Collaboration is a successful public safety strategy for leaders and communities faced with smaller budgets and resources.

This is my first blog in ICMA International Center. Here, I shared with you the starting four weeks in the office. Looking forward to experiencing more and write more in approaching weeks.

ICMA congratulates the recipients of the 2014 awards!

With health care reform, fully insured small group and individual health plans on and off the Exchange/Marketplace must cover essential health benefits beginning January 1, 2014. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated that its aim is to balance comprehensiveness, affordability and state flexibility in the development of Essential Health Benefits (EHB).

Robert "Bob" Morris join ICMA in 1947, has attended 54 ICMA Annual Conferences, served on ICMA's staff, served as an ICMA vice president, and has received the Distinguished Service Award. Morris also spent much of his career teaching, mentoring, and training young professionals for careers in local government management.

ICMA International presents successful sustainability programs with measurable results from U.S. cities at the Future Cities conference in Dubai.