Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee members have identified the following issues as critical to local government administration. One or two of these topics may be selected for in-depth research to become a policy white paper in the future.
Top Policy Priorities
The GAPC have identified the following three issues as those of greatest importance for the coming year:
- Local government financing and revenue diversity
- Future of infrastructure financing
- Regionalism and shared services
Coalition Activity
ICMA participates as a member of coalitions with Big 7 partners and other organizations to support policy initiatives in the following areas:
Policy Priorities
Other priorities are focused around specific policy issues areas:
Administration and finance
- Unfunded Pension Liabilities
planning and community development
- Transportation reauthorization
human services
- Managing health care costs (including implementing health reform laws)
- Medicaid reform
public safety and emergency management
- Continuity of operations
- Fiscal resources
- Cyber security
public works
- Energy conservation (including investments in alternative fuel vehicles)