In his paper titled The Mayor-Manager Conundrum that Wasn't, Executive Director Robert J. O’Neill, Jr. of the International City/County Management Association talks about the "performance dividend of professional management." He concludes by saying that...
“More than half of the 40 cities that received a triple-A bond rating, as of December 2003 from both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, operate under the council-manager form of government.
It is also the structure used by six of the 10 communities recognized in 2004 by the National Civic League with the coveted All-America City Award, which encourages civic excellence by honoring those communities in which “citizens, government, business, and nonprofit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical community issues.
Recently the Center for Digital Government and the National League of Cities surveyed local governments and ranked the top 10 cities in four population categories for making the best use of technology to improve operations and better serve their constituents. Eighty-three percent of the highest ranked cities use the council-manager form.”
If you would like a copy of Mr. O'Neill's paper, please send us an email or reply to this post.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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