/17/2024 - Parliamentary Procedure 10/24/2024 - Minutes 10/31/2024 - CDBG Program Overview 11/12/2024 - Workers Compensation and Payroll 12/05/2024 - BP Budget Reports Financial Documents Delivery System 2025 01/16/2025 - Rate Setting 01/30/2025 - Collections 02/13/2025 - Community Assistance Program Overview 02/20/2025 - CAP Application Tutorial 02/27/2025 - CAP Documentation Requirements for Municipalities 03/06/2025 - Local Boundary Commission Overview 03/20/2025 - National Flood Insurance Program, NFIP in Alaska Overview 05/08/2025 - CAP Reminder 05/15/2025 - Council and Staff Roles 05/22/2025 - Bulk Fuel Loan Program 05/29/2025 - Alaska Statutes and Regulation 06/05/2025 - Tribal Constitutions and Bylaws 06/12/2025 - LeGIT Ordinances & Resolutions 06/26/2025 - LeGIT Codification Elections Documents Delivery System 07/03/2025 - Policies and Procedures 07/10/2025 - Pre-Election 07/17/2025 - Day of the Municipal Election 08/14/2025 - PZC Roles and Responsibilities 08/21/2025 - Planning Commission Meetings and Decisions 08/28/2025 - Election Calendar Checklist - Abbreviated 09/11/2025 - Accounting Basics 10/02/2025 - RAFA 10/09/2025 - Post Election Documentation 10/23/2025 - Community Development Block Grant 10/16/2025 - Facilitating Success A Clerk’s Guide to Training Newly Elected Officials 2026 Local Government Resource Desk: Trisha Sullivan Local Government Specialist IVDivision of Community and Regional Affairs Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1640 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: (907) 269-4549FAX: (907) 269-4563 e-mail: patricia.sullivan@alaska.gov Sign up for our Email List! Click here to sign up for one of our topical list serves. Revised 11/25/2025