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Benefits of Professional Local Government Management
August 6, 2019

Elected officials can better fulfill their policy-making roles by delegating daily oversight of a local government to a professional manager or administrator.

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What Professional City, Town, and County Managers Do
February 22, 2017

These highly trained experts make a big difference in the communities they serve.

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Support C-M Government and Professional Management on Giving Tuesday
Michele Frisby

Give a gift to ICMA's Future of Professional Management Fund on December 3 or make a tax-deductible, end-of-year gift by December 31.

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Council-Manager Form of Government: What it is, how it works, and the benefits to your community (brochure)

Provides answers to frequently asked questions about the council-manager form of government.

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Study Confirms Council-Manager Governments Are More Ethical
Jerry Newfarmer

Ethics by design: The impact of form of government on municipal corruption reveals strength of professional management.

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ICMA Releases New Council-Manager Video
July 9, 2019

This two-minute animated video explains the benefits of council-manager government and professional local government management.

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New Local Government Research Findings in Community Engagement and 311-Customer Relationship Management
July 24, 2019

The July 2019 issue of LGR: Local Government Review is filled with key research findings and expert insights on local government issues and trends.

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Municipal Form of Government by the Numbers
Rebecca DeSantis, content and engagement coordinator, ICMA

This month's "facts and stats" blog looks at recent results from the 2018 ICMA Municipal Form of Government Survey.

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ICMA 2018 Municipal Form of Government Survey
July 10, 2019

Summarizes the results of ICMA's latest Municipal Form of Government survey, which has been conducted nine times since 1974.