The time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is full of holiday cheer, and often that cheer involves gift giving! Gifts are great, but they can be a complicated issue for local government officials. Now is the perfect time to review your local government’s specific policies regarding gifts and gift giving so that when you start receiving presents as thank-yous for everything your city has accomplished over the past year, you will know exactly what to do. You can remind all staff about the gifts policy by posting your local government’s guidelines in a place where everyone will see them.

Take a few minutes to complete the 2013 ICMA Annual Member Survey that was e-mailed to you on Monday, October 28. One lucky respondent will receive free registration to the 2014 ICMA Annual Conference.

At its September 20 meeting, the ICMA Executive Board voted to retain the existing language of Tenet 7 of the ICMA Code of Ethics, update the language in the existing guidelines, and add a guideline on advocacy of issues of personal interest.

Members are encouraged to review the guidelines and provide their feedback to the committee by August 30.

Results of the ICMA Member Poll Questions about What Political Neutrality Means Today

Weigh in on whether the tenet and guidelines are relevant today.

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