We asked our members to share the one thing they would do if their job allowed it.

Ways to leverage resources more efficiently.

Since its adoption in 1914, professional management has grown to become the most popular form of local government among communities with populations of 2,500 or more.

Anticipating the future is the job that public employees signed up for. Learning to manage like a futurist can help local government managers do that.

Since its inception nearly 30 years ago, ICMA’s Fund for Professional Management has supported citizens’ groups in more than 100 cities, towns, and counties across the United States.