The new, complimentary ICMA <i>Manager Evaluations Handbook</i> is intended to highlight the value of a formal manager evaluation process and to assist local elected officials in the design of an effective evaluation tool.

"I am in local government because ... I can help make a person’s or the community’s life better on a daily basis. My goal when I leave work is to know the community is a better place than it was when I came to work that morning. It’s one of the most rewarding things you could ever choose to do.”

Presents results of ICMA's 2013 CAO Salary and Benefits Survey, which covers salary and benefits, employment agreements, and severance benefits.