The formal review of the ICMA Code of Ethics, launched in 2013, continues this year with a focus on Tenets 1 and 2. ICMA members are invited to provide feedback on whether Tenets 1 and 2 of the ICMA Code of Ethics are still relevant as written. Your feedback will assist the ICMA Committee on Professional Conduct determine whether revisions to these two tenets and the guideline are needed.

Tenet 1.  Be dedicated to the concepts of effective and democratic local government by responsible elected officials and believe that professional general management is essential to the achievement of this objective.

Tenet 2.  Affirm the dignity and worth of the services rendered by government and maintain a constructive, creative, and practical attitude toward local government affairs and a deep sense of social responsibility as a trusted public servant.

GUIDELINE

Advice to Officials of Other Local Governments.  When members advise and respond to inquiries from elected or appointed officials of other local governments, they should inform the administrators of those communities.

Help spread the word and invite other ICMA members to participate. We want to hear from you! 

Please provide your comments by taking this brief survey, which will take less than 5 minutes to complete.  Enter survey

Members with questions can contact Martha Perego, ICMA-CM, ICMA director of membership and ethics at mperego@icma.org.