ICMA decided to ask several local government professionals questions surrounding public service and its importance in a three-part series.

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It’s easy to see why San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley declared David McCary, director of solid waste management, a community hero. His enthusiasm for his career, which he began at the age of 18 as a solid waste collector, is contagious. “It’s all about serving the public,” he said. His department of over 600…