Municipality

Managerial strategies and decision making at the City of Memphis Code Enforcement department, in this cohort opinion, are transformational leadership in theory, but in practice it is transactional. That is a powerful statement to make about a government institution considering its mission and purpose involve moving the city forward. Code Enforcement for at least (5) five years been under the Public Works division of the city. The purpose of this division is, “The Department of Housing/Code Enforcement

F.B. ‘Rusty’ Walker, IV represents Ward 4 and serves as President of the Gulfport City Council. Myles Sharp represents Ward 5, is an advocate for the advancement of local law enforcement. Robert ‘R.Lee’ Flowers represents Ward 6 and consistently works to keep the needs of Ward 6 before the city council meetings and readily advocate upon their behalf. Councilwoman Cara L. Pucheu represents Ward 7, is dedicated to being the voice advocating for her ward (City of Gulfport, 2015). Meeting Style, Group

Though I didn’t complete my six hours, I suppose, the three hours I did had enough information and influence on my thoughts that I believe pointed me in the direction the assignment was made to. I went to a city council meeting, a few days ago, for this project, and I was lucky enough to go at a time where the council was over seeing some rather important decisions that I seemed to have a lot of personal opinion on. To try to answer the questions that this write up is made to answer, I learned that

If I Were Elected Mayor... If I were elected mayor I would make it better. I would make it better by banning guns, removing harmful items from the city, and manage the operations of the city. There has been a lot of shooting going on so I would like to ban guns from the whole city. If I banned guns, more people would live or not be injured. So I think banning guns would make people happier. Removing harmful items from the city would be a healthy change for the people and the city. Removing

The City of San Diego’s Fiscal Year Plan for 2016- 2020 provided a thorough analysis of how funds will be properly allocated to help assist with the public service needs, that need to be addressed within the city. As stated in the FY 2016 Budget Monitoring Report, “The purpose of the Fiscal Year 2016 First Quarter Budget Monitoring Report (First Quarter Report) is to provide City Council and the public with an update of General Fund revenues, significant budget projections, new position hiring status

The four principal forms of municipal government used in the United States and Texas-strong mayor-council, weak mayor-council, council-manager, and commission-have numerous variations. The council-manager form prevails in more than 80 percent of Texas' home-rule cities, and variations of the mayor-council system work in numerous general-law cities. Citizens often ask, "How would you clarify the structure of municipal government in my town? None of the four models precisely depicts our government

Key planning through such tools as the Greer Community Master Plan and monitoring progress through the National Citizen Survey have proven to be effective as the City of Greer works to improve not only infrastructure but also the quality of life for residents. National Research Center, Inc. (NRC) has validated the effectiveness of those planning efforts, naming the City of Greer as winner of the 2016 Voice of the People Award for Transformation in Foundations of Livability. The award is presented

abatement and upkeep of cemeteries (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Since 1952, special taxing districts in the United States have increased over 200%, with 38,266 special districts comprising 40% of local government in 2012. During the same time, municipalities have increased slightly, while the number of townships and school districts both decline (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). The structural changes in local government have been

The Dahlonega City Hall was crowded on the evening of March 1st 2010. The seats were full, except for at the very front, and the standing room was filled almost out the door. The crowd, mostly made up of students, leaned in to hear as the voices of the City Council members faded in and out of the faltering sound system. The six City Council members and the mayor sat along a bench as if they were the judges at a hearing. Because of the ongoing discussions and the crowd, I thought I had arrived a few

GENERAL PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICTS The use of special districts to administer parks and recreation services originates from a successful experiment by New York City in SSSS. The city created a commission to depoliticize the provision of parks and recreation services, which led to the development of Central Park. Following this model of success, a number of states now have some form of park district that span a range of services, including open space protection, land conservation, environmental