The city of San Francisco, California (777,000), operates a bicycle program to improve and enhance bicycling as a safe, viable transportation option.

On June 13, 2005, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn signed into law SB 263, an Act Adopting the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA).

Good managers stay aware of and are able to analyze the impacts of federal and state policies on their local economies and communities. ICMA’s Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee (GAPC) members are your eyes and ears for navigating through these issues.

In last month’s issue, we introduced some of the various international Asset Management initiatives. It should be clear that there are many references, resources, and ongoing research in this emerging field. In this second part of our two part introduction, we introduce our five key elements of Asset Management. Each subsequent article will be based on one of the following elements:
<p><strong>1. Planning and Targets</strong> – Implementing Asset Management requires high level strategic plans, then tactical plans that involve resource allocations, and finally, operations plans. The range of plans should have</p>

How should the city manager handle a situation where the newly elected council (but yet to be installed)majority doesn't want her to fulfill the directive of the sitting council?

Through the ICMA CityLinks program, the city of Pazardjik, Bulgaria, established a relationship with West Bend, Wisconsin

This article highlights the intimate relationship among professional local government management, ethics, and performance measurement...