Quality of life, environmental sustainability, and some other community goals can seem difficult to measure—but it’s not impossible. See how local governments have done it.

icma.org/measure-it

White Paper

Still relevant today is the Municipal Bonds and Infrastructure Development – Past, Present, and Future White Paper issued by the ICMA Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee and the Governmental Finance Officers Association.

icma.org/ 2015GAPCWhitePaper

 

Public Works Management

ICMA and the American Public Works Association partnered to develop a complimentary e-book, Leading Practices in Public Works Management.

icma.org/publicworks2016

Workforce Trends 2016

 

Recruiting and retaining qualified personnel, succession planning, and staff development are ranked as the most important issues for the second year in a row by state and local government human resources managers.

icma.org/ 2016_workforce_trends