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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

Despite being voted “most likely to be president” in high school, James Earp’s path to public service wasn’t a direct one. A path to public service It was while working in the banking industry straight out of college that Earp first learned about the job of a city manager. I believe in people over position,” Earp says.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Ironically, under the Williams Administration--1998-2006--the resuscitation of the DC Housing Authority was one of the city's great accomplishments , and the director, Michael Kelly, was even detailed by HUD to help fix failing authorities in Philadelphia and New York City. Housing Authority better ," Post ).

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

Lynch writes on everything from the budget to public service. She is the Hayward, California city manager and has worked in the office since 2006. The local government here strives to be accountable and accessible. There are also tools for living in, doing business, and other services you can learn more on from the city.

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PERFORMANCE READER’S GUIDE (PART 2)

Barrett & Greene

A Performance Reader’s Guide Continued: Shelley Metzenbaum, Demetra Smith Nightingale and Batia Katz, Communicating Evidence , Urban Institute, September 22 Ken Miller, We Don’t Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths that Keep Government from Radically Improvement , Governing Books, 2006 Theodore H. Poister, Maria P.

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The power of the connecting middle: where policy, delivery and democracy meet (and often don’t)

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

And that would be a substantial deposit in the “strengthening democracy” account to rescue trust and confidence in democracy and the potential of good government done well. She deals in the rhythms of public service culture and practice that too often get missed in the Big Debates about government and democracy.

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Brand America 2025

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The US then is an economic powerhouse, so much so that it has persistently run a large deficit in its capital account. These are not only far more valuable than those in Europe, but far more concentrated in the digital economy. Donald Trump protests. Yet this is a powerful vote of confidence. Well, its homicide rate of 6.8

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