How to Apply

Download an application

To apply to the 2008 City Management Academy, download and complete the application. Your application must be postmarked by Friday August 1st and can be mailed or hand delivered to:

Neighborhood Services Department

Attn: City Management Academy

921 10th Street, Room 500

Sacramento CA 95814

The application is an Adobe Reader file also known as PDF.  To view PDF files, you must have Adobe Reader® installed on your computer. Download Adobe Acrobat for free. If you would like a hard copy of the application mailed to you, please contact Yvonne Riedlinger at yriedlin@cityofsacramento.org or call (916) 808-6523.

Who is eligible to participate?

The City Management Academy seeks applicants who are:

Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated on three criteria:

  1. Location of residence or business operations within the City of Sacramento limits.
  2. Level of involvement in community groups or organizations that benefit communities in the City of Sacramento.
  3. Demonstrated interest in applying what is learned in the City Management Academy to maintain or improve the Sacramento community

Application Process

A two-tiered review process will be used to select City Management Academy participants. The first and second review will be independent from each other and the evaluation scores will not be shared between the groups.

First Review

Neighborhood Services Department Neighborhood Resources Coordinators will use a 50 point scale to score the evaluation criteria for each application.

Second Review

A panel of City Management Academy alumni and Neighborhood Services Department Program Analysts will use a 50 point scale to score the evaluation criteria for each application.

The scores will be added and those with the highest scores will be invited to participate in the 2008 City Management Academy.