Professional local government management—through which elected officials hire a highly trained, nonpolitical chief executive to oversee the day-to-day operations of a community—makes a significant difference in that jurisdiction’s creditworthiness, efficiency, and ability to build community, according to a recent review conducted by ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. ` A review of Moody’s Aaa-rated local…

McCordsville, Indiana<br />When a town manager is engaged and monitoring events that can affect her jurisdiction, changes can be managed with little disruption or opposition. This is evidenced by the successful annexation of about 1,000 acres of land and five miles of road by McCordsville, Indiana, that helped the mostly residential community respond to and prepare…

ICMA interviews Decatur, Georgia's first woman manager and the organization's first woman president.

The ICMA Executive Board approved the ICMA Strategic Plan at its February 2017 meeting after ICMA members completed a two-year strategic planning process.

New York, Denver, and Louisville, Kentucky, Achieve Highest Designation

Take a moment and think back to your first job as an adult. What were you looking for? You probably hoped to find a stable job with good benefits in an organization where you could grow, make a decent living, and retire after many years of service. Well, I’m here to tell you that priorities…