When managers' and elected officials' goals align and are measured in an effective way officials can focus on the future, not the present.

Forty-eight local governments received the 2015 Certificates in Performance Management from the ICMA Center for Performance Analytics.

Clayton, Missouri (16,000 population) demonstrates how a smaller city can excel in performance management.

Well-designed grievance policies lead to better management decisions and provide a value beyond managing legal risk and due process for employees.

Service areas in which applicants for 2015 Certificates in Management collected performance data in FY 2014.

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November 2015 ballots in several local governments included questions pertaining to potential changes in form of government or adoption/retention of professional management.

At ICMA, one of our main priorities is to ensure local governments have the tools needed to properly assist veterans...