A community that has lost affordable housing is facing a clear and present threat to the city’s economic and diversity. As a City Manager it is important to make preserve and create additional affordable housing opportunities as income disparities increase within the city. However, as a City Manager being approached by a developer to offer city employees early selections of homes could be considered unethical behavior. This developer could be seeking an opportunity to receive special benefits from offering an exclusive deal to the employees of the government. Within the ICMA code Tenet 2 highlights the role of City Manager by creating a system that maintains constructive, creative, and practical attitude. In order to promote city employees
