There’s no place in the world like West Hollywood, CA. Founded by LGBTQ+ activists, seniors & renters, the city turns diversity, creativity & belonging into a local economy where new ideas thrive. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/ls25Q_Vb2II
West Hollywood | A City Built on Belonging
The City of West Hollywood is like no other place in the world. Its identity is rooted in diversity, authenticity, creat
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October 21, 2026 at 6:04 PM
There’s no place in the world like West Hollywood, CA. Founded by LGBTQ+ activists, seniors & renters, the city turns diversity, creativity & belonging into a local economy where new ideas thrive. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/ls25Q_Vb2II
Not inner city, not a suburb: East Aldine, TX was one of Harris County’s forgotten areas. So residents organized. 25 years on, the district has a town center with a college, a 911 center & services that finally arrived. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/pGcYP1SQaEY
October 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Not inner city, not a suburb: East Aldine, TX was one of Harris County’s forgotten areas. So residents organized. 25 years on, the district has a town center with a college, a 911 center & services that finally arrived. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/pGcYP1SQaEY
Westlake, TX runs its own award-winning K-12 school, one of only two municipally operated schools in Texas. It does it while keeping one of the lowest tax rates in the region, a big draw for corporate campuses. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/6eyLazDbLF0
Distinctive by Design | Town of Westlake, Texas
Westlake, Texas is distinctive for its unique blend of scenic beauty and economic development. The Town has the lowest t
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October 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Westlake, TX runs its own award-winning K-12 school, one of only two municipally operated schools in Texas. It does it while keeping one of the lowest tax rates in the region, a big draw for corporate campuses. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/6eyLazDbLF0
Soledad, CA may be small, but it’s taking on some of the Salinas Valley’s biggest challenges, from housing & small-business support to recycled water, while making sure everyone shares in its growth. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/4q0sfqtGpg0
Building a Stronger Future for the Salinas Valley | City of Soledad, CA
Soledad, California, is a small city with big ideas – using long-term planning, strategic partnerships, and targeted inv
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October 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Soledad, CA may be small, but it’s taking on some of the Salinas Valley’s biggest challenges, from housing & small-business support to recycled water, while making sure everyone shares in its growth. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/4q0sfqtGpg0
Willis, TX’s mayor grew up there, graduated from Willis High & came back to teach before taking office. Now he’s helping lead a fast-growing city between Lake Conroe & the Sam Houston National Forest. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/iXZHoP1fcSM
City of Willis, Texas | A Portrait of Progress
Willis is a fast-growing city in Montgomery County, Texas, located about an hour north of Houston – where both residents
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October 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Willis, TX’s mayor grew up there, graduated from Willis High & came back to teach before taking office. Now he’s helping lead a fast-growing city between Lake Conroe & the Sam Houston National Forest. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/iXZHoP1fcSM
Long Beach closed out #ICMA2026 with big ideas and real conversations. Attendees talked with ICMA TV about the people who inspired them, the value of professional local government, and how ICMA continues to connect leaders across communities. https://youtu.be/F8TDHEf4rAc
ICMA 2026 Highlights: That's a Wrap from Long Beach
That's a wrap on the 2026 ICMA Annual Conference in Long Beach, California. ICMA TV host Melissa McCarty hears from atte
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October 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Long Beach closed out #ICMA2026 with big ideas and real conversations. Attendees talked with ICMA TV about the people who inspired them, the value of professional local government, and how ICMA continues to connect leaders across communities. https://youtu.be/F8TDHEf4rAc
Greensboro, NC spent two decades investing in its airport, water & workforce. Now aerospace companies are landing there, & the city has a 10-year plan to make sure the growth that follows works for residents. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/V9KYGmOE46U
Growth With Intention, Not Chance | City of Greensboro, NC
Greensboro is positioned as a city at a once-in-a-generation inflection point, and the city is meeting that moment inten
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October 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Greensboro, NC spent two decades investing in its airport, water & workforce. Now aerospace companies are landing there, & the city has a 10-year plan to make sure the growth that follows works for residents. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/V9KYGmOE46U
What starts with a pint and good conversation can lead to lasting civic ideas! Leaders from Ireland & Florida met at an Irish Pub in Long Beach to reflect on tourism, recreation, and community partnerships inspired by the ICMA Global Exchange. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/q39xCIGTCC0
Global Exchange: Lessons from the Island of Ireland
Over pints of Guinness in a Long Beach Irish pub, Shane Tiernan, Chief Executive of Roscommon County Council, Ireland, c
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October 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
What starts with a pint and good conversation can lead to lasting civic ideas! Leaders from Ireland & Florida met at an Irish Pub in Long Beach to reflect on tourism, recreation, and community partnerships inspired by the ICMA Global Exchange. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/q39xCIGTCC0
Local democracy has a long track record, and city managers still have plenty to learn from it. See how ICMA’s Local Gov 250 connects the nation’s founding ideals with today’s public service values and leadership challenges. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/9D3dIxOt0FU
ICMA 250: What 250 Years of Local Democracy Teach Today's Managers
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, ICMA's Local Gov 250 initiative celebrates local government's role in
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October 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Local democracy has a long track record, and city managers still have plenty to learn from it. See how ICMA’s Local Gov 250 connects the nation’s founding ideals with today’s public service values and leadership challenges. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/9D3dIxOt0FU
Meet Mesquite, NV: the safest city in the state & one of its fastest growing. The city is growing with new schools, a new hospital, a fire station & an I-15 interchange opening land for light industry. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/Ts0gv3h2K40
Mesquite, NV | Planning for the Future while Honoring our Past
Welcome to Mesquite, Nevada – the safest and fastest growing city in Nevada with a population around 25,000. With this g
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October 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Meet Mesquite, NV: the safest city in the state & one of its fastest growing. The city is growing with new schools, a new hospital, a fire station & an I-15 interchange opening land for light industry. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/Ts0gv3h2K40
Solar panels & battery backup, no upfront cost & no fossil fuels, ever. That’s the Sustainable Energy Utility from the City of Ann Arbor, a new community-owned model running alongside the traditional grid in Ann Arbor, MI. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/cMnMU_m9GPo
Building Trust, Access and Resilience | City of Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor is addressing some of its most pressing community needs through an approach grounded in innovation, access, an
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October 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Solar panels & battery backup, no upfront cost & no fossil fuels, ever. That’s the Sustainable Energy Utility from the City of Ann Arbor, a new community-owned model running alongside the traditional grid in Ann Arbor, MI. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/cMnMU_m9GPo
In Woodward, OK, you can’t tell the rancher from the attorney at a community gathering. The city is building on that: parks, events & a youth arena, so people put down roots rather than pass through. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/VcJC0ULAYQo
Small City, Big Reach | City of Woodward, OK
Woodward, Oklahoma, is the largest community within 90 miles in the northwest of the state, and it functions as a hub ci
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October 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM
In Woodward, OK, you can’t tell the rancher from the attorney at a community gathering. The city is building on that: parks, events & a youth arena, so people put down roots rather than pass through. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/VcJC0ULAYQo
The Village of Willowbrook, IL completed five park projects in four years without raising taxes. That’s what strong leadership, professional management & disciplined finances can do when they pull in the same direction. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/D8v1Zi3aMyQ
Turning Ambition into Results | Village of Willowbrook, IL
Willowbrook’s vision is a safe, welcoming, and financially strong community where strategic investment, professional man
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October 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The Village of Willowbrook, IL completed five park projects in four years without raising taxes. That’s what strong leadership, professional management & disciplined finances can do when they pull in the same direction. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/D8v1Zi3aMyQ
Every year, Mulvane, KS draws twice its population to Old Settlers, the longest-running festival in Kansas. And thanks to the city’s investment, its once-quiet historic downtown is now full on a regular basis. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/w63PuONqS1o
Small Town with a Big Heart | Mulvane, Kansas
For years, downtown Mulvane, Kansas sat underused, a historic Main Street with good bones but little activity. The city
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October 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Every year, Mulvane, KS draws twice its population to Old Settlers, the longest-running festival in Kansas. And thanks to the city’s investment, its once-quiet historic downtown is now full on a regular basis. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/w63PuONqS1o
Plenty of towns across Iowa are shrinking. Waverly, IA is growing because the city invests before growth arrives. When one manufacturer brought production back to the US, Waverly had the power & water ready. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/SKGJK2WSfAg
Waverly, Iowa | Planning Today. Investing in Tomorrow
Waverly isn't growing by chance. Every investment, from infrastructure and housing to healthcare, education, recreation,
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October 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Plenty of towns across Iowa are shrinking. Waverly, IA is growing because the city invests before growth arrives. When one manufacturer brought production back to the US, Waverly had the power & water ready. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/SKGJK2WSfAg
Geralyn Barone’s path into city management began with an internship and grew into a standout career of leadership, mentorship, and change. Her ICMA Distinguished Service Award honors both service and impact. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/VLqFyRJBgJ0
Distinguished Service: Geralyn Barone on Opening Doors for Women in City Management
Geralyn Barone, former City Manager of Minnetonka, Minnesota, is a 2026 recipient of the ICMA Distinguished Service Awar
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October 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Geralyn Barone’s path into city management began with an internship and grew into a standout career of leadership, mentorship, and change. Her ICMA Distinguished Service Award honors both service and impact. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/VLqFyRJBgJ0
Pearl River County, MS has room to grow, in more ways than one. Since Hurricane Katrina, it has grown on its own terms, pairing open land, affordability & prime transport corridors with roots it refuses to give up. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/8RzGA41POP0
Built for the Future | Pearl River County, MS
In a rapidly changing Gulf Coast, small communities face a critical crossroads: evolve on their own terms or let outside
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October 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Pearl River County, MS has room to grow, in more ways than one. Since Hurricane Katrina, it has grown on its own terms, pairing open land, affordability & prime transport corridors with roots it refuses to give up. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/8RzGA41POP0
Grand Rapids, MI is bringing back the rapids that gave it its name, removing old dams on the Grand River & inviting people back to the water. Now the city is building trails, venues & development around it. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/eDK0MOCui3Q
The Grand Standard: How Grand Rapids, MI is Building the Future
Grand Rapids, Michigan is setting a new standard for what a mid-sized city can become.From the restoration of the Grand
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October 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Grand Rapids, MI is bringing back the rapids that gave it its name, removing old dams on the Grand River & inviting people back to the water. Now the city is building trails, venues & development around it. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/eDK0MOCui3Q
What keeps local government leaders from saying, “I’m not okay”? At #ICMA2026 in Long Beach, Tom Wieczorek joins ICMA TV to break down the barriers to seeking help and the role trust plays in connecting employees with support. https://youtu.be/fL9Qdosa-AM
Mental Health: Why Local Government Leaders Struggle to Say "I'm Not Okay"
ICMA is putting a spotlight on mental health and wellness at its 2026 Annual Conference in Long Beach, California. In th
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October 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
What keeps local government leaders from saying, “I’m not okay”? At #ICMA2026 in Long Beach, Tom Wieczorek joins ICMA TV to break down the barriers to seeking help and the role trust plays in connecting employees with support. https://youtu.be/fL9Qdosa-AM
At #ICMA2026, Hannah Burns & Micah Gaudet explore how AI is changing the first stop for city services. Join ICMA TV to learn why the digital front door matters and how cities can build it around resident needs. https://youtu.be/pE7QCNEoGW4
The Digital Front Door: How AI Is Changing the Way Residents Reach City Hall
How are AI tools changing the way residents find and use local government services? Hannah Burns, Director of Product at
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October 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
At #ICMA2026, Hannah Burns & Micah Gaudet explore how AI is changing the first stop for city services. Join ICMA TV to learn why the digital front door matters and how cities can build it around resident needs. https://youtu.be/pE7QCNEoGW4
What does it take to become an ICMA-CM? At the #ICMA2026 in Long Beach, city managers from Torrance and McKinney join ICMA TV break down the process and why credentialing matters for communities. https://youtu.be/FcR9hLbptEY
Credentialed Managers: What It Takes to Earn ICMA-CM and Why It Matters
Aram Chaparyan, ICMA-CM, City Manager of Torrance, California, and Paul Grimes, ICMA-CM, City Manager of McKinney, Texas
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October 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
What does it take to become an ICMA-CM? At the #ICMA2026 in Long Beach, city managers from Torrance and McKinney join ICMA TV break down the process and why credentialing matters for communities. https://youtu.be/FcR9hLbptEY
Oven mitts on the door handles? Not in Payson, AZ. On average 15° cooler than Phoenix & ringed by pine forest, the town celebrates the 4th of July with pie eating, tug of war & fireworks over the lake at Green Valley Park. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/HT46yGqQbHQ
Arizona's Hometown | Town of Payson’s Fourth of July Celebration
Every year on the 4th of July, something remarkable happens in Payson, Arizona. Families arrive from across the state, s
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October 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Oven mitts on the door handles? Not in Payson, AZ. On average 15° cooler than Phoenix & ringed by pine forest, the town celebrates the 4th of July with pie eating, tug of war & fireworks over the lake at Green Valley Park. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/HT46yGqQbHQ
Retirement choices are getting tougher for public employees. At #ICMA2026, Dr. Dennis Liu of MissionSquare Research Institute shares how smart system design and guided advice can support better outcomes. https://youtu.be/Cq508qUjoic
Financial Wellness: Building a Resilient Public Workforce
Financial decisions are becoming more complex for public employees, from Social Security to weighing defined contributio
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October 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Retirement choices are getting tougher for public employees. At #ICMA2026, Dr. Dennis Liu of MissionSquare Research Institute shares how smart system design and guided advice can support better outcomes. https://youtu.be/Cq508qUjoic
What makes local government work? Trust, respect, and real partnership. At #ICMA2026, three respected ICMA leaders unpack the principles behind effective governance and lasting public service. https://youtu.be/2FiDtrXvoUE
Good Governance: ICMA Legends on Trust, Respect and Showing Up
ICMA's new Good Governance Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between governing bodies and local government manager
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October 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
What makes local government work? Trust, respect, and real partnership. At #ICMA2026, three respected ICMA leaders unpack the principles behind effective governance and lasting public service. https://youtu.be/2FiDtrXvoUE
Evans, CO sits in Colorado’s fastest-growing county, & the city is investing in infrastructure, parks & public safety before growth arrives. It’s already paying off, with new businesses opening along its main corridors. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/F1JyoETb5w4
The Evolution of Evans | Building Northern Colorado's Next Community of Choice
Over the past several years, the City of Evans has made intentional investments in infrastructure, public safety, parks,
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October 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Evans, CO sits in Colorado’s fastest-growing county, & the city is investing in infrastructure, parks & public safety before growth arrives. It’s already paying off, with new businesses opening along its main corridors. #ICMA2026 https://youtu.be/F1JyoETb5w4