NACA Reception Hosted by MissionSquare Retirement

Join us for an exciting evening of networking and celebration at the NACA Reception hosted by MissionSquare Retirement. This in-person event will take place on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the prestigious Washington Hilton in the Rock Creek Room located on the First Floor.

Get ready to connect with like-minded professionals, industry leaders, and experts in the retirement field. This reception offers a unique opportunity to expand your network, gain valuable insights, and forge new partnerships.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, this event promises to be an evening filled with inspiration, knowledge, and fun. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with peers and explore new possibilities.

Mark your calendars and secure your spot at the NACA Reception Hosted by MissionSquare Retirement. We look forward to welcoming you to this unforgettable event!

Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Education: Fostering Healthy Dialogues and Collaborations with Community Organizations and Neighboring Counties to Advance Housing Affordability

Housing is a foundational element to community prosperity, contributing to health, economic mobility, safety, and resilience.  Sometimes the conversation around housing can be limited to finances, but engaging with the community to reframe the conversation to one about community property can gather support for housing projects. In this session, three former housing task force members will discuss how counties engage with the community and how counties foster collaborations with organizations and neighboring counties.

Virtual Event | Zoom

If you are having trouble registering for the webinar or need technical assistance in accessing the Zoom platform, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

Local governments have been impacted by the workforce crisis, yet they have not fully leveraged the potential of neurodivergent individuals. Despite having high attention to detail, pattern recognition, and many other valuable skills, there are several barriers preventing local governments from hiring neurodivergent individuals. Join us to learn about these barriers and solutions to overcome them.

Virtual Event | Zoom

If you are having trouble registering for the webinar or need technical assistance in accessing the Zoom platform, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

The Future of Citizenship

Registration is now open for the 2023 Annual Conference on Citizenship: The Future of Citizenship, which will be taking place on November 30th in Washington, DC.

For the first time, the conference is being produced by the National Conference on Citizenship and the National Civic League: two historic organizations that have been strengthening democracy in America for a combined total of 206 years! The Charles F. Kettering Foundation, another longtime pillar of civic life in America, is the lead sponsor of the event.

What should you expect at The Future of Citizenship?

• Democracy, Tech, and Artificial Intelligence: What are the impacts of tech and artificial intelligence on democracy?

• Mapping a Healthy Democracy Ecosystem: What are the organizations, networks, and fields working to improve the health of democracy, and how can they work together in this new environment?

• Measuring Civic Readiness and Civic Opportunities: How can we use civic data and new technologies to help citizens and communities track their progress?

Event Details

When

Nov 30, 2023

09:00am

07:00pm

Eastern Time (North America)

Price

100.00

Overview

Struggling with the rising costs of providing EMS to your community? Tune into this webinar to learn how other communities are coping with this challenge.

In recent years, many jurisdictions throughout the country have struggled with the rapidly increasing costs of providing emergency medical services (EMS) to residents. This issue, along with the staffing difficulties many departments are facing, has drastically altered the EMS landscape across the country, and has even forced some agencies to shutter operations. So what can local governments do to address these challenges?

In this webinar, you'll join presenters from the Center for Public Safety Management as they discuss the innovative funding solutions that have allowed some communities to keep their EMS departments afloat.

Price

ICMA Non-Member Price

249.00

ICMA Member Price

149.00

This free webinar will be held via Zoom Webinar. If you have issues registering or accessing the webinar platform, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

This is the third in NACo's TechKnow series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI Path.” Hear relevant information from members of the NACo Technology Advisory Council, as well as NACo staff.

Free Live Webinar

When everything is falling apart in an organization, resetting the organizational culture becomes a critical task for city and county managers. But who does a manager talk to gain advice and mentorship in these situations? There is a reason that we use the expression “It’s lonely at the top.” But have faith! There are several tools that city managers can use, both personally and for their employees. Learn about coaching, mentorship, and professional development tools that are available to managers and their teams as well as tips on communication strategies, team-building exercises, and training programs to help rebuild the organization.

PRACTICE AREAS: [1] Personal and Professional Integrity and [5] Personal Resiliency and Development

TOPICS: Council-Manager Relations, Employee Engagement, Effective Communication, and Organizational Development

JOB TITLES: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Assistant Chief Administrative Officer (ACAO), and Department Head

In this webinar, you'll learn how community engagement factors into the Rethinking Budgeting movement gaining popularity across the nation.

Traditional budget processes have fallen behind current demands, needs, and expectations. So, The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), and the National League of Cities (NLC) have started a movement to modernize local government budgeting.

But for success in rethinking budgeting, nothing is more important than resident input.

Thought leaders in the field point to engagement as the answer for better connecting budgets and plans. They challenge leaders to bring resident perspectives into the process, create buy-in, and better serve community priorities and values.

In this webinar, see what it takes to productively engage residents around the city budget. You’ll also discover a premier assessment tool designed by industry leaders to help you transition into inclusive, 21st-century budgeting practices. Polco data scientists will also report insights from the Local Government Budget Survey, conducted in collaboration with GFOA. Join the discussion for practical information that can help cities nationwide modernize budgeting.

In this webinar:

• Bringing community input into successful government financing

• Modernizing outdated budget processes

• Nationwide survey results reported by Polco data scientists

• Assessment tool to help your organization rethink budgeting

Speakers:

• Valerie Lemmie, Director of Exploratory Research, the Kettering Foundation - Guest speaker

• Michelle Kobayashi, Principal Research Strategist, Polco - Speaker

• Chris Adams, President of Balancing Act from Polco - Host

• Angelica Wedell, Polco - Moderator

Developing property for housing requires following a set of codes and regulations to ensure safety and some counties require a review of construction plans before it can be completed. There are a number of strategies counties can implement to improve regulation systems, such as modernizing permitting and inspection processes, reviewing local regulations on rent and home building, and conducting a cost-benefit analysis on local impact fees to ensure that affordability remains a central goal. In this session, three former housing task force members will discuss actions they have taken to improve counties’ regulation system to enhance efficiency and affordability.

Virtual Event | Zoom

If you are having trouble registering for the webinar or need technical assistance in accessing the Zoom platform, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

Free ICMA Coaching Webinar | Recording available to registrants

This free coaching webinar will focus on developing both hard and soft skills in order to move up the local government career ladder.

These skills include communication, leadership, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills.

Join us to learn how the right combination of these skills brought our speakers to where they are today.

Practices for Effective Local Government Management and Leadership: [5] Personal Resiliency and Development

ICMA-CMs: Participation in free coaching webinars qualifies for ICMA-CM (Voluntary Credentialing Program) credit.

Join MissionSquare Research Institute to review survey results from a groundbreaking new report they conducted that sheds light on the experiences of younger public service employees. The report, “35 and Under the in the Public Sector: Why younger Workers Enter and Why They Stay (or Don’t)” explores the results of a 2023 national online survey of 1,004 state and local government employees aged 35 and under, assessing motivations for working in the public sector, attitudes about current finances and financial outlook, views on employer benefits, thoughts on retirement, morale and job satisfaction, and retention issues.

Submission Criteria

Deadline for submissions:

• September 24, 2023, 11:59 PM (ET).

Article Requirements:

• PM magazine articles can be on the shorter side (500 to 1,500 words) or longer, feature-length pieces (1,500 to 3,000 words). We are open to either length!

Photos are encouraged:

• We love to use real photos of communities submitted by authors versus stock photography. Any file type is fine, but the higher the resolution, the better. You can upload them on this application or email them to naca@icma.org.

Author Recognition:

• We will need a 1-2 sentence bio and a professional headshot.

Have you ever heard the saying, “No manager was ever fired for lack of competence”? Politics and government go hand in hand, you cannot have a democratic election without political discussions on the current issues of the time. We all see these issues differently based on our viewpoints. Managers typically make decisions based on data and facts while politicians might make decisions based on connections to constituent groups or ideological views. The differences in how administrators and policymakers interact are even more heightened during an election year. Join us to hear the perspectives of a city/county manager and a council member and learn how ICMA’s Code of Ethics keeps our members on the ethical high ground during a time when our political values are identified with our moral values. 

Topics:

• Why won’t council listen to you?

• What ethical challenges come in an election year?

• How can a manager successfully survive an election year and what are some key pitfalls to avoid?

Register at the ICMA Classroom.