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INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
777 North Capital Street N.E. Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20002-4201
(202) 289-4262
The International City/County Management Association is the professional and educational
organization of more than 8,200 appointed administrators and assistant administrators serving cities,
counties, other local governments, and regional entities. Its membership also includes directors of
the state associations of local governments, other local government employees, members of the
academic community, and concerned citizens who share the goal of improving local government.
The purposes of the Association are to enhance the quality of local government through professional
management and to support and assist professional local government administrators internationally.
The Association offers:
! technical assistance for local government professionals to help them improve their skills
and increase their knowledge.
! publications on various subjects.
! a clearinghouse for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information and data
about local government.
ASSOCIATION FOR PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
414 North Second Street
Harrisburg PA 17101
(717) 236-9469/1-800-352-APMM
The Association for Pennsylvania Municipal Management is an organization of professional
township, borough, city, home rule and county managers, administrators and Council of Government
directors. Its purposes are to improve the effectiveness of municipal managers and administrators,
maintain high ethical standards of the profession, promote professional administration in
communities, and provide a means whereby those professionals may interchange ideas, experiences
and obtain expert advice.
The Association offers:
! a handbook, quarterly newsletter, and a monthly employment opportunities listing.
! a series of one day professional training opportunities on the topics and issues of
immediate importance to municipal managers.
! an annual conference which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and presentations
by experts.
! a program to assist members who find themselves out of a job through no fault of their
own.
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