THE IMPORTANCE OF
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN OUR RESPONSE TO
EMERGENCIES
Personal and professional ethics provide an opportunity for local government managers to step up to the challenge of any disaster and ensure integrity in our response. BY CHERYL A. HILVERT, ICMA-CM
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very March, ICMA and its members celebrate Ethics Awareness Month. This celebration reminds us how the ICMA Code of Ethics is the foundation of a professional local government management career and provided many examples where our personal and professional ethics have guided our day-to-day work and during special and challenging circumstances.
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