International Citycounty Management Association

“Corporate members: any person whose professional conduct conforms to the association's code of ethics is eligible to be a full member if that person serves as a full-time administrative head of a local government, a full-time adminstrative assistant, assistant city/county manager, assistant director of a council of governments or a state/provincial association of local government, or assistant administrator, however designated, having significant general administrative responsibility in a local government position and was appointed to that position by the city or county manager or chief administrator.”

“The regional vice presidents are elected by a majority vote of the corporate members.”

“The constitution and the code of ethics may be amended by a majority vote of the corporate membership.”

“The organization does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“A draft of the form 990 was provided to the to the audit, finance, and business operations committee for review. A copy of the return was made available to all board members before filing.”

“Each year, executive board members, officers, and key employees are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest. In accordance with icma's conflict of interest policy, any suspected instances of conflict of interest are thoroughly investigated. Confirmed violations of the policy will result in appropriate disciplinary action up to and including termination. This policy applies to all employees and board members.”

“The ceo/executive director's salary is reviewed by the icma board performance evaluation committee on an annual basis. Salary comparisons of ceo/executive directors of other comparable organizations are provided annually to the evaluation committee to aid in their salary adjustment recommendations to the full board of directors, which votes on the recommendations. The result is then communicated to the chief people officer and the chief financial officer for execution of the approved adjustments. The last compensation review was approved in september 2023. For other officers and key employees, the chief people officer ensures that the salaries of icma staff are in line with the marketplace and adjustments are made where needed. Periodically, an independent firm is asked to review the job classification and salary structures to ensure they are market competitive. The most recent comprehensive compensation study was conducted in fy 2023, with salary and grade adjustments made as necessary. All employee compensation costs are within the fiscal year budget approved by the full icma executive board.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“In addition, icma staff presented 15 ethics sessions at icma events and state/regional association meetings. Finally, 16 ethics articles were published in the pm magazine. - kicked off the 100th anniversary celebration of the code of ethics in january 2024. The year-long commemoration included monthly features in pm magazine, articles in leadership matters, digital media, spotlights and stories from the membership, as well as an interactive timeline highlighting the code's history in words and pictures. - icma's relationship with state associations emphasizes a partnership on ethics. To further this goal, icma offers state association executive boards a briefing on the state association's role in icma's ethics review process. Eight meetings were held in conjunction with a state conference or virtually, with more than 800 participants. - the committee on professional conduct (cpc) worked with the membership and outreach committee to review the icma membership process, which resulted in updates to the membership application and renewal processes focused on promoting the code. - responded to 116 ethics inquiries from members seeking confidential advice and assistance in resolving ethical dilemmas. Icma enforces the code through a formal peer-review process that the icma committee on professional conduct (cpc) administers as outlined in the rules of procedure for enforcement. The cpc completed 30 ethics case reviews with 25 complaints pending at the end of the fiscal year. - in 2013, the icma executive board approved cpc's plan to review each tenet with the membership. This structured effort resulted in reviewing 10 tenets and their associated guidelines of the code. The two principles remaining were tenet 8 (professional development) and tenet 10 (encroachment of responsibilities). In this fiscal year, icma facilitated discussion on these tenets at six state association meetings and two local government reimagined conferences. - continued to provide career development support to members and the profession at large by engaging students in more than 145 chapters worldwide, placing approximately 30 recent graduates in management fellowships. The bob turner scholars program launched its second pilot with nine host communities for this year's cohort: douglasville, georgia; salinas, california; wauwatosa, wisconsin; mineral county commission, west virginia; elk grove, illinois; state college, pennsylvania; moline, illinois; anna, texas; and mountain brook, alabama. These communities hosted 14 high school bob turner scholars, who as part of this program, worked for the community under the mentorship of icma members to advance the local government management profession. - the icma job center hosted more than 2,900 local government recruitments and a roster of career guides to help members and career changers at all career stages. - awarded a scholarship to attend the harvard kennedy school's senior executives in state and local government program to icma member kelly dimartino, city manager of fort collins, colorado, in 2023. Icma's hks panel reviewed and ranked applicants for the 2024 summer program and selected dr. Scott andrews, assistant city manager, bakersfield, california, as the 2024 scholarship recipient. In february, the scholarship was renamed icma's william ferguson jr. Scholarship in honor of longtime funder, bill ferguson of the ferguson group. - the judy l. Kelsey scholarship is granted to two female fellows each year and aims to supplement their income and cover personal expenses according to their needs, which may include living costs, student loan repayments, or expenses related to personal or professional development. Fy 2024 recipients were kat consador from phoenix and melissa mata from fort lauderdale. - icma coaching program includes three professional development tools: the icma coachconnect tool, six coaching webinars, and icma career compass free of charge through a partnership with state associations. Kicked of”