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Save the Date
March 8-12
NLC Congressional City Conference
Washington D.C.
April 17-18
ICMA Mountain Plains / West Coast Regional Summit
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
April (date TBD)
Field Demonstration
Pinetop-Lakeside Solid Waste District's Use of Biomass
Time: 11 am - 4 pm
ACMA to Offer Two Scholarships to Harvard Program
Arizona City/County Management Association in partnership with Arizona Public
Service Company and Greenberg Traurig, Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co; and PinnacleOne will
offer two full scholarships this year to ACMA members for the Senior Executives in State and
Local Government Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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ACMA Adopts Bylaws Amendment
During the November 16, 2007 Executive Board Meeting, the Board of
Directors voted to bring a bylaws amendment to change the name of Active Member to Full
Member, add an additional Associate Member seat to the Board, eliminate the Associates
Committee and make the Associates Committee Chair Board seat a permanent Associates seat,
and make several changes to Retired and Life Membership eligibility.
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ACMA Honors Jim Thompson with 2008 DeBolske Award
In an evening full of surprise, excitement and emotion, ACMA honored Jim
Thompson, City Manager, Casa Grande, as the recipient of the John J. DeBolske Professional
Excellence Award for his dedicated service to the City of Casa Grande, the profession, and our
association.
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Motivational Quote
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as if
it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of
right-about-face that turns us from failure toward success." --Dorothea Brande
ACMA Recognizes Newest Life Members
ACMA is proud to recognize new Life Members Fred Carpenter and Stephen
Cleveland. Carpenter is the former City Manager of Payson and has also worked for Guadalupe,
Prescott Valley, Buckeye and Wickenburg. Cleveland is the former City Manager of Goodyear.
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ACMA Honors Mary Jacobs with 2008 Connolly Award
Mary Jacobs was presented with the Catherine F. Connolly Award at the Winter
Recognition Banquet for excellence at the Assistant Manager level. Mary is the Assistant City
Manager from the City of Sierra Vista, a position she has held since 2000.
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ACMA Honors Andrea Costello with First Associate's Award for Excellence in Leadership
ACMA presented the new Associate's Award for Excellence in Leadership Award
at the Winter Conference this year. This award is specifically designed to recognize associate
members who contribute to the profession through their organization at an associate member
rather than the CEO level. The first recipient of this new award was Andrea Costello, Assistant
to the City Manager, City of Sedona.
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ACMA Honors Esser and Andrews Scholarship Recipients
During the Conference in Sedona, ACMA honored Rebecca Kunsberg as the 2008
Esser Scholar. Rebecca is a Management Intern in for the Town of Marana and is currently
attending Graduate School at University of Arizona for her Masters in Public Administration and
Policy. The Esser Scholarship is a $2,000 award given to a student who is already working full
time for a local government.
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2008 ACMA Winter Conference
Over 180 members from across the state converged on Sedona, Arizona to share
information and hear from speakers on a wide array of topics.
The conference commenced with an Executive Leadership Seminar entitled "Precision Communication:
Applying the Essential Ingredient for Successful Teams," presented by Chris Hunsicker. In this
half-day long session, Chris instructed participants on techniques on getting more done in less
time with more fun.
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2008 ACMA/APS Golf Tournament Results
ACMA extends a special thanks to APS for sponsoring this year's
Winter Golf Tournament in Sedona.
2008 ACMA/APS Tournament Champions:
1st Place Team
Grant Anderson, Willdan Companies
Tom Duncan, Granicus
Rob Heimbuch, Revenue Discovery Systems
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ACMA Mentoring Program
As unveiled at the Winter 2008 ACMA conference, the ACMA Board is pleased to
offer a new mentoring program for associate members. This program will match associates' with
experienced professionals to provide coaching and support. If you are interested in signing up
for the Mentoring Program, please download and complete the
application and email it to llaikko@azleague.org.
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Four Arizona Cities/Towns to present case studies at Transforming Local Government Conference in June
The municipalities of Chino Valley, Gilbert, Phoenix and Yuma have been
selected by the Alliance for Innovation to serve as case study presenters for the 2008
Transforming Local Government (TLG) conference in Greenville, S.C., taking place June 3-6 2008.
The theme of this year's conference is Creating Sustainable Futures: Global Issues/Local
Solutions.
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Muni-Wireless in Distress: What Happens Now to Digital Equity?
by Alan R. Shark, Public Technology Institute Executive Director
Published with permission from the December 2007 PA TIMES, monthly newspaper of the American
Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
Those closely following what has been called the "Muni-Wireless movement" have reached a near
state of hysteria with the recent announcement that Earthlink was initiating a strategic
pullback from the dozen or so communities that they had invested in, and had been committed to
build out city-wide wireless networks.
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Member Profile: Jessica Blazina
Intergovernmental Programs Director
City of Glendale
Where are you originally from?
Rushville, Indiana
Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government?
I chose to work in local government for the opportunity to work at the grass roots level to
impact positive change in my community.
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Do you have a recent promotion or transition that you would like to
announce? This new section of the newsletter recognizes members who have recently been promoted
or have changed organizations. If you would like your name to be featured in this section of the
newsletter, please contact Liisa Laikko at 602-258-5786 or email:
llaikko@azleague.org.
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New Members
Full
James C. Bacon Jr., Town Manager, Town of Paradise Valley
Kevin Burke, City Manager, City of Flagstaff
Gary Edwards, Town Manager, Town of Wickenburg
William Emerson, Town Manager, Dewey-Humboldt
Kevin P. Evans, City Manager, City of Maricopa
Debra A. Galbraith, Town Manager, Town of Payson
David Krietor, Deputy City Manager, City of Phoenix
Gregory D. Martin, City Manager, City of St. Johns
Michael K. Scannell, Town Manager, Town of Camp Verde
Deb Thalasitis, Assistant Town Manager, Town of Marana
Associate
Matthew Busby, Assistant to the City Manager, City of Apache Junction
Ken Lynch, Communications Director, City of Surprise
Marnie Schubert, Communications and Marketing Manager, Town of Queen Creek
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George Pettit, President
Town Manager
Town of Gilbert
Pam Kavanaugh, President-Elect
Assistant City Manager
City of Glendale
Gayle Mabery, Immediate Past President
Town Manager
Town of Clarkdale
Gilbert Davidson, Director
Deputy Town Manager
Town of Marana
James Jayne, Director
County Manager
Navajo County
Huey Long, Director
City Manager
City of Safford
Cynthia Seelhammer, Director
Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix
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Jim Thompson, Director
City Manager
City of Casa Grande
Andrea Costello, Director
Associate Representative
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Sedona
Rachel Hut, Director
Associate Representative
Management Assistant II
City of Glendale
Lloyd Harrell, ACMA/ICMA Range Rider
Retired City Manager
City of Chandler
Mike Hutchinson, ACMA/ICMA Range Rider
Retired City Manager
City of Mesa
Tom Belshe, Secretary/Treasurer
Deputy Director
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
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Arizona City/County Management Association
1820 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 258-5786
Fax: (602) 253-3874
http://www.azmanagement.org
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