For local government organizations, compensation costs are still a significant portion of overall costs and for that reason, are constantly under public scrutiny.

Special ICMA Conference MPA Student Session: Applying ICMA’s Code of Ethics to Council-Manager Relationships

GovLove team sat down with Martha Perego, Director of Ethics, ICMA and Julie Underwood, Assistant City Manager, Daly City, California

The ICMA Committee on Professional Conduct stepped out of the shadows at ICMA’s Seattle conference to share its perspective on why the Code of Ethics is a source of guidance.

Is the ICMA Code of Ethics hanging on your wall? It should be! The Code is the quintessential definition of what it means to be a professional dedicated to public service.

It used to be all about “sunshine;” the disinfectant that would remedy the haze of machine politics, favoritism, and corruption that infected government actions at all levels.