City council members are provided opportunities to learn more about councilmember responsibilities and municipal issues from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). The city budgets for these opportunities so that the councilmembers can be more effective in performing their duties. Councilmembers completing 30 hours of training are awarded the Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML).
During their time on the council, many of the members have not taken full advantage of these opportunities. As of the date of publication, AWC reports the following credit hours earned by each council member:
| Name | Training Credits | Years on Council |
| David Futcher | 94 | 15 |
| Mike Karnofski | 29 | 2 |
| Nancy Malone | 10 | 4 |
| Kim Lefebvre | 10 | 6 |
| Jim Hill | 9 | 4 |
| Larry Alexander | 5 | 4 |
| Jeff McAllister | 0 | 2 |