ICMA's Community Health and Safety Award recognizes the innovative local government programs or processes that demonstrate improvement in the community's safety, health, and/or wellness, including enhancement in the quality of life for the disadvantaged...

ICMA's Community Sustainability Award recognizes the innovative local government programs or processes that demonstrate creativity(...)

The Seattle Climate Protection Initiative was launched on February 16, 2005, the day the international Kyoto Protocol became law in 141 countries.

Today's newly elected council, board, or commission members often come to their jobs unequipped to work as part of a team responsible for establishing strategic community policy.

This commentary discusses one manager's belief in performance management, and provides considerations when implementing this management tool.