The ICMA Executive Board met in Jekyll Island, Georgia, November 11-12, 2016, and took the following actions:

• Received a presentation from Sheryl Sculley and Lee Worsley, chair and vice chair of ICMA’s 40-member Strategic Planning Task Force. The presentation provided an overview of the strategic planning process and the proposed new strategic plan for ICMA. The board accepted the strategic plan, providing direction to staff on minor amendments to language, and asked staff to develop an implementation plan. The board will approve the final strategic plan and implementation plan at its February 2017 meeting.
• Approved an Executive Director Transition Plan, which outlines how key activities of the association will be carried out during the transition period. The board also clarified the expectations of incoming Executive Director Marc Ott during his first six months, and approved a consulting agreement to engage outgoing Executive Director Bob O’Neill in a consulting capacity through June 30, 2017.
• Approved a revised royalty agreement with ICMA-RC. This royalty agreement was also approved by the ICMA-RC Board, and will become effective in January 2017 for a 20-year period, with reviews every five years. The new agreement merges the current royalty agreement and the sponsorship agreements between the two entities into one royalty agreement whereby ICMA-RC pays a percentage of its gross revenues to ICMA for use of the ICMA name. The first payment to ICMA under this agreement will be made in April 2018.
• Authorized staff to develop a proposal for the February 2017 board meeting on hiring an international regional director. This individual would be responsible for serving as ICMA’s representative to its international affiliates and would coordinate the work of ICMA’s international committees and affiliates, help ICMA secure funding from the European Union, and explore opportunities to expand ICMA’s professional development offerings internationally. The board reiterated its commitment to fund a regional director position for the Northeast region as part of the FY 2018 budget.
• Approved a public sensure and expulsion, as well as a public censure, as detailed in a recent Leadership Matters article.
• Received a presentation on ICMA’s grants and contracts activities. ICMA’s COO, Sabina Agarunova, gave a history of ICMA’s engagement in grants and contracts activity, and explained the inherent risks and challenges involved, as well as how ICMA’s funded work enhances the organization’s mission. The presentation included an update and specific discussion around the SURGE project in the Philippines.
• Received training on BoardDocs Pro, the electronic agenda management system that the board will be transitioning to for the February 2017 meeting for organization and management of board meeting materials. BoardDocs is an ICMA Strategic Partner and is providing use of the product as part of its sponsorship agreement.
• Received training on the ICMA Code of Ethics, including an overview the board’s governance role, the role of the Committee on Professional Conduct, the process for periodic review of the code, and how ethics cases are handled by ICMA.
• Received a presentation on ICMA’s research and policy, and strategic development teams. Tad McGalliard, team leader for both teams, gave an overview of each team’s purpose, current priorities and projects, and recent accomplishments.