Home

Life, Well Run is an ICMA (International City/County Management Association) initiative to raise awareness of and appreciation for the value professional managers bring to build ethical, efficient, effective local government and great communities we’re proud to call home.

Latest Posts

A Message to All High School Teachers

Time to Embrace Life After School

2017 Grads: Start Your Career in your Own Backyard

THIS is what it’s all about! Engaging #nextgen in #localgov and demonstrating everyday power of #citymanagers to make a real difference!! 👍 twitter.com/ICMA/status/87…

Yesterday


SUCCESS STORIES

Professional local government managers improve the quality of life in their communities every day.

FEATURED STORIES

TEANECK, NJ

As the U.S. population ages, most communities will wrestle with a variety of issues related to elderly residents. Top of mind would be emergency services, transportation, engagement and activities, and appropriate housing. Teaneck, N.J.  (pop…  Read More…

MCCORDSVILLE, IN

When a town manager is engaged and monitoring events that can affect her jurisdiction, changes can be managed with little disruption or opposition. This is evidenced by the successful annexation of about 1,000 acres of land and five miles of road by Mc…  Read More…

MORGANTOWN, KY

As the first CAO in Morgantown, KY, Jerrod Barks was facing some serious challenges for the town of 2,500 that lost 60 jobs and was saddled with a large amount of debt when Kentucky Copper went bankrupt. But instead of guessing or acting on anecdo…  Read More…

READ MORE STORIES AND ADD YOUR OWN

COMMUNITY HEROES

If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents each day to improve our quality of life. Some are in very public roles—like police officers or teachers. Others keep the roads maintained, collect recycling, beautify our parks and public spaces. We’re capturing profiles of these community heroes who work with professional city, town, and county managers to make Life, Well Run.

FEATURED VIDEOS

Created by our Life, Well Run communities and as resources for sharing you’ll find videos of elected officials, business leaders, and community members talking about the role and value of professional local government managers in shaping communities we’re proud to call home.

MORE VIDEOS

Campaign Materials

For managers, students, educators, elected officials, and state associations. If you are interested in bringing the Life, Well Run campaign to your community, state, or school, ICMA has developed a variety of resources that you can use.

  • BROCHURES
  • ADS
  • PRESENTATIONS
  • BOOKS

MORE RESOURCES