“Just the Facts!”

Join Us for A Panel Discussion on the Managerial Form of Government

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 6:30 p.m.

Stephenson County Farm Bureau, 210 W. Spring Street, Freeport.

The Freeport Citizens for Professional Government announces an opportunity to learn about the pros and cons of adopting a Managerial Form of Municipal Government. This panel discussion features city managers who will answer questions, discuss the facts and fiction about the managerial form of government, and offer their insights into the day-to-day operations of a professionally run city hall.

Our guest speakers include: Al Griffiths, the City Manager of East Dubuque; Mark Moran, the City Administrator of Galena; and Freeport native Bob Franz, who recently retired from Deerfield, Illinois after more than thirty years as a City Manager.

The discussion will be moderated by Alan Wenzel from Highland Community College.

The format will feature a series of questions geared towards learning the facts about city managers, their relationships with mayors, councils and staff, as well as a discussion centering on “a day in the life” of the professional manager.

There will be time for the audience to ask questions directly of the panelists. A special feature of the evening will be “Myth Busters” – a light-hearted, yet informative means of separating fact from fiction about the Managerial Form of government and how it effects the citizens, businesses and guests of Freeport.

Just say, "YES, I'll be there!"