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City of Joplin, MO Residents Engage with City Budget Survey to Rank Seven City Priorities

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. This will help better manage the broad number of services we provide, while recognizing our budget constraints.”

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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. Since signing on as city manager for fast-growing Hutto in 2022, Earp has leveraged his passions for leadership, finance and education to help reshape the city’s operations with an emphasis on collaboration.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ," Washington Post ). Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ). Among the glaring weaknesses cited was the leadership of the DCHA’s executive director, Brenda Donald. The City Council is worked up about it (" D.C. Bowser’s six D.C.

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10 Interesting Facts About the History of Public Administration

Masters in Public Administration

Machiavelli also established leadership qualities in subordinates. In modern voting, this process is often called the political machine and is now done in a less blatant way. He also realizes that its most effective when you have a group of people who committed to a cause, versus a group of people who are being forced to participate.

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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I chalk that up to a failure of leadership and approach. Another area that I would chalk up to a failure of planning leadership is the discussion of proposed changes to the height limit law. The Height Limit discussions. I won't go into it, because it has been discussed elsewhere. Other gaps in the planning process.

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Technical Leadership Needs Advance The Politics-Administration Dichotomy

Public Policy Blog

Professional government employees are vital partners for these officials and do [or should do] the day-to-day operations of the government, procure products and services, supervise, develop budgets for programs and execute tactics outlined in strategy put forth in part by our elected officials. Campbell, C., & Peters, B. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0491.1988.tb00060.x.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

to fix bad practices, make them democratic instead of just eliminating them ," (2012) (also discusses participatory budgeting) Note that the network concept applies to parks and libraries friends groups, and school PTAs as well. Even neighborhood associations. I and many activists were against public funding, but it happened anyway.