The council-manager form of government promotes professionalism and democratic values.

This table presented in this document shows longitudinal form of government statistics, in four-year increments.

ICMA staff reviewed the list of 100 small cities and towns identified by CNN-Money magazine as having the outstanding qualities American families care about most.

To be successful, communities need strong political AND managerial leadership.

In 1908, a single city adopted what would eventually become the council-manager form of government.

On April 15, 2019, the town of Norwood, MA, held a "Bring Home the Bacon for Civics" event to raise funds for civics education. Read how the town rallied around this important cause.

[PM Magazine, May 2019]

Elite futurist Rebecca Ryan downloads a future of paradox. [PM Magazine, April 2019]

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