NCMA Membership

NCMA Membership Categories and Dues

Full Member*

  • A full member of the Nebraska City/County Management Association is any person who is a city or county manager/administrator or an assistant to a city or county manager/administrator of a Nebraska city or county.

  • Dues:

    • CAO in cities and counties of population in excess of 2,000: .004 x salary per year for the chief administrative officer

    • CAO in cities and counties of population less than 2,000: $100 per year

    • Assistant CAOs (or designated Senior Staff Member): $100 per year

*Individuals qualifying for Full Membership as determined by NCMA cannot maintain membership at a lower level.

Cooperating Member

  • Cooperating membership may be granted to any individual holding responsible administrative positions in a Nebraska city or county other than city or county manager/administrator (example staff members). Cooperating membership also includes other persons who are interested in the objectives of the Nebraska City/County Management Association (examples: college instructors, former managers/administrators, former assistant managers/administrators, urban researchers, persons employed by the private sector, federal or state government and other units of local government) who are interested in the objectives of the Nebraska City/County Management Association. Cooperating members do not have voting privileges, shall not have access to the NCMA listserv, and shall be excluded from executive sessions of the Association.

  • Dues: $100 per year

Honorary Member

  • Honorary members are chosen for the Nebraska City/County Management Association because of distinguished contributions to the Association and to the field of city and county government. Honorary memberships are not limited to persons who have served as city or county managers/administrators. Honorary members do not have voting privileges, shall not have access to the NCMA listserv, and shall be excluded from executive sessions of the Association.

  • Dues: Complimentary

Life Member

  • Life membership in the Nebraska City/County Management Association is available to any individual who has retired or no longer employed in the profession of city or county management and has been a member of the Nebraska City/County Management Association for 20 years. Membership in city or county management organizations of another state may be substituted for up to 10 years of the 20-year membership requirement. Life members do not have voting privileges, shall not have access to the NCMA listserv, and shall be excluded from executive sessions of the Association.

  • Dues: Complimentary

Student Member

  • Any college student interested in local government management who is pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree (minimum half-time status). Student members do not have voting privileges, shall not have access to the NCMA listserv, and shall be excluded from executive sessions of the Association.

  • Dues: $25 per year