Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities

Available amount: $50,000 to $3,000,000. The purpose of this United States Department of Agriculture grant is to acquire, construct, extend, upgrade or otherwise improve energy generation, transmission or distribution facilities serving eligible communities. Nonprofit and for profit organizations, government agencies, and Indian Tribes and Tribal entities are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is…

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Hellos and Goodbyes

by Lynn Tipton, Executive Director We reported in last week’s Manager that our profession lost a true friend, Ken Hammons, city manager of Panama City.  Throughout Ken’s career he was known for his commitment to ethics, his generosity to colleagues and his warm regard for the elected officials he served.   I’m so pleased that we…

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100th ICMA Conference in Charlotte

by Ken Parker, ICMA Senior Advisor The 100th ICMA Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina is less than two months away.  This is a time of celebration and reflection as well as a time to look to the future of local government management.  For the past 100 years ICMA has stood for professional local government management. …

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Form of Government Campaigns

ICMA works directly with citizens’ groups that promote the adoption/retention of the council-manager form of government or the creation of positions of professional local government management during form of government challenges.  Following results of these ballot measures, ICMA publishes a From the Ballot Box article in the newsletter.  The article describes each campaign, provides election…

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