INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
777 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE NO 500, WASHINGTON, DC 200024201 www.icma.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (ICMA) IS THE WORLD'S PREMIER LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1914 BY VISIONARY REFORMERS WHO SOUGHT TO END MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION AND BRING PROFESSIONALISM AND TRANSPARENCY TO LOCAL GOVERNANCE; ICMA STRIVES TO BUILD BETTER, MORE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES BY ADVANCING THE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE. ICMA'S CORE VALUES CONTINUE TO BE ROOTED IN OUR STRINGENTLY ENFORCED CODE OF ETHICS AND COMMITMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

TO ADVANCE PROFESSIONAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION, AND ETHICS.

SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: ICMA PROVIDES EXPERTISE ON FUNDAMENTAL AND LEADING LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WORK FUNDED BY EXTERNAL PARTIES SUCH AS FEDERAL AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS. ICMA MEMBER EXPERTISE IS TAPPED FOR CITY-TO-CITY EXCHANGES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS WELL. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: - THE NOVEMBER 2018 ISSUE OF PM MAGAZINE FOCUSED ON ICMA'S 30-YEAR HISTORY OF WORKING INTERNATIONALLY. NEARLY A DOZEN ICMA MEMBERS AND ICMA STAFF CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES AND REFLECTED ON THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF ICMA'S ASSISTANCE TO AND EXCHANGES WITH MUNICIPALITIES IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES.- JOINED BY 3 ATTENDEES (1 FROM AUSTRALIA AND 2 FROM NEW ZEALAND) AT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARE KEY TO BUILDING CAPACITY IN OUR MEMBERS AND THOSE HOPING TO LEAD LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AMONG SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE:- OFFERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS CATERED TO VARIOUS CAREER STAGES, FROM COACHING PROGRAMS TO LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS.- HELD AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE, MD, WITH RELEVANT AND CONTENT-RICH OFFERINGS, AND WITH MEMBER ATTENDANCE OF 2,668 AND TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 3,313. VAST MAJORITY OF EVALUATION SURVEY RESPONDENTS RATED THEIR OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE CONFERENCE AS VERY GOOD OR EXCELLENT.- ICMA'S EMERGING LEADERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WELCOMED 36 NEW PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING 7 WHO WERE NOT ICMA MEMBERS UNTIL THEY REGISTERED FOR THE PROGRAM. LEADERSHIP ICMA WELCOMED 15 NEW PARTICIPANTS. MID-CAREER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE WELCOMED 9 NEW MEMBERS, 3 OF WHOM WERE NONMEMBERS. THERE WERE 28 NEW PARTICIPANTS IN THE ICMA WILLIAMSBURG LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AND 29 PARTICIPANTS IN THE GETTYSBURG LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. NEW ATHENIAN PROGRAM WELCOMED 19 PARTICIPANTS.- ICMA UNIVERSITY OFFERINGS INCLUDED: 11 ICMA UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS AT AFFILIATE ASSOCIATION MEETINGS; 2 ICMA UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT; 25 ICMA UNIVERSITY WEBINARS, INCLUDING A COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR PRODUCED WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WORKING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT; 6 STRATEGIC PARTNER-SPONSORED WEBINARS; 53 JURISDICTIONS REGISTER FOR ICMA'S WEBINAR SUBSCRIPTION.- DEVELOPED A LIST OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES.

MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND GROWTH IS IDENTIFIED AS THE FIRST PRIORITY OF ICMA'S STRATEGIC PLAN, ENVISION ICMA. IN FY 2019, WE ACCOMPLISHED GROWTH IN ALL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES, WITH THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP EXCEEDING 12,300 MEMBERS IN 38 COUNTRIES. OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF STUDENT CHAPTERS TO 99 (96 DOMESTIC AND 3 INTERNATIONAL). EXECUTED A SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENT MEMBERS, WHICH INCLUDED A STUDENT CHAPTER FACEBOOK GROUP, A BEST CHAPTER EVENT AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND A COMPILATION OF THE FIRST ICMA STUDENT CHAPTER YEARBOOK. PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISPANIC NETWORK (LGHN) AND THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR BLACK PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS (NFBPA) TO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP IN THESE ASSOCIATIONS TO STUDENT CHAPTER MEMBERS. LAUNCHED A NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT EARLY CAREER SERVICE CERTIFICATE FOR GRADUATING MPA/MPP (OR RELATED) STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH COMPLETION OF A MAJOR SERVICE PROJECT FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT.- THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT FELLOWS (LGMF) PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES AN ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION TO APPLICANTS AND WHICH ENTERED ITS 16TH YEAR, CONTINUED TO ATTRACT TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE VETERAN'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, 31 FELLOWS WERE PLACED IN 29 HOST COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TO DATE, MORE THAN 300 FELLOWS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, OF WHICH MORE THAN 20 ALUMNI FELLOWS ARE NOW CITY AND COUNTY MANAGERS, AND MANY MORE ARE WORKING AS DEPUTY MANAGERS, DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND IN OTHER SENIOR POSITIONS. - CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE ICMA NATIONAL COACHING PROGRAM, WHICH ATTRACTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONALS TO ACCESS THE FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERED BY ICMA. OVER 6,400 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIX COMPLIMENTARY COACHING WEBINARS. THERE ARE NOW 30 STATE COACHING PARTNERS.- CONTINUED WORK ON ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE PROFESSION. DEVELOPED A ROBUST EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRACK OF 24 OFFERINGS FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE, INCLUDING 7 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, 2 LEARNING LOUNGES, 2 FORUMS, 2 FIELD DEMOS, 2 WORKSHOPS, AND 3 ROUNDTABLES. IN ADDITION, SPONSORED 6 SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE TOPIC, INCLUDING THE 3RD ICMA UNIVERSITY FORUM WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT, THE SOLD-OUT LUNCHEON FOR WOMEN IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROFESSION, THE FIRST ANNUAL SUNDAY NIGHT EQUITY MIXER, AND THE CIVICPRIDE MIXER. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING STRATEGY TO HAVE MORE DIVERSITY IN PANELS AT ICMA EVENTS, 30% OF THE KEYNOTE/FEATURED SPEAKERS IN BALTIMORE WERE WOMEN AND 30% WERE ETHNIC/RACIAL MINORITIES. FOR ALL OTHER SESSIONS, 44% OF SPEAKERS WERE WOMEN AND 11% WERE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. ESTABLISHED A NEW COMMUNITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD AND AWARDED IT TO THREE RECIPIENTS AT THE BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED A MEETING FOR THE LEADERS OF 15 STATE-BASED WOMEN LEADING GOVERNMENT (WLG) CHAPTERS, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT, THE LEGACY PROJECT, AND THE 16/50 MICHIGAN-BASED GROUP TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND NETWORKING. TO BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM OF THIS EVENT, CREATED THE HASHTAG #SHELEADSGOV, WHICH IS BEING USED IN SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON ADVANCING WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 5 STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY "INSPIRING WOMEN IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION" CONFERENCE AND TO 8 STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT ARIZONA CONFERENCE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY (GARE), NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES (NLC), POLICY LINK, AND LIVING CITIES, WORKED TO DEVELOP WAYS TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY ISSUES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. RELEASED A RESEARCH REPORT "RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AS CITY AND COUNTY MANAGERS", WRITTEN BY KENDRA SMITH OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY. PRODUCED A FREE MEMBER WEBINAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEAGUE OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT AND THE MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE PROMOTING WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION. LAUNCHED A NEW "EQUITY AND INCLUSION" TRACK AS PART OF ICMA UNIVERSITY'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT 101 ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.- UNDER THE CITY-COUNTY MANAGEMENT SENIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (CMSFP), FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GARRISON COMMAND PROGRAM, ENABLED 10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FELLOWS TO COMPLETE EXCHANGE VISITS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. STARTED THE VETERANS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP (VLGMF), A PROGRAM TO HELP SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. - UPDATED OR BEGAN WORK ON A NUMBER OF CAREER RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS, INCLUDING A HANDBOOK FOR DEPUTY MANAGERS, A GUIDEBOOK FOCUSED ON HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITING FOR VETERANS, THE FIRST-TIME ADMINISTRATOR'S HANDBOOK, THE MODEL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, AND THE RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES HANDBOOK. ICMA'S CAREER GUIDES WEB PAGE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO MAKE THE MATERIALS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND VISUALLY APPEALING.- 2019 MARKS THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICMA CODE OF ETHICS. A NEW E-BOOK, ETHICS MATTER! ADVICE FOR PUBLIC MANAGERS, WAS RELEASED AS A MEMBER BENEFIT AND DOWNLOADED BY MORE THAN 1500 MEMBERS. EFFORTS TO REVISE THE CODE OF ETHICS ARE ONGOING.

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