The Wisconsin counties of Racine (189,000), Kenosha (150,000), Walworth (94,000), Jefferson (74,000), and Dodge (86,000) recently joined forces to form the Southeast Area Drug Operations Group (SEADOG).

This article defends the claim that future effectiveness in local government leadership will be based on finding new and different answers to the "for whom do we work" question.

This article describes 12 items to consider in practicing ethical leadership and management in city governance.

Local government executives face more than a financial challenge in cutting budgets. This article discusses the challenges of downsizing in a local government.

Each year, ICMA presents the Award for Career Development to a Corporate Member who has made a significant contribution to the development of new talent....

ICMA’s In-Service Training Award is presented to the administrator or administrators who have developed and implemented highly effective in-service...