The 2025 Iowa Municipal Management Institute will be held March 26-28 in Iowa City at The Graduate Hotel. IMMI provides a variety of professional development classes along with networking opportunities for those in the city and county management profession.
Registration costs $350 for IaCMA members and can be done here: 2025 IMMI Registration.
A room block at The Graduate is available, which can be accessed here: 2025 IMMI Room Block Reservations (the dates can be modified by clicking "Edit Stay" near the top of the screen).
Agenda
This year's keynote speaker is Sarah Schillerstrom, who is a Fort Dodge native and has worked in a variety of municipal government roles. Sarah founded SRSD Consulting, LLC because she believes public servants deserve a workplace where they have opportunities to grow and develop, are supported by strong leaders, and are valued for their contributions. She will lead two sessions that dive into different aspects of leadership: Developing Resilience through Radical Responsibility and Conscious Leadership and Radical Responsibility.
Wednesday, March 26
11:45 am - 12:45 pm | IaCMA Board and First Time Attendee Lunch
1-2:30 pm | Welcome from President and Keynote Part 1: Developing Resilience through Radical Responsibility | Sarah Schillerstrom (SRSD Consulting)
2:30-3:00 pm | Break
3-4:30 pm | Keynote Part 2: Conscious Leadership and Radical Responsibility | Sarah Schillerstrom (SRSD Consulting)
4:30-5:30 pm | Break
5:30-7:30 pm | Evening Reception
7:30-10:00 pm | Hospitality (Location: Graduate Hotel Bar)
Thursday, March 27
7:15-8:15 am | Breakfast
8:15-9:00 am | The Latest from ICMA | Matt Fulton, Mike Land and Cindy Steinhauser (ICMA)
9:00-10:30 am | Entrepreneurial Operating System for Local Government | Sven Peterson (Perry) and Joe Leonetti (EOS Worldwide)
10:30-10:45 am | Break
10:45 am-11:45 am | Bringing Communities Together for Regional Development | Dan Culhane (Ames Economic Alliance)
11:45 am-12:15 pm | IaCMA Membership Meeting
12:15-1:30 pm | Lunch
1:30-2:45 pm | How Cities Work with the Iowa Office of Civil Rights | Kristen Stiffler and Katie Fiala (Iowa Office of Civil Rights)
*A special gathering of assistant and deputy city managers/administrators will be held in the O’Connor Boardroom at this time
2:45-3:00 pm | Break
3:00-4:30 pm | Tenets 3 and 7: Discussion on the Prime Directive in Today’s Political Environment | Mark Jackson (Story City) and Curtis Brown (Urbandale)
4:30-5:30 pm | Break
6-9 pm | Evening Reception and Hospitality (Location: SpareMe, 404 E College Street, Iowa City, IA 52240)
Friday, March 28
7:15-8:15 am | Breakfast
8:15-9:00 am | Legislative Discussion | Alan Kemp (Iowa League of Cities)
9:15-10:30 am | A Discussion on Property Taxes and Budgetary Impacts
10:30-10:45 am | Break
10:45-11:30 am | IaCMA Legislative Affairs Update and Next Steps | Matt McQuillen (Clive) and Matthew Schmitz (Independence)