California has created a new model for its affiliation on a state level with ICMA. This new model, called Cal-ICMA, is a collaboration of the California City Managers’ Department (CMD); the California City Managers Foundation (CCMF); the two assistants groups (MMANC and MMASC); the County CAOs; the COG Directors; along with members of the academic community and from all of the other ICMA membership categories. Cal-ICMA is now the "official" state affiliate with ICMA and is inclusive of all ICMA members without creating another “organization” with a separate dues structure.
Cal-ICMA will coordinate the member service activities for California including: professional development and training; new member recruitment and member retention; response to “ethics issues” relating to ICMA members; and appointments to ICMA committees, task forces, and nominees for the ICMA Executive Board.
This new collaborative has become an important step in continuing to grow a strong relationship between ICMA and its members in California and is creating a broader base of collaboration between all local government management professionals in the state, particularly in the area of professional development and training.
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