Advocacy Committee

Purpose

The purpose of the Advocacy Committee is to advocate for the council-manager form of governance and the MME through social media and by working with partner organizations to ensure the perspective of municipal executives are heard and making available information promoting its effectiveness when needed at the local level.

Specific Responsibilities:
Promote the municipal executive profession and the MME through social media, develop and implement an ongoing process to ensure that municipal executives are represented in partnering organization’s committees and task forces where issues impacting the council-manager form of governance are discussed, develop resources highlighting the effectiveness of the council-manager form of governance for use in local deliberations.

Important Documents

Local Government in the US: Comparing Council-Manager to Mayor-Council Form of Government

PowerPoint Template: Council-Manager Governance

Press Release Template: Council-Manager Form of Government

Strengthening the Quality of Local Governance Through Professional Management