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<br />leMA Web Site <br /> <br />Page 10f2 <br /> <br /> <br />CREATING EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT <br />rhrolll,h profe"ionaJ management <br /> <br /> <br />Search. . . <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />[] leMA Ho.... <br /> <br />Pr09ldm~ I!o. Informdtlon <br /> <br />About ICMA <br /> <br />Association Overview <br /> <br />Association Leadership <br /> <br />Professional Local Government <br />Management <br /> <br />Fund for Professional <br />Management <br /> <br />Code of Ethics <br />Joining leMA <br />Contacting ICMA <br />.~"-------- ------------ <br />Capabil~ies and Expertise <br />Member Benefits and Information <br />Who's Who <br />Information Resources <br />Conferences, Meetings, and Events <br />Public Management Magazine (PM) <br />Professional Development <br />Intemational Programs <br />Interest Groups and Discussion <br />Usts <br />Bookstore <br />JobCenter <br />SelVices for Local Govern ments <br />Corporate Partners <br />Retirement Corp. (ICMA RC) <br />Unks <br />Passwords and Preferences <br /> <br />Browse bV T opa: <br /> <br />Active Uving <br />Brownfields <br /> <br />Career Resources <br /> <br />Citizen and Resident Participation <br /> <br />Community and Economic <br />Development <br /> <br />Council-Manager Form of <br />Government <br /> <br />KMA : About leMA: AMoclatlon OVerv_ <br /> <br />Association Overview <br /> <br />O_rvlew I Strateaic Plan I Declaration of Ideals I .Hi.~to-,y I Constitution <br /> <br />ICMA is the professional and educationai organization for chief appointed <br />managers, administrators, and assistants in dties, towns, counties, and <br />regional entitles throughout the world. Since 1914, ICMA has provided <br />technical and management assistance, training, and information resources to <br />its members and the local government community. The management decisions <br />made by ICMA's nearly 8,000 members affect more than 100 million Individuals <br />in thousands of communltles--from small towns with populations of a few <br />hundred to metropolitan areas serving several million. <br /> <br />ICMA's Mission <br /> <br />ICMA's mission is to create excellence in local government by developing and <br />fostering professionallceal government management worldwide. <br /> <br />COre Beliefs <br /> <br />During ICMA's strategic planning process In 2000, ICMA members reaffirmed <br />the Association's core beliefs. ICMA members believe in <br /> <br />. Representative democracy <br /> <br />. The highest standards of honesty and Integrity in local governance as <br />expressed in the ICMA Code of Ethics <br /> <br />. The value of professional management as an integral component of <br />effective local government <br /> <br />. The council-manager form of government as the preferred form <br /> <br />. The value of international Association <br /> <br />. Ensuring diversity in local government and in the Association. <br /> <br />Association Activities <br />ICMA offers a wide range of services to Its members and the local government <br />community. The Association is an internationally recognized publisher of <br />information resources ranging from textbooks and survey data to topic-specific <br />newsletters and e-publications. ICMA provides technical assistance to local <br />governments In emerging democracies, helping them to develop professional <br />practices and ethical, transparent governments. ICMA assists local <br />governments in the United States through programs such as the Center for <br />Performance Measurement, the Smart Growth Networ!<, and other programs <br />that focus on specific areas of need. <br /> <br />Information about ICMA's many products and services is available throughout <br />icma.org. <br /> <br />http://www.icma.org/main/bc.asp?bcid=6o&hsid=l&ssidl = 17&ssid2=22&ssid3=259 <br /> <br />1/31/2005 <br />