Defining the “political” role of managers and their role in the policy process

A crowd-sourced poem from those in local government about the communities we aspire to have.

Your involvement must align with the ethical values of the profession.

One small step for transparency, one giant leap for democracy

ICMA and GFOA are helping to chart a new course for the most fundamental of local government responsibilities.

Local governments have both an imperative and an opportunity to rethink how they do budgeting.

ICMA, GFOA, and a host of partners are working together for the Rethinking Revenue initiative to consider new ideas for raising local government revenue.