Background
The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) was established in 1891 to provide Indiana municipal officials a means to congregate, educate and advocate their interests before the state and federal governments. Indiana is one of the first states to form a municipal association, and IACT (pronounced "i-act") has a rich tradition of serving municipal government and elected officials. A not-for-profit organization, IACT represents municipalities before state lawmakers, and provides education and information to members. With more than 460 municipalities as members, IACT is the official voice of municipal government in Indiana.The non-partisan Association is governed by officers and a Board of Directors, and relies upon various committees to govern its agendas and set policy. Members of the Executive Committee represent various municipal elected offices, sizes of municipalities and geographic areas of the state. Maintaining non-partisanship is an important part of the Association's governance.
IACT hosts two major conferences each year, numerous workshops and training sessions, and helps municipal officials remain effective leaders by keeping mayors, clerk-treasurers, council members and appointed staff educated about new laws, rules, and programs, and by providing education opportunities to enhance management and leadership skills.
Facilitating sharing of ideas and communicating the latest information with municipal officials is a major function of IACT. Through print and electronic media, meetings and roundtables, publications and this website, IACT employs a variety of means for municipal officials to take advantage of the immense knowledge of their municipal colleagues around Indiana, state and federal agency officials, expert municipal service providers and the IACT staff.
Legislative advocacy is a major function of the Association, and during the Indiana legislative session, IACT members and staff work hard to ensure that state lawmakers pass legislation that helps cities and towns better serve citizens.
The entire membership of the Association votes at the Annual Conference to accept policies, and the Legislative Committee works during the session to analyze legislation so that the IACT Government Affairs team may advocate your interests before state legislators.
Indiana municipal officials working together to provide effective government for citizens - that's what the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns is all about.
