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Official City of Everett Web Site <br />EVERETTWASH NGTON! SSA <br />UVE WORK PLAY CITY HALL <br />I G01 Councilmember Hatioe honored <br />COE Home PRESS RELEASE <br />City News <br />Nov. 19, 2007 <br />For Immediate Release <br />Contact: Kate Reardon <br />Public Information Director <br />kreardon@ci.everett.wa.us <br />425-257-8687 or cell 425-418-0936 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Wr Search Adva <br />Jump for I City Service... <br />You are here: > Home > CityNews <br />Council member recognized by national group <br />Everett Councilmember Arlan Hatloe achieves leadership training honor <br />EVERETT – Everett City Councilmember Arlan Hatloe recently became one of the nation's fi. <br />elected officials to be recognized by the National League of Cities for achieving the Distinctiv <br />Diamond Level in its Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program. <br />The NLC Leadership Training Council announced the names of the achievement winners in I <br />Orleans at the annual Congress of Cities conference and Exposition on Nov. 14. <br />Hatloe is the only Everett city council member to receive the prestigious Diamond Certificate. <br />members Mark Olson and Ron Gipson hold the Platinum Leadership Training Certificate and <br />working toward the Diamond level. <br />Council member Hatloe was elected to the Everett City Council in 2001. He serves as the on <br />following City Council liaison committees: Animal Control, Budget (Chair), Code Compliance, <br />Economic Development, Fire Pension, Lodging Tax Advisory Board (Chair), Naval Station EN <br />of Everett, Public Safety, Real Estate / Facilities, Riverfront, Tribal Relations. <br />Councilmember Hatloe and the other honorees earned the Diamond Certificate by mentoring <br />aspiring leaders and earning at least 80 credits in all five of the core competency areas of mL <br />leadership which include cornerstone, catalyst, collaborator, communicator and competent pi <br />The seminars take place throughout the United States and are sponsored by NLC's Leadersl <br />Training Institute. Nearly 5,000 mayors, council members and local city leaders participate in <br />seminars each year. The Certificate of Achievement in Leadership Program was established <br />with the primary aim of recognizing and acknowledging excellence in local government leade <br />Diamond Certificate was created this year. <br />Councilmember Hatloe has already achieved the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum certificat <br />joining the Leadership Training Institute in 2003. He has participated in 21 seminars, confere <br />leadership summits that focused on topics like "ensuring good jobs and smart growth in econ <br />development" and "creating sustainable communities in the 21st Century—building on the for <br />of your community." <br />QUICK FACTS: <br />The Diamond Certificate level is only open to officials from NLC member cities. <br />The League, headquartered in Washington D.C., is the nations' oldest and largest municipal <br />organization, with a membership of nearly 1,600 cities and towns of all sizes. All of the natior <br />municipal associations are also members of NLC, making the League a national representati <br />more that 19,000 municipal governments representing 225 million people throughout the Uni <br />The National League of Cities is committed to strengthening and promoting the leadership cz <br />our nations' local elected officials. As part of the NLC mission to create stronger communitie <br />Leadership Training Institute provides local city officials with professional development oppor <br />that accentuate the vital personal skills and abilities needed to facilitate positive change and <br />within their local communities. <br />Each competency area focuses on the essential leadership skills necessary for local elected <br />http://www.ci.everett.wa.us/CityNews.aspx?ID=I&nlD=568 11/19/2007 <br />