This conference document will cover roots of the local government management profession, changing environments/demands

This guideline is intended for elected officials, administrative officials of cities/towns/villages and other local government jurisdictions.

This conference document was used in the Leadership International Town Gown Association-ICMA Work Session during the 2015 ICMA Annual Conference.

This conference document was used in the Placemaking for Small Communities session during the 2015 ICMA Annual Conference.

This short piece was developed for a graduate seminar that I teach on public finance and budgeting, and I thought it would be of interest to other ICMA members