Flood Land to Fun Land
Charles City, Iowa, City Administrator Tom Brownlow wanted to address flooding and the damage it caused his community’s waterfront. Find out what was done to create a new riverfront park.
2015 Leadership Projects
Members of the Leadership ICMA Class of 2015 worked in teams to complete Capstone Projects for four communities: Charlotte, North Carolina (Implementing Enterprise Risk Management); Issaquah, Washington (Capital Facilities Planning Process); Navajo County, Arizona (Reset Strategy: Road Map to Financial Sustainability); and Tacoma, Washington (Developing a Human Services Funding Framework).
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Such a Good Helper!
In 2015, a three-foot-tall robot named Bibli joined Longmont, Colorado’s public library team, along with a new menu of services and resources targeting children and teens with autism spectrum disorders.
Leadership {Re}Imagined
Discover leadership best practices and tips to achieve organizational excellence in local government with ICMA’s new blog, Leadership {RE}Imagined. Updated and sent weekly, the blog features posts from ICMA Executive Director Bob O’Neill, and also includes engaging content on a wide variety of local government issues through the lens of leadership.
New, Reduced Membership Dues
A new, reduced dues rate is available for CAOs/ACAOs, along with additional discounts for those in smaller communities, has been implemented. Learn more and be sure to join or renew today!