Local Administrative Advisor

LAA: Empowering Utah's Local Governments

Supporting Small Utah Communities with Essential Administrative Assistance

The Local Administrative Advisor program provides administrative support to over 140 qualifying local governments in Utah with little to no administrative staff.
The LAA program aims to elevate the capabilities of qualifying local governments and foster efficient and effective local governments. Assistance will be available statewide with resources and staff based centrally at the Utah League of Cities and Towns and regionally at the Associations of Governments (AOGs).

Training & Support for Local Leaders

The LAA program seeks to build capacity for local communities.

As such, focus will be put on training and advising mayors, council members, and in-house staff on best practices and policy considerations. LAAs may complete work projects for communities on a limited basis and as appropriate as determined by the Local Administrative Advisor, ULCT, and the AOG. All work must be done with the approval of the local governing body and in accordance with municipal policies and procedures.

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Criteria for the LAA Program

Qualifying local governments are either:

Cities, towns, or metro townships that are:
- Members of ULCT in good standing,
- Have 10,000 residents or fewer as determined by the annual ACS estimates, AND
- Operate without an experienced full-time city or town administrator as determined by ULCT and the local government’s AOG.
Counties of the 4th, 5th, or 6th class that operate without an experienced full-time county administrator as determined by the relevant AOG.

Benefits of the LAA Program

The Local Administrative Advisor program can help local governments with a variety of services, including:

Advise city and town leaders on personnel matters, budgets, agendas, resolutions, policies, and procedures.
Facilitate discussions with city leaders in creating goals and objectives for the community.
Create progress reports on assignments and projects.
Work directly with city and town leaders on day-to-day issues as requested, special projects, and urgent problems to craft solutions and implement or improve programs.
Examine internal programs and procedures for the city or town.
Establish and monitor city budgets to accomplish goals and objectives for state compliance, including status review to encourage the meeting of citywide needs and public accountability.
Recommend strategies for financial and technical assistance in helping to facilitate grants of all types, including, if needed, completing grant compliance reports.
Participate on city standing and ad hoc committees as assigned.
Attend, participate, and make presentations at city and town meetings.
Other duties as assigned relating to the scope of work and intent of the Local Administrative Advisor Program.

Check Your Eligibility: Qualifying Governments for the LAA Program

See if your local government meets the criteria to benefit from the LAA program’s administrative, training, and advisory support.

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To participate you will need to contact your AOG (contact information can be found below) to express your interest and undergo a needs assessment. Please be aware that resources for this program are limited. This program is intended to support your local government, but it cannot take the place of full-time staff.