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Acclimating Newly Elected Officials:

Acclimating Newly Elected Officials:. What are the Resources & The Expectations?. Speakers. Ken Strobeck, Executive Director; League of Arizona Cities and Towns The honorable Mary Manross, Former Mayor; City of Scottsdale Mike Letcher, Deputy City Manager; City of Tucson. Basic Approaches.

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Acclimating Newly Elected Officials:

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  1. Acclimating Newly Elected Officials: What are the Resources & The Expectations?

  2. Speakers • Ken Strobeck, Executive Director; League of Arizona Cities and Towns • The honorable Mary Manross, Former Mayor; City of Scottsdale • Mike Letcher, Deputy City Manager; City of Tucson

  3. Basic Approaches • Pre and/or post election meetings • Weekly meetings • Weekend retreats • Full/half day workshops

  4. Common Topics • Laws • Current city/county situation • Expectations • Local government background and context

  5. Useful Materials • For Staff • Orientation guides/outlines • For Council • Codes of Conduct/Rules of Order • General information packets • City Summaries • This presentation, with links to example materials, will be kept on the ACMA website

  6. Questions?

  7. Resources • Missouri Municipal League – Manual for newly elected officials;http://www.mocities.com/documents/NEO.may.07.pdf • South Dakota Municipal League – Elected officials orientation; http://www.sdmunicipalleague.org/vertical/Sites/%7B2540DC39-A742-459F-8CAF-7839ECF21E89%7D/uploads/%7BFF152FDA-03A3-469C-BB36-06977AE2BE52%7D.PDF • City of Monroe, Michigan – Presentation for newly elected officials; http://www.ci.monroe.mi.us/Presentations_Council_Orientation_2008.cfm

  8. Resources Cont. • City of Calgary, AB Canda – Council orientation for newly elected members;http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cityclerks/council_policies/cc034.pdf • City of Benicia, California – Code of Conduct; http://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/vertical/Sites/%7B3436CBED-6A58-4FEF-BFDF-5F9331215932%7D/uploads/%7B4AC76682-5606-4707-BBDE-5734E70BA276%7D.PDF • City of Corvallis, Oregon – Council Policy Manual http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/downloads/cmo/Council_Policies/Ccpol2-09.council_orientation.pdf

  9. Resources Cont. • University of Santa Clara, California – Unavoidable ethical dilemmas of newly elected local officials;http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/nadler/ethical_dilemmas.html • Western Governments of Australia – Elected member induction; http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/Publications/Docs/GuidelineNo4_ElectedMemberInduction.pdf • Canada – A manual for use by newly elected council members; http://www.gov.mb.ca/ana/publications/community/council_orientation_manual.pdf

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