Recognize National First Responders Day on October 28
APWA has created a toolkit to help you celebrate the event and recognize public works professionals as first responders.
Click here to download a sample National First Responders Day proclamation, along with additional resources and information to help celebrate this event.
Additional questions can be sent to Marty Williams, APWA Government Affairs Manager.
2025 Chapter Officers
Attention Chapter Secretaries AND Chapter Administrators!
Attached is the chapter officer request form. If your chapter changes officers in the spring or summer of 2025, please save this so you can send the update at the time your officers are chosen.
If you do not have an officer listed on the form, skip it.
Another reminder: If you have not sent in your chapter minutes, please do so before the end of the year. The Rules Governing Chapters section 15 states that chapters should send in all minutes once approved.
Please return the list of officers along with any minutes to chapterservices@apwa.org.
Will the next Jennings Randolph International Fellow be selected from your chapter? Applications due November 29!
The APWA International Constituents Committee is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Jennings Randolph International Fellowship, and we’d like to encourage each and every APWA chapter to help promote this unique professional opportunity to your members. This program supports travel and participation at a public works conference of one of APWA’s international partners as well as a public works study tour in that country.
For more details and to apply visit www.apwa.org/JRFellows.
LTAP + APWA Chapter = A Powerful Collaboration
There are many ways for APWA Chapters and LTAPs to establish a strong partnership. Each chapter and LTAP center can form a partnership that works best for them.
Click here to view ways your chapter and LTAP can establish a strong partnership, as well as resources available from the National LTAP Association.
Questions can be sent to Jill Wilbeck.
APWA Accreditation Announcements
Accreditation is the mark of professionalism, indicating a public works agency has made the commitment to continuous improvement in the delivery of public works operations and services in the community it serves. Accreditation recognizes an agency’s policies, procedures, and practices that have been evaluated against nationally recognized management practices determined to be appropriate for that specific agency.
The American Public Works Association is thrilled to announce the accreditation of the following public works agencies for September 2024:
- Fairfield, Ohio Public Utilities Department—4th accreditation
- Fairfield, Ohio Public Works Department—6th accreditation
- Salem, Oregon Public Works Department—2nd accreditation
Please help us recognize their hard work and dedication to providing excellent public services. Potential ways to recognize them may be a mention in your newsletter or your website, asking them to present at your chapter conference, posting on social media, or other ideas specific to your chapter.
Accreditation Open Forum “How to Achieve Buy-In Across Your Agency to Become Accredited” – This is a free virtual panel discussion to help agencies learn from their peers. Register here.
For further information on the APWA accreditation program, please feel free to contact Jeanette Klamm, Senior Manager of Accreditation, at accreditation@apwa.org.
Need a bulk email sent out to your chapter?
If your chapter needs a bulk email sent to its members, the APWA Chapter Services department can send it within 24 hours of your request.
View the chapter email template here. You can email this request along with any questions to chapterservices@apwa.org.
APWA Events Template!
If you are using APWA for your chapter event registration, please see the updated Event Template. Moving forward, all chapter events must be submitted via this template.
Click here to view the Event Template. Please download this template and save for your use, then complete and send it to chapterservices@apwa.org. This link is shared with all chapters.
Questions can be sent to Jill Wilbeck.
Chapter Leader Resources
The APWA Chapter Leader Resources site includes documents, forms, templates, PowerPoint presentations, webcasts, and videos to assist in managing an APWA chapter or branch. Services, resources, and tools to aid your chapter’s capacity-building efforts cover subjects such as:
- Accounting/Financial Management
- Advocacy
- Chapter Support Services
- Marketing and Branding
- Membership Information
Access chapter leader resources here. Note: You must be signed into your APWA account to access these resources.
Questions can be directed to chapterservices@apwa.org.
New CLR Resource—How to Build an Event
Click here to view the new APWA Chapter Leader—How to Build an Event guide. This guide gives you step-by-step instructions to build the registration piece of your event within Fonteva.
SSO enabled within WordPress and APWA.org
Attention Chapter WordPress Users! SSO has been enabled with WordPress and APWA.org.
What does this mean to you? When accessing your chapter’s website, you will log in and be redirected to your APWA.org account. From there, you will enter your APWA account information and be redirected back to your chapter’s website. You will then see your WordPress editing toolbar.
Click here for a quick tutorial.
Questions can be sent to Jill Wilbeck.
APWA Monthly Chapter Leader Training
The next APWA Chapter Leader Training will be held on November 11, 2024, at noon CT.
The title of the November call will be APWA Awards. This call will assist chapters with:
- Locating award program resources available to chapter leaders.
- Creating or refining a chapter awards program.
- Identifying multiple ways award winners are recognized locally and nationally.
Past Chapter Leader Training calls can be viewed by clicking here.
Invitations are sent to all chapter leaders approximately two weeks prior to the call. Questions can be sent to Jill Wilbeck.
