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As I predicted, the ICMA finally capitulated and settled the anti-defamation lawsuit brought forth by Michigan city manager James Freed. As part of the agreement where financial details were not releaed, the ICMA agreed to retract the censure by removing it from their website.
The settlement was announced via a joint statement on ICMA letterhead. However, I have received overwhelmingly negative responses from the city managers in my network regarding the language of that statement.
In this episode, I dissect the statement and compare it to the original press release issued by the ICMA when it announced the public censure of James Freed.
And now that this matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties -- we ponder the logical question that remains:
Now what?
SHOW NOTES:
James Freed posted the release on his personal LinkedIn page. You can read it here:
ICMA Joint StatementFreed Email Statement and Court FilingVideo of James Freed addressing ICMA issueICMA Public Statements & Court Filing
LinkedIn PostIn Defense of the ICMA Code of Ethics by Jason Grant, Director of AdvocacyCourt FilingAdditional Information about James Freed vs ICMA
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Things are heating up in the battle between Port Huron City Manager James Freed and the ICMA over the last two weeks. The two-year saga began in June 2022 when the ICMA publicly censured Freed and stripped him of his credential. Freed countered with a lawsuit alleging the ICMA engaged in a conspiracy to defame him.
On September 5, 2024, Freed sent out an email along with a 21-page court filing. See link in the show notes.
On Friday the 6th, the ICMA issued its first public statement on the lawsuit mentioning James Freed by name and referencing yours truly indirectly.
On Monday the 9th, Freed and the ICMA once again made public statements. Freed addressed his employees at an annual luncheon and spoke about the lawsuit and upcoming trial. His remarks were about 20 minutes long and have been included in this podcast.
Additionally, the ICMA's director of advocacy pubished an article on its website. Jason Grant argued that public censures were not punitive and defended the organization. However, the final paragraph signaled to me thta the organization is preparing to settle with Freed while trying to save face.
SHOW NOTES:
James Freed Court Filing and Public Statements:
Freed Email Statement and Court FilingVideo of James Freed addressing ICMA issueICMA Public Statements & Court Filing
LinkedIn PostIn Defense of the ICMA Code of Ethics by Jason Grant, Director of AdvocacyCourt FilingAdditional Information about James Freed vs ICMA
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Audree Guzman refused to become a statistic and has courageously battled through childhood sexual molestation and domestic abuse as a young woman. We discuss her battles along with other struggles encompassing eating disordes and mental health issues.
This is very powerful episode but listener discretion is strongly advised.
SHOW NOTES:
Here is the LinkedIn page for Audree Guzman
For more information about James Freed's anti-defamation lawsuit against the ICMA, I have created a reference page that will serve as a Wikipedia page of sorts. It can be found here: https://citymanagernews.com/james-freed-vs-icma/
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Audree Guzman was hired into her first city administrator gig at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Less than a year later, she would be forced to deal with another historic event that rocked her community.
In this episode, Audree and I discuss the trials and tribulations she faced down in her first city administrator gig in small town Kansas. We also discuss the impact a mentor had on her and what impact, if any, her being a Latina in a predominantly white state has had on her career.
Originally planned to be a single episode interview, Audree and I ended up spending considerable time discussing the impacts of child and domestic abuse on our lives. This segment of the conversation will be released next week in part two of the series.
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In Part 2 of my interview with Sam Toles of CiviSocial, we discuss keyboard warriors and social media terrorists. I offer up my distinction between the two and urge elected officials to exercise more discernment when evaluating online attacks.
We discuss the outsized impact of the minority, whether they are truly engaged and participating in the process, and how spineless elected officials can send demoralizing signals and messages to their staff.
Sam also shares a secret tip he uses to differentiate himself from the competition when competing for jobs. If you are a public sector executive or aspire to become one, you should definitely listen for this little nugget in the first half of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
If you are interested in hiring Sam Toles & CiviSocial for social media consulting, you can save 10% between now and December 31st by simply telling him that you are a City Manager Unfiltered listener.
CiviSocial website and LinkedIn page
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Sam Toles is a social media expert having worked for large entertainment companies like Bleacher Report, MGM, and Warner Music, as well as Vimeo. He was also served as an elected councilmember for the California community of Cathedral City.
He is passionate about social media and the public sector, but believes that most communities across the country are doing social media wrong. That is why he launched his new firm, CiviSocial.
In this two part series we are going to discuss why communities are failing, how they can silence the haters, create passionate boosters, and what platforms are trending up and down when it comes to reach and influence.
He also thinks communities that hire consultants to run their social media platforms are wasting their money.
In Part 2, we are going to dive into a discussion about how elected officials get spun up by negative comments on social media and what can be done to minimize their overreaction to the trolls.
We will also announce a special promotional offer for listeners of the podcast in Part 2.
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Patton Township Manager Amy Farkas is passionate about recruiting more women and minorities into the profession of city and county management. In this episode, we talk about the importance of "telling a better story" to attract these candidates.
We also discuss her unique approach to dealing with the stresses of the job through her hobby and what benefits she has been able to transfer over into her professional life as a result.
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In the third and final installment of my interview series with Castle Pines City Manager Michael Penny, he shares his views on the recruitment and performance review processes and puts forth the idea that the American Association of Municipal Executives can assist city and county managers by influencing how these events are structured.
Penny argues that candidates currently have little say in the recruitment process and do not have a seat at the table under the current paradigm. And he suggests that performance reviews are too often left open to a myriad of variables that disadvantage the executive.
If you enjoyed this series and have some questions for Penny regarding the credentialing process, please reach out and contact me as we have discussed the possibility of conducting a live webinar Q & A. However, we need participants to ask questions!
SHOW NOTES:
Michael Penny's LinkedIn profile
Information about the ICMA Credentialing Advisory Board (CAB).
If you have questions about the credential, you can contact the CAB via email or phone at:
[email protected](202) 962-3504If you want to join the American Association of Municipal Executives and becoming a founding member, register today at: https://community.aame.org/.
Deadline to become a founding member has been extended to July 25th.
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Why did the ICMA create the credentialed manager program and does it measure competency?
We discuss these issues and more in part 2 of my interview series with Castle Pines, Colorado city manager Michael Penny. Penny, who is a founding member of the American Association of Municipal Executives, has also been a member of the ICMA since 1995.
He has been actively involved with the ICMA credentialing process since 2013 and currently serves as the chairman of the ICMA Credentialing Advisory Board.
He believes that the credential does not hold as much value within the profession as it should.
Additionally, we explore whether Penny believes the credential is being weaponized against city managers, if the amount of experience required is excessive, and if it fairly values the military and private sector experiences of managers seeking to earn the designation.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael Penny's LinkedIn profile
Information about the ICMA Credentialing Advisory Board (CAB).
If you have questions about the credential, you can contact the CAB via email or phone at:
[email protected](202) 962-3504If you want to join the American Association of Municipal Executives and becoming a founding member, register today at: https://community.aame.org/.
Deadline to become a founding member has been extended to July 25th.
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Castle Pines city manager Michael Penny isn't your ordinary ICMA member. He currently serves as the chairman of the ICMA's Credentialing Advisory Board (CAB) and has been a member of the organization since 1995.
So, why did he join the American Association of Municipal Executives as a founding member and how does he see both organizations co-existing?
Penny has also been on both sides of the ICMA executive board election process. He has run for a seat and been denied the nomination and he has been on the panel that interviewed candidates.
He pushes back on my claims that the process is rigged by insiders and offers up his unique perspective.
We also talk about the James Freed defamation lawsuit and the role the membership must play in holding the organization accountable.
The Colorado manager isn't afraid to disagree with my takes and I think you are going to appreciate the different perspectives and arguments both of us bring to the table throughout this series.
We discuss these issues and many more in the first installment of this three-part series you are not going to want to miss.
In future installments we are going to dissect the ICMA credential and its purpose, what it truly measures or signifies, and whether it has been weaponized against city managers who do not possess it.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael Penny's LinkedIn profile
Information about the ICMA Credentialing Advisory Board (CAB).
If you want to join the American Association of Municipal Executives and becoming a founding member, register today at: https://community.aame.org/.
Deadline to become a founding member has been extended to July 25th.
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For a variety of reasons listed in this podcast, the sign up deadline to become a founding member of the American Association of Municipal Executives has been extended.
You have until midnight central on Thursday, July 25th to take action and join this historic, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This is the last call -- so sign up here today.
We have the following membership plans:
Executive Suite CEO/CAOsExecutive Suite ACM/DCMsAspiring ExecutivesRetired City Managers (free)Managers-in-Transition (free)Go here to sign up: Community.AAME.org
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A confidential source sent me an audio recording of ICMA West Coast Regional Director Pat Martel discussing the American Association of Municipal Executives. This discussion took place two weeks ago at the Oregon City/Count Management Association conference..
In this audio clip, Martel states that the ICMA is very much aware of the AAME, that it supports the AAME mission, and that it is perfectly acceptable for ICMA members to join AAME and other organizations.
In this episode, I talk about how many ICMA members who are supportive of my efforts have expressed an unwillingness to join the AAME. They state they fear retaliation.
And I urge the ICMA executive board to make a public statement attesting to the fact that members will not be targeted if they do join the AAME.
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If you want to join the American Association of Municipal Executives and becoming a founding member, register today at: https://community.aame.org/.
Deadline to become a founding member is July 15.
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Last week the big news story was the announcement by the ICMA that CEO Marc Ott was retiring to spend more time with family. We also learned that Port Huron City Manager James Freed was given a trial date for his defamation lawsuit against the ICMA.
Coincidence?
These two stories are inextricably linked and are the topic of this week's podcast episode.
SHOW NOTES:
In this podcast I mentioned that Caribou, Maine City Manager Penny Thompson is a founding member of the American Association of Municipal Executives and that she is looking for an assistant city manager. You can find the job description here: https://www.cariboumaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ACM-for-Planning-and-Economic-Development.pdf
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Marilyn Rivers had a stellar career and an impeccable reputation having served for nearly 20 years as the Director of Risk and Safety for the New York city of Saratoga Springs.
About 18-months away from this 20-year mark where she would be eligible for her pension, a newly elected commissioner set his sights on her to settle an "old score" from fifteen years ago.
Rivers wanted to do this podcast because she never had a chance to defend herself, her record, or address the toxic behavior of this commissioner during the entire ordeal. She told me that she needed to do the podcast because she wanted her "voice" and her good name back.
This is slated to be Part 1 of a multi-part series. Stay tuned for the next episode when Marilyn will reveal tips, tricks, and tactics to reduce your insurance costs and make you look like a star for your governing body or your city manager.
SHOW NOTES:
Here is a link to Marilyn Rivers' consulting firm: Rivers Risk Consulting, LLC. The company's LinkedIn page can be found here and this is a link to her personal LinkedIn Page
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ICMA CEO Marc Ott has presided over an organization that is dysfunctional, lacks accountability, and produces mediocre work product.
His permissive and absentee approach to managing employees allowed ethics staffers to prosecute a personal and political vendetta against Port Huron City Manager James Freed -- a stain that will be forever left upon his legacy.
Combined with an international development emphasis that has lacked focus and failed to deliver results, it has been Ott's shepherding of the organization towards the promotion of a leftist political ideology that has alienated many members who simply desire to be in a non-partisan, apolitical organization that will help them become better public sector executives.
For these reasons and more, it is time for the ICMA executive board to terminate Ott and begin the process of repairing the damage done during his tenure.
SHOW NOTES:
Here is the court ordered motion to compel issued against members of the ICMA executive board.
Here is the most recent ruling by the judge highlighting the stall tactics used by the ICMA in its case against Freed.
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Rainier City Administrator Scott Jorgensen is no fan of the Oregon City/County Management Association (OCCMA).
A few years ago, he was the subject of an anonymous ethics complaint without any clear explanation of his alleged offense. About a year later, Jorgensen learned that another city manager had accused him of leaking his listserv comments.
The evidence was a conversation between this city manager and one of his elected officials the city manager had surreptitiously recorded.
Jorgensen maintains that he did not leak the listserv comments and even if he did, he vehemently rejects the notion that those comments are not public records since the city manager used his official city email address.
Moreover, Jorgensen was disgusted by the fact that the OCCMA ethics committee knew that the conversation was recorded without the consent of the elected official and did nothing about it.
Jorgensen has some strong opinions about the OCCMA, the value of his membership not only to himself but the taxpayers, and how other city managers conducted themselves during the pandemic.
He is a fascinating person with a very unique background having worked in politics as an official staff to state legislators in the Oregon capital, to being a journalist, an author, and a guitarist in a rock band.
Don't miss this episode where the guest is as unfiltered as the host!
SHOW NOTES:
W. Scott Jorgensen's LinkedIn page
You can catch his band, Robots Building Robots, on Spotify where you can listen to their album "Dysphoria."
Jorgensen has four books he has written listed on Amazon. You can view them here.
In the episode, I discussed Ferris, TX city manager Brooks Williams' book "Rising to Serve."
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We continue our conversation with Polson, Montana city manager Ed Meece in Part 2 of our interview series.
In this episode, Ed talks about:
✅ a new state association for Montana city managers that is not affiliated with the ICMA,✅ a conversation he had with ICMA CEO Marc Ott and Ray Baray, his chief of staff, and✅ why he is so excited about the new American Association of Municipal Executives
SHOW NOTES:
Ed Meece's LinkedIn page
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In 2015, city manager Ed Meece did something he never thought he would do. He canceled his International City/County Management Association membership twenty-five years after joining the organization.
What happened?
Meece explains his reasoning in Part 1 of this two-part series.
SHOW NOTES:
Ed Meece's LinkedIn page
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Baker Tilly has been bad -- again.
Recently, yours truly dropped a bombshell about Baker Tilly when he appeared as a guest on the Making Sense with Michael J. talk show in Amarillo, Texas.
We discussed the Amarillo city manager recruitment and the consulting contract Baker Tilly landed to help review their charter.
Host Michael Stevens graciously allowed me to replay the interview on the podcast.
Since the interview aired on May 20th, sources have been feeding me additional information about Baker Tilly and its recruitments. Stay tuned for more coverage in the near future -- especially after I get my public information requests.
If you have any information worth sharing -- please get in touch with me so I can expose them.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael J. Stevens is the host of the "Making Sense with Michael J" show on KGNC AM 710 and 97.5 FM radio in Amarillo. You can listen to their live stream here.
You can find Michael on LinkedIn here.
The American Association of Municipal Executives is located at AAME.org.
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Public sector executives need to steal some pages out of the private sector executive playbook when it comes to compensation, benefits, and negotiating contracts.
Attorney Daniel Reilly has extensive experience in negotiating private and public sector executive contracts. Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, we discuss industry norms, tactics, and practices that should be co-opted by city and county managers to secure stronger contracts that will protect them and their families.
This is a "must listen" interview with many gems of wisdom and golden nuggets for executives and aspiring executives to ponder and consider.
Moreover, public sector recruiters and local elected officials should also pay attention as I once again highlight the on-going paradigm shift in public administration.
No other local government podcast provides this type of valuable and thought provoking content. If you enjoyed it -- please take a moment to hit the "follow/subscribe" button and also leave a rating and review on Apple and Spotify.
SHOW NOTES:
Daniel Reilly is a business attorney who specializes in executive compensation. Here is a link to his law firm, Reilly Legal, and his LinkedIn page.
The American Association of Municipal Executives is located at AAME.org.
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