Assistant County Manager for Catawba County, North Carolina, Mary Furtado got her start in local government as an ICMA Local Government Management Fellow.

This is the latest post in the series “Growing up in City Hall."

This month's member benefit is an exclusive interview between author and speaker Jim Collins and ICMA Executive Director Bob O'Neill. Collins describes the empirical evidence behind the characteristics of successful, thriving leaders, and what this means for local government professionals.

Visit “The ICMA Experience” section of the anniversary website and post your stories, photos, and videos about your life in ICMA and the local government management profession.

Employers with 50+ full-time employees or full-time equivalents must offer medical coverage that is "affordable" and provides minimum value to full-time employees and their children up to age 26 or face penalties.

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