Strengthen Your Core:  Fundamentals of Municipal Government

Looking for in-person training in a city or town near you? Are you newly elected and aspiring to achieve the designation of Certified Municipal Official?  This training is for you!  Join other elected officials, and municipal personnel for the 2021 CMO Regional Training.  This summer, the League’s Legal Team will lead seven one-day trainings on four fundamental topics in municipal government.

Notice:  Event registrations require a valid email address that is checked regularly since the email address is used to communicate important event information, i.e., event confirmations, CMO credit form & survey link, and event updates.

CMO Credit Hours:  This session is approved for four (4) credit hours in the Basic, Advanced and Emeritus Programs.  Each session also meets elective core curriculum requirements.  Credit hours are not awarded for duplicate training in the core curriculum.  Only municipal elected officials receive credit hours in the CMO Program.

Earning the professional designation of Certified Municipal Official prepares elected officials to serve their citizens and help create better communities.  This designation requires 10 credit hours of required and elective coursework (Core Curriculum) and 30 additional credit hours by attending League events approved for CMO credit hours.  Strengthen Your Core: Fundamentals of Municipal Government qualifies as four (4) elective core curriculum hours.  Additionally, the League recognizes, commends and awards municipalities where the mayor and all councilmembers are Certified Municipal Officials thereby distinguishing the municipality as a Certified Municipality.  This designation represents the mayor and all councilmembers have completed a minimum of 40 credit hours of formal training on municipal government conducted or endorsed by the Alabama League of Municipalities.