League Brand Guidelines

League Departments, Programs, and Partnerships

Membership • 16/50 Project —A League project that is made possible with support from the MML Foundation. It seeks to remove barriers and provide training to increase the number of women in leadership roles in local government. It was launched in the spring of 2018. The name of the program refers to how only about 16 percent of local chief administrative officers are women, even though they make up more than 50 percent of the state’s population. As of spring 2023, the program has helped grow the percentage of women leaders in municipal government to 21 percent. o Program should be formally referred to as the 16/50 Project . It includes the Women’s Municipal Leadership Program (WMLP) . o WMLP graduates—Graduates of this program (not 16/50 graduates). • Community Excellence Award (CEA) —A single award winner each year, presented at Convention after voting by event attendees. • Elected Officials Academy (EOA) —Can also be referred to as EOA on second reference. It’s governed by the EOA Board of Directors with Board Members. • Executive Search —This is a service the League provides to assist communities in finding and hiring various municipal positions, such as city manager, police chief, department of public works director, and more. The executive search service is a resource offered to strengthen the quality of municipal government and administration through successful placement of public leaders. The League is invested in the community before, during, and after the search. • Wage & Salary —Also called the Wage and Salary Survey . This survey is conducted by the League for the benefit of our member communities. It’s intended to be used by management employees, their designees, or elected officials working on behalf of member communities for official city/village/township business. • Women’s Municipal Leadership Program —A program that is part of the 16/50 Project.

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