City of Santa Barbara, CA Succession Program
    Recognizing that there will be a major turnover in management in the next five to ten years, the City's Executive Management Team explored several strategies to plan for the continuation of a high performance organization through a commitment to sustained initiatives that engage outside the box thinking to attract, develop, and retain needed talent in the City of Santa Barbara.

    In the end, the team produced six strategies which form the City’s “Succession Program.”

School/University Relations

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Public Schools
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Although schools are outside of the local government’s responsibility in many communities, schools and communities are mutually dependent. In addition to their primary education function, schools often provide places for community meetings, athletic activities, and neighborhood events. School traffic affects the community and school children on a lunch break affect nearby stores and restaurants. An important role for schools is to educate students about their local government, so they can become concerned, responsible citizens. For additional information on school curriculum for local government, see Citizen and Resident Participation.


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Local Government Innovations

City of Santa Clarita’s 21-Point Business Plan for Progress Year: 2009; Pages: 33.
Joint-Use Agreement for Shared Library Year: 2003;
City and University Share Library Year: 2002;
Wellness for Seniors Year: 2002; Pages: 2.

Sample Government Documents

Schools Element in Comprehensive Plan Year: 2007;
Joint-Use Agreement for Administrative Building Shared by City and School District Year: 2006;
Zoning Cooperation Agreement Between City and University Year: 2006; Pages: 11.
Town-University Partnerships and Projects Year: 2005; Pages: 5.
University Community Quality of Life: Committee Report Year: 2005; Pages: 18.
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Reports and Articles

The Student Factor Year: 2008; Pages: 3.
Local Governments and Schools: A Community-Oriented Approach Year: 2008; Pages: 40.
New and Valuable: University Partnerships Year: 2007; Pages: 2.
St. Charles, Louisiana, Parish Public School District Year: 2006; Pages: 2.
Collaboration Is Key to Advancing Housing Opportunities Year: 2006; Pages: 3.
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Case Studies

Local Government-School District Collaboration: Sample Documents Year: 2008;
Support for Gardening and Wildlife Management Year: 2006; Pages: 2.
Active Living Strategies- Amherst, MA Case Study Year: 2006; Pages: 5.
School Resource Officer Year: 2004;
Improving After-School Programs Year: 2004;
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ICMA Publications About School/University Relations


 
Turning Employee and Public Ideas into Big Savings and Increased Revenue   The city of North Miami Beach, Florida wants to share their successful, unique initiative to implement positive change and get tangible budget benefits.

 
Baldrige Basics: Steps to Becoming a High Performance Organization   Discover how the systematic approach of the Baldrige model can help you meet the challenges of greater citizen demands, improving quality with decreasing funds, maintaining a desirable organizational culture, and delivering cost effective results.

 
Chapter 9: Implementation, Oversight, and Evaluation   Chapter 9 from Capital Budgeting and Finance: A Guide for Local Governments, 2nd edition, addresses the fundamentals of project management and appropriate oversight.

 
Chapter 8: Planning, Structuring, and Selling Debt   Chapter 8 from Capital Budgeting and Finance: A Guide for Local Governments, 2nd edition, introduces bonds and the bond rating process, and discusses interest rates, yields, and pricing of debt are also covered.

 
Chapter 7: Debt Options   Chapter 7 from Capital Budgeting and Finance: A Guide for Local Governments, 2nd edition, explains the variety of debt options available.

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