This article summarizes the various in-service training program strategies employed by Claremont, California City Manager Glenn D. Southard, recipient of ICMA's 1997 In-Service Training Award in Memory of Clarence E. Ridley. ICMA's In-Service Training Award is presented to the administrator or administrators who have developed and implemented highly effective in-service training programs for local government employees. The article discusses how Mr. Southard established the Employee Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), an interdepartmental group of employees that meets monthly to develop and implement professional development activities.