Leadership and Governance

To thrive, California’s cities, counties and special districts need the best of governance and administrative leadership. When elected officials and top management professionals partner and govern efficiently, local government agencies can more effectively serve their communities. These resources aim to help elected officials and staff collaborate and effectively govern.

To assist with this, ILG is partnering with Cal-ICMA, the League of California Cities, CSAC, CSDA and the California City Management Foundation, to provide the resources below.

If you have additional articles, books or materials to support effective governance, please share them with ILG's Director of Enterprise Programs and Special Projects, Melissa Kuehne at mkuehne@ca-ilg.org.

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Customized Leadership & Governance Trainings

California’s local governments face myriad of challenges from housing and homelessness, to climate, budget shortfalls and aging infrastructure…

Codes of Conduct, Civility and Ethics

Collaboration among elected bodies and between individual members takes effort. Finding common ground and cultivating respectful relationships early…

For Elected Officials

Being an elected official in local government is not an easy task. You are confronted with challenging issues and circumstances, often with limited…

For Management and Staff

These resources are intended to help executive staff better collaborate with council and board members and address some of the stressors inherent in…

ILG’s Leadership & Governance Program is made possible by ILG Partners including The California Endowment

Promotion for private leadership and governance training, offering in-person and virtual workshops for boards, councils, and teams.