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Managing the human resources department is interesting to say the least. On one hand, I have been a candidate and suffered the experience of submitting a resume that seemed to be sucked into a bureaucratic black hole. On the other hand, I have been overwhelmed by inquiries from anxious candidates looking for status update only…

The County Board today continued to expand travel options for Arlington residents

In this issue, Dr. Frank Benest explains how accountability is an ongoing conversation in the relationship between manager employee or staff team.

So there I was, looking out into a sea of faces. Council members, city managers and directors from all over California had gathered at the 2016 League of California Cities Annual Conference, and an unexpected number of them had decided to attend my session on emerging leaders. As a representative of the Municipal Management Association…

Discover how you can use leverage to win more of your negotiations.

Do you know a community hero, like Sergeant Saemi Kitchens of Prince William County, Va., or Warren Gaskill, a recycling operator in Rockville, Md.? These dedicated public servants work with professional local government managers to keep your city, town or county running smoothly every day. If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents…

Committees draw on the skills and intrests of a broad cross-section of the ICMA membership to study issues of interest and importance to the organization or to local government in general.

The ICMA Fund for Professional Management supports grassroots, citizen-based efforts in cities, towns, and countries interested in creating or sustaining professional management positions.