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2013 Fall State Controller’s Conference With County Auditors Presented by Mel Turner Vice Mayor, City of Citrus Heights. Negotiating In A Political Environment. Caught in the Act!. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7pMYHn-1yA&feature=youtu.be. The Dilemma .
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2013 Fall State Controller’s Conference With County Auditors Presented by Mel Turner Vice Mayor, City of Citrus Heights
Caught in the Act! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7pMYHn-1yA&feature=youtu.be
The Dilemma • Conducting the People’s Business… • Who do we Serve… • Dealing with Unfunded Mandates…
Key Concepts • The Outcome • The Relationship • The Trust • The Negotiation
The Outcome WHAT is it that we want? WHY do we want it?
The Relationship • Appreciating the similarities • Respecting the differences • Good faith
Government Partners • Federal • State • Cities • Counties • JPA • Special Districts
The Trust The Importance of Building and Maintaining Trust
TRUST • A trustworthy person is someone in whom you can place your trust and rest assured that the trust shall not be betrayed. • A person can prove their trustworthiness by fulfilling an assigned responsibility and as an extension of that, not to let down expectations. • In general, in order for trust to be earned, worth and integrity must be proven over time.
THE NEGOTIATION Dialogue between two or more people or parties: • Intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue
THE NEGOTIATION Dialogue between two or more people or parties: • To produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, to craft outcomes to satisfy various interests of two people/parties involved in negotiation process.
THE NEGOTIATION • Negotiation is a process where each party involved in negotiating tries to gain an advantage for themselves by the end of the process.
The Negotiation • Negotiation is intended to aim at compromise.
REFLECTION • Personal Mission • Organization’s Mission • Role Modeling
REFLECTION • Self-Awareness • Promises Perspective, Insight and a Way of Knowing • Contemplate Ideas, Challenges and Decisions
REMINDERS! The Outcome The Relationship No Contest The Trust The Negotiation Reflection