Yuma City Council heading to statewide conference

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Members from the Yuma City Council will be making their way to Phoenix for the League of Arizona Cities and Towns.

Highly elected officials such as state senators and Governor Katie Hobbs have been known to stop by from time to time.

The conference is a three-day brainstorming event for city leaders to bounce ideas off of each other and collaborate on ways to improve their cities.

"We share with a lot of other communities, but then we get an opportunity to learn from each other and explore ideas that you know we may or may not have the time to sit down and think about ourselves," said Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls.

The conference discusses some hot button issues such as AI, economic development, and Arizona’s water future.

City Council member Art Morales says he has been hearing a need for daycares from locals, so he has decided to use the conference as an opportunity to find some answers.

"I already have a meeting with somebody when I'm up there from 'First Things First' to just bounce ideas and figure out what we can do from a local level to help employers provide an opportunity for their employees to either come back to the workforce or go back to school," Morales says.

The event will take place next week from August 19-22, cancelling Yuma City Council meetings for those days.