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    Collin County is a governing body north of Dallas that has been experiencing rapid growth over the past decade. Planning for the population growth, businesses expansions, and county debt has been needed in order for the county to be sustainable during the great recession. The formal mission of Collin County is to deliver services including justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health as mandated by the State of Texas and to execute other priorities as determined by the Commissioners

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    Organizations bear economic, legal, and ethical obligations to provide useful information about the risks and benefits of their products, policies, and services. Failure to fulfill those obligations can be costly. Financial analyst estimate that 70% of a typical private firm’s assets are intangibles, like goodwill, that can be lost when communication fail. Public institutions’ reputations often depend on their ability to communicate (Fischhoff). It is important to know that organizations are vital

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    1. Why do you want to be the County Dairy Delegate? I have been raised on a dairy farm and my mom was also grew up on a dairy farm. My stepdad is a fourth generation dairy farmer and together my parents have taught me the sacrifice and hard work that goes into a farmer’s life. I am thankful for the privilege I have had in growing up on a farm and I want to help educate community members on the significance of our day to day dairy farmers and their contributions to society. 2. Explain how you

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    Getting control of a county's budget may be a difficult task. My mindset must transform in order to control the county budget, which will result in a positive turnaround. Although our friends in Phoenix County feel a negative effect of the way our county is run, it is still functioning. However, I would try to familiarize some of the leadership aspects of Phoenix. Furthermore, spending less money not to become bankrupt again would be ideal. Moreover, since no one has never succeeded in convincing

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    expand the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program, “which provides essential data to characterize the state 's groundwater basins, including identifying basins in decline” (cite). This will open lines of communication between counties, and share valuable information for development the pumping plans. Next, there is the plan for Brown’s administration to work closely together with Legislation to fund the

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    The formal mission of Collin County is to deliver services including justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health as mandated by the State of Texas and to execute other priorities as determined by the Commissioners Court (Collin County). The mission statement is very concise and specific at times by mentioning the main services that are provided, such as justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health. Length of mission statements can be cumbersome at times to understand because

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    The City Of Macon County

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    Introduction Bibb County, in central Georgia, was formed December 9, 1822. Geologically, Bibb County is located on the fall line where the southern Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain. Before the arrival of European settlers, the area had been a center of a series of Native American civilizations. The county sits on 249.76 square miles of land and there are approximately 622 people per square mile. Robert Reichert is the mayor of the city of Macon which is a part of Bibb currently governed by a five

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    Court System in Effingham County The court system in Effingham County consists of a juvenile court, magistrate court, a probate court, a recorders court, state court, superior court, and a municipal court. The juvenile court handles all delinquent complaints concerning children that are under the age of 17. The Magistrate court is important for the people of the community as it assists individuals in civil and criminal actions. One does not need a lawyer in this court, which makes it affordable

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    Across the globe, governments struggle to sufficiently represent their citizens. The breaking down of government responsibilities varies between countries, but one aspect that no country can agree on is what constitutes a municipality and how much responsibility a municipality should have. Should a city region be split into competing small municipalities, or should there be one municipal government for the entire region? Across Europe following World War II fragmentation due to land reform was favoured

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    Bell California is a small community located south-east of Los Angeles California. In the summer of 2009 that was caught up in a corruption scandal. The city manager Robert Rizzo was making $800,000 a year, and the Chief of Police Randy Adams was making $457,000 a year much more than even the Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department makes, (Coolican, 2010). The city council to include the mayor of the city were all part-time employees at the municipality only making monthly meetings and

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