On June 29, 2018, ICMA canvassed 1,622 ballots to select vice presidents who will take office with the 2018-19 ICMA Executive Board (1,592 were received online and 30 by regular mail). The newly elected vice presidents will be inducted into office during the 104th ICMA Annual Conference, September 23-26 in Baltimore, Maryland. The vice presidents who were elected are:
Sue Bidrose, chief executive officer, Dunedin City Council, New Zealand: International
Clint P. Gridley, city administrator, Woodbury, Minnesota: Midwest
Michael S. Land, city manager, Coppell, Texas: Mountain Plains
Christopher T. Coleman, assistant town manager, Needham, Massachusetts: Northeast
Laura A. Fitzpatrick, deputy city manager, Chesapeake, Virginia: Southeast
Edward K. Shikada, assistant city manager/GM of utilities, Palo Alto, California: West Coast
The ballot also contained a proposed amendment to Tenet 4 of the ICMA Code of Ethics. The amendment was approved.
ICMA Corporate Members who served on the canvassing committee were Brent E. Clark, city administrator, Broken Bow, Nebraska; Jason Damweber, deputy city manager, Takoma Park, Maryland; and Jane Shang, city manager, Deltona, Florida. ICMA staff members assisted with the counting.
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