Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee members have identified these issues as critical to local government administration:

• Financing and revenue diversity
• Infrastructure
• Public safety.

Coalition Activity 

ICMA participates as a member of coalitions with Big 7 partners and other organizations to support policy initiatives, including the Pension Funding Task Force.  ICMA, along with the other members of the Pension Funding Taskforce,  released a one-page guide - Books, Bonds, and Budgets - in July 2013. The August 28 "Getting a Grip on GASB and Pension Funding" webinar explored these distinct calculations.

Policy Priorities

• Tax-exempt financing
• Revenue diversity (shrinking federal and state resources)
• Pension funding 
• Infrastructure
• Managing health care costs
• Cybersecurity
• Climate change & Energy conservation
• Intergovernmental relations
• Regionalism and shared services
• Immigration reform  
• Reintegrating Veterans