“I believe we have an obligation to give back to the people, programs, and places that helped us.”

Voters in Blythewood, South Carolina, adopt council-manager government.

Voters in Portland, Oregon, approved major changes to their city government, establishing geographic districts, ranked-choice voting, and a centralized organizational structure.

Insights from ancient political philosophy for modern local governments

Lessons learned from the state of Illinois

Because of your generosity, ICMA was able to continue its mission of advocating for professional local government management through the council-manager form of government.

Voters in Chicago suburbs reject "strong mayor" referendums.

Thanks to those who donated to the Future of Professional Management Fund, ICMA continues to support those who advocate for more effective, efficient, equitable local government.

How the council-manager form of government affects emerging rural communities on the outskirts of larger municipalities