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As communities are divided on some of the biggest issues, have we lost the art of being civil? Tasked with being non-partisan, and with working to support all residents, city and county managers are at the center of the discussion on civility, so how do we tackle it? At the ICMA Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida, we went in depth on the issue with Jan Perkins, Valerie Lemmie and Bob O'Neill.
As communities are divided on some of the biggest issues, have we lost the art of being civil? Tasked with being non-partisan, and with working to support all residents, city and county managers are at the center of the discussion on civility, so how do we tackle it? At the ICMA Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida, we went in depth on the issue with Jan Perkins, Valerie Lemmie and Bob O'Neill.
