The ICMA Executive Board will meet in Wellington, New Zealand, February 22–26, 2015. This meeting is conducted as part of ICMA’s International Regional Summit and provides a unique opportunity for board members, members of ICMA’s International Committee, and ICMA’s international affiliates to have an extended conversation on topics that will contribute to the shared goal of networking and exchanging knowledge and skills across international boundaries. SOLGM (New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers) is providing opportunities to interact with local government managers and with representatives of the national government.

In 2012, the board approved adding a regular rotation of board meetings outside the United States with the strategic purpose of initiating, strengthening, and leveraging relationships with international organizations to create excellence in local governance. The intent is to conduct these meetings every three years and to have the International Committee meet in conjunction with these international board meetings. The last board meeting outside of North America was in Bratislava, Slovakia, in June 2012.

Items on the Agenda

• Conduct a joint meeting with ICMA’s International Committee.
• Participate in a professional forum with summit attendees and SOLGM members that will feature case studies on topics of interest to local government professionals around the world. 
• Visit Wellington City Council offices and attend a council meeting.
• Adopt registration fees and budget for 2015 ICMA Annual Conference.
• Select cities for 2023 conference site visits in the Mountain Plains.
• Conduct annual review of ICMA’s financial management policies and second quarter review of financials.
• Confirm priorities to guide staff in the development of the FY 2016 budget.
• Review member task forces and committees.
• Review progress on membership recruitment and retention.
• Review the status of preparation for regional nominating committee interviews at the 2015 regional summits. These committees will select a nominee for ICMA Vice President in each region for the 2015 election ballot. 
• Confirm remaining process for the selection of ICMA’s 2015–2016 president-elect.

The board meeting will take place at the Copthorne Hotel Wellington Oriental Bay. For information on the schedule, contact Betsy Sherman at ICMA, 202-962-3612 or bsherman@icma.org.