ICMA Chief Operating Officer Ron Carlee returns to local government on April 1 as city manager of Charlotte, N.C.

The 2013 conference will feature a variety of programmatic enhancements proposed by this year's Conference Planning Committee.

Following an ICMA Center for Public Safety Management performance and operational analysis, the city was able to improve the number of responders on incidents, lower response times, and save more than $1 million in operation costs.