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Time to Check In | President’s Column May 2025
Bridgette Gransden | MME President
At the beginning of the MME Board of Directors meeting in late April, I started the meeting with a “check-in question,” which I often do with the meetings I lead. I went around the room and the Zoom screen and asked everyone this question, “What is your favorite springtime activity?” As you can imagine, with a board made up of diverse thoughts and backgrounds, there were a variety of answers. Some enjoy gardening, fishing, running or walking the local rail trail, golfing, the kickoff of baseball season, and even sitting outside to enjoy the smell of freshly cut grass. Read more. |
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What’s the Next Step in Your Career? Let the Early Career Outreach Committee Help!
Jenny James | Early Career Outreach Committee Chair
Making decisions about career moves can be daunting. Considering whether to make the shift from an assistant or deputy manager role to the manager position is particularly intimidating. Even before assessing whether your skillset coincides with a hiring community’s needs, you will need to consider whether taking a manager position is in your desired career path and if it’s the right time to pursue the position. Read more.
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Ethics Committee Update
Erin LaPere | Ethics Committee Member
Tenet 7 of the ICMA Code of Ethics: “Refrain from all political activities which undermine public confidence in professional administrators. Refrain from participation in the election of the members of the employing legislative body.”
Tenet 7 comes with a number of guidelines to aid members in staying within the ethical framework. The second sentence of the tenet is fairly self-evident for members, although what constitutes “participation” may not always be clear.
Read more.
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Experience Committee Update
Al Vanderberg | Experience Committee Chair
The Experience Committee unanimously approved the submission of William Baldridge for ICMA’s Distinguished Service Award (DSA) consideration. Mr. Baldridge had a long and distinguished city management career—including service as both MME president and ICMA president. Read more.
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It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Sarah Moyer-Cale | Member Support Committee Board Liaison
The support we provide each other as managers can be likened to that of a good neighbor.
Neighborliness is, unfortunately, a somewhat dated concept. Many of us don’t know our neighbors anymore. We may describe them as, “the one with the dog that barks at night” or “the one that doesn’t move their garbage can back to the house until Thursday” or “the one that has a pristine lawn and lovely garden.” Read more.
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Professional Development Committee Update
Darin K. Dood | Professional Development Committee Chair
We will be sharing more details about the Summer Workshop planned for Mt. Pleasant in the coming months, including information on speakers, sessions, and registration. Be sure to mark your calendars and save the dates for what promises to be another exceptional event! Read more.
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New MME Members
New applicants for MME membership from the months since the last MME E-Newsletter was distributed are listed by category on the Member News page of our website. Any objections that would impact their membership status or category should be submitted to MME within 60 days of the date of this publication. Objections should be addressed to Ethics Committee Chair Dana Muscott at dmuscott@baycitymi.gov.
View the latest list of new MME members. |
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Save the Date for Future MME Events
Summer Workshop
July 22–25, 2025
Mt. Pleasant, MI
MME Reception at ICMA Annual Conference
October 27, 2025
Tampa, FL
Winter Institute
January 20–23, 2026
Traverse City
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Member News
Member News features recent job changes, retirements, and remembrances for MME members. It also highlights new MME and ICMA members. Have someone you'd like to add? Fill out this form.
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