Even though the United States has extensive capacity and experience with disasters, the country still faces substantial challenges, as hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrated.
Good managers stay aware of and are able to analyze the impacts of federal and state policies on their local economies and communities. ICMA’s Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee (GAPC) members are your eyes and ears for navigating through these issues.
Since 1975, the Wisconsin League of Municipalities has offered their this handbook for local government employees in the State of Wisconsin.
The article presents a case study about Dennis Hays, chief administrative officer of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas