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ASSISTANTS AND DEPUTIES: The Ethical Tightrope of Public Leadership
July 30, 2025

How city/county managers balance competing interests

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ETHICS MATTER!™ Meriting the Public’s Trust
July 29, 2025

The local government management profession is on the front lines of protecting the values of democracy every day, and for over 100 years, ICMA’s members have answered this call.

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Ethics in Local Government Course
Free Member-Only Ethics Webinars
July 29, 2025

ICMA periodically offers free ethics webinars exclusively for members.

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Balancing Political Neutrality with Personal Advocacy Resource List

Resource List to accompany the free, member-only ethics webinar (June13, 2025).

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Ethical Leadership in Communications Resource List

Resource List to accompany the free, member-only ethics webinar (May 30, 2025).

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The ICMA Code of Ethics with Guidelines
February 22, 2017

All ICMA Members agree to abide by the ICMA Code of Ethics.

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Code of Ethics
ICMA Code of Ethics
May 18, 2017

The principles outlined in the ICMA Code of Ethics and enforced by the Rules of Procedure govern the conduct of every member of ICMA.

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Code of Ethics
ICMA Code of Ethics (Amended July 2025)

This is the revised ICMA Code of Ethics as of July 2025

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ETHICS MATTER!™ Confronting Misconduct and Rewriting the Rules
June 30, 2025

A first-time city manager’s struggle with a governing body member’s bad behavior that isn’t covered by the code of conduct.