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Operationalizing Racial Equity in Your Organization Join your colleagues to learn more and ask questions about a recent pilot program helping communities increase knowledge and skills on practical ways to increase diversity and racial equity in their practices and processes. The development of this new program was sponsored by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC), Illinois… Read More about March ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon- Hybrid Events

Please join IAMMA, Metro Managers, & ILCMA for our annual Holiday Luncheon. Speed coaching is a quick method of mentoring new professionals. Each coach is paired for five minutes with someone who would like to be coached. Topics vary by individual. If you can make it an hour earlier, please help us all benefit from… Read More about IAMMA / Metro Holiday Luncheon & ILCMA Speed Coaching

Managing the Media Firestorm: Crisis Communications Training   This course provides introductory training on crisis communications for local government leaders through theory that can be immediately turned into practice. It highlights through case studies how both inaction and acting without a communications strategy when things have gone wrong can lead to disastrous results for communities.… Read More about November ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon- Hybrid Events

Interviewing Approaches that Help You Get to the Heart of the Matter How many times have you missed out on an amazing team member? How much turnover do you face these days? How can you ensure you find the best fit for your team? How can you, the hiring manager, encourage good, open and authentic… Read More about October ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon- Hybrid Events

Downstate City/County Management Association SUMMER DOWNSTATE MEETING Normal, IL AUGUST 25 – 26, 2022 Agenda August 25 Noon – Catered Lunch at Ironwood Clubhouse (Moe’s Southwest Grill Fajita Bar) 1:00 – 18-Hole Golf Outing Ironwood Golf Club 6:00 – Cocktails – Sponsored by The Horton Group – Destihl Restaurant 7:00 – Dinner – Destihl Restaurant… Read More about Downstate Meeting Summer 2022

4 in 90: Four Hot Topics and Best Practices in Ninety Minutes Coordinators:    Ghida Neukirch & Patrick Brennan Purpose:            Four professionals will present information on hot-topics and best practices. Timing:               20 minutes per group, 1.5 hours total session Presenters & Topics: License plate reader system & body camera implementation plan - Presenter Pat… Read More about May ILCMA Professional Development Virtual Event

Complete and submit this form to ILCMA@niu.edu and pay with a credit card below.  Or mail the completed form with check payment to the address listed on the form.… Read More about Metro Golf Outing 2022 Credit card payment

The Center Can Hold: Understanding and maintaining our mental health in a pandemic The past several years have taken a toll on our mental health, including at work.  Employees across the globe are reporting having experienced a mental health decline since the start of the pandemic, making it increasingly difficult to lead them.  In addition… Read More about April ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon- Hybrid Events