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In Support of Democracy: An Election Preparedness Playbook for Local Government Managers

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:10:35 GMT

In Support of Democracy: An Election Preparedness Playbook for Local Government Managers
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Written for the professionals who keep local government running, In Support of Democracy equips city, county, and town managers with the clarity and confidence to lead their organizations through every phase of an election cycle, without stepping into the election administrator's lane.

Grounded in the ICMA Code of Ethics, this eight-module playbook walks appointed leaders through facility readiness, cybersecurity, cross-agency coordination, communications, and threat response. It arrives with 11 ready-to-use tools, including worksheets, checklists, templates, and guides, so your team can turn guidance into action from day one. ICMA’s election preparedness playbook is an essential resource for any leader responsible for the local government staff, facilities, partnerships, and systems that support safe and secure voting.

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Research Methods for Public Administration: From Data to Better Decision-Making: Digital

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:16 GMT

Research Methods for Public Administration: From Data to Better Decision-Making: Digital
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Research Methods for Public Administration: Practical Uses for Better Decision-Making is an extension of the very popular ICMA book Statistics for Public Administration.It remains a book primarily focused on research design and basic applied statistics. This third edition expands on those prior editions with new material on gathering data and conducting analyses with qualitative data, such as interviews and focus groups. However, its primary purpose is not to help public managers master statistical theory;rather, its purpose is to demonstrate how statistics can help public managers do theirjobs better. The overall goal of this book is to make public administrators educatedconsumers of information.

This publication will not train you in how to use statistical software or mathematical calculations. And it will not give you a specific roadmap on how to answer a specific question—no book will do that—because that is nothow actual life, or management, works. Theory is just theory, not necessarily reality.You must figure out what data you need to figure out a problem you face—and thengather those data. You will learn how to use statistics only if you need to use them.Again, the goal of this book is to ensure local government officials understand howdata analysis can help them in their day-to-day jobs—and, especially, help them to beeducated consumers of information.

This publication is available only in digital format at this time.

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Managing Fire and Emergency Services Digital: TEXTBOOK

Fri, 8 Aug 2025 07:43:30 GMT

Managing Fire and Emergency Services Digital: TEXTBOOK
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Now available in digital format!

Aimed at fire and emergency managers searching for a comprehensive road map of effective management in the modern public safety environment. This textbook illustrates the challenges faced, while outlining leading practice in the profession. You will learn how to deal with the reality of professional firefighters being involved in all realms of emergency management; and the increased involvement of fire agencies in emergency medical services.

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Management Policies in Local Government Finance Digital, 6th Edition

Fri, 8 Aug 2025 07:37:59 GMT

Management Policies in Local Government Finance Digital, 6th Edition
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Now available in digital format!

The up-and-coming chief financial officer will benefit from this detailed foundation of the principles of financial management and a review of the policies and practices currently used by local governments. As the status quo no longer works - innovation, creativity, and politically savvy choices will be the path forward in maintaining a balance between fiscal challenges and responsiveness, to citizens’ demand for services.

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Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice Digital

Fri, 8 Aug 2025 07:33:28 GMT

Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice Digital
Buy Now: $107.00

Now available in digital format!

This book benefits the reader by helping recognize the complexities of planning at the local level, preparing leaders to make difficult decisions in a challenging environment, and focuses on emerging issues and future challenges – offering useful, current examples of leading planning practices. The organization and content of the book will help planners, and nonplanners, apply well-reasoned strategic thinking - and help students of the profession bridge theory and practice.

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The Effective Local Government Manager Digital, 4th Edition

Fri, 8 Aug 2025 07:27:44 GMT

The Effective Local Government Manager Digital, 4th Edition
Buy Now: $89.95

Now available in digital format!

Understand the transforming role and responsibility of the local government manager from traditional service delivery to strategic leader. Inside you’ll find exactly what managers do to navigate dynamic and complex twenty- first century forces: how they help elected officials provide effective leadership, how they make themselves a bridge between the community and the local government, how they help the community design its future, how they leverage resources, and how they promote quality in the delivery of local government services. The Effective Local Government Manager provides insights to managers working at all levels of local government as well as to graduate students who aspire to enter the local government arena.

Contents:

Chapter 1: The Profession of Local Government Manager: Evolution and Leadership Styles written by John Nalbandian and Robert O'Neill, Jr.

Chapter 2: Ethics for the Effective Local Government Manager written by Martha L. Perego

Chapter 3: Understanding Legal Constraints and Internal Management Practices written by Todd L. Ely and Mary E. Guy

Chapter 4: The Managers Changing Role in Service Delivery written by Scott Lazenby and Margaret E. Banyan

Chapter 5: Enhancing the Government Body's Effectiveness written by Craig Wheelhand and Christine Paulus

Chapter 6: Achieving Effective Community Leadership in the Future written by Valerie Lemmie, Thomas Bryer, and Timothy J. Shaffer

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Managing Local Government Services Digital - 4th Ed

Fri, 8 Aug 2025 07:13:18 GMT

Managing Local Government Services Digital - 4th Ed
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Now available in digital format!

Managing Local Government Services is written for local government practitioners who lead and manage municipalities and counties and who are responsible for the administration of services to residents, as well as for students considering a career in local government management. The ideas in this text are especially helpful to entry-level managers and those in smaller communities, as it enables them to grasp the scope and complexity of local services and to appreciate the challenges and opportunities of governance.

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A Budgeting Guide for Local Government, 4th Ed DIGITAL

Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:58:59 GMT

A Budgeting Guide for Local Government, 4th Ed DIGITAL
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Discover the current environments that shape the ebb and flow of budgets – and the policies and processes managers use to craft spending decisions. The recommendations made throughout this book are designed to enhance citizens’ confidence in the responsiveness and competence of local government leaders.

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Managing Local Government: Cases in Effectiveness Digital, 2nd Edition

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:06:28 GMT

Managing Local Government: Cases in Effectiveness Digital, 2nd Edition
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Introducing the newest edition of Cases in Effectiveness! Learn from your peers in local government through over 20 brand new and updated cases. This book reveals the real-life dilemmas experienced by local government professionals making important decisions on the job. Each case highlights one or more of the 18 management practice areas identified by ICMA - as fundamental to effective local government management.

Available for purchase in print and digital.

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Tax Increment Financing: A Practical Guide for Analyzing TIF Risks, Benefits, and Outcomes Digital

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:52:35 GMT

Tax Increment Financing: A Practical Guide for Analyzing TIF Risks, Benefits, and Outcomes Digital
Buy Now: $65.95

Tax increment financing - one of the most complex, controversial, and widely used economic development tools utilized by local governments. Written for local government practitioners and practitioners in training, this book presents a practical approach to analyzing TIF projects by offering a step-by-step guide alongside real-world case studies that help readers unpack and decipher the complexities of TIF. Highlighting best practices from across the country, this book offers a way to make conversations and decisions about TIF less subjective and more objective. Readers will become acquainted with TIF best practices, as well as learn the "inside baseball" of how TIF deals get vetted and will come away with a practical framework for how to analyze TIF risks, rewards, and outcomes.

With your purchase comes several downloadable digital excel files that accompany the text, allowing you to use this resource to its fullest potential!

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

Chapter 2: TIF Feasibility Analysis (Creating a TIF Run)

Chapter 3: Cost Verification Analysis

Chapter 4: Capital Attraction Analysis

Chapter 5: Cash Flow Analysis

Chapter 6: Best Practices in TIF Administration

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