Sentencing of former Bell, CA, city manager underscores importance of ethics and transparency.
Ask or direct a staff member to do something unethical, and you place the person in an untenable position of great risk.
Public service is a privilege. And as with life’s privileges, it comes with a unique set of responsibilities and obligations.
It is fairly easy to understand that a leader is held to a high standard for his or her personal and professional conduct.
Pat Martel and Scott Hancock conducted interviews with radio and TV stations to raise awareness of professional local government management, ICMA’s 100th Anniversary, and Life, Well Run.