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ACMA and ICMA Partner to Offer Scholarship to ICMA Conference in Richmond, Virginia
ACMA and ICMA have partnered to offer two scholarships to the 94th Annual
ICMA Conference in Richmond, Virginia, September 21st-24th. The scholarship recipients will
receive a complimentary conference registration from ICMA and ACMA will reimburse 75% of the
recipient's travel expenses up to $1,000.
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Save the Date
July 23-25
2008 ACMA Summer Conference
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Tucson, Arizona
August 19-22
League of Arizona Cities & Towns Annual Conference
Camelback Inn
Paradise Valley, Arizona
September 21-24
ICMA Annual Conference
Richmond, Virginia
2008 ACMA Summer Conference
The Summer Conference Planning Committee chaired by James Jayne, County
Manager, Navajo County, met for the first time in April to begin planning the conference. This
year's conference offers a wide range of topics and sessions to choose from.
The conference will begin on Wednesday, July 23 at 7:00 AM with the ACMA Golf Tournament. Lunch
will be offered to all registrants at the Flying V restaurant from 12 noon-1:30pm.
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Motivational Quote
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
September Field Demo - ASU Decision Theater
The ACMA field Demo for fall will be held at the ASU Decision Theater. The
Decision Theater offers organizations a unique and innovative way to approach decision making.
Municipalities have used the technology that the theater offers to help in development of
everything from zoning, to parks, to growth plans. More information on the demo will be
available soon! For more information on the ASU Decision Theater,
click here.
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Focus on Leadership
By Kim McKinnon, PhD
Author's note: This is the first in a six-part series focusing on some of the latest things
we know about effective leadership - recent research, best practices and a specific approach
leaders can use to improve their own effectiveness.
A trip to the library or the local bookstore quickly confirms that "leadership" continues to be
a very popular topic. Row after row of books - old and new - remind us that leadership
must be important because authors have been writing about it - not just for decades -
but for centuries! Management guru Tom Peters has written about the value of leadership by
suggesting that it is becoming "the most important element in organizations - the
attribute which is greatest in demand yet shortest in supply."
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Bullies OR Employee Engagement and Improved Performance: Your Choice
By: Jean R. McFarland, Ph.D., and Bonnie F. Mattick, M.A. Ed., MBA
As the only technologist for a medical researcher from England, I (McFarland in a former career)
had the dubious honor of sharing a lab in a beautiful, new medical research facility with Dr.
Cox. He was in his late 30's, tall and lanky with naturally curly, light red hair and somewhat
resembled Vincent van Gogh before the ear came off.
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Member Profile: Matt Busby
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Apache Junction
Where are you originally from?
I was born and raised in Tucson.
Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government?
Growing up I always had a desire to be involved in the community. Also, various classes and
assignments I had during my graduate work increased my interest in public finance and local
government. I worked for 2 1/2 years at the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and came to the
City of Apache Junction last year because I wanted to be more involved at the local level.
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ACMA Members on the Move
PJ Jasso - City of Phoenix, International Business Development
In November, 2007 City Manager Frank Fairbanks asked PJ to head up a new effort for the City of
Phoenix coordinating the City of Phoenix's international business efforts. She took the reins
in December and is now leading the effort to develop an international business strategy working
with four departments within the City -- Aviation, Community and Economic Development, Phoenix
Sister Cities and the Convention Center. In addition, she is developing relationships with
external international partners including Consular Offices, Department of Commerce, Arizona
Office of Tourism, Greater Phoenix Economic Council and the Convention and Visitor's Bureau and
Canamex and the various Chambers of Commerce.
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New members
Full
David Ellison, Assistant City Manager, Scottsdale
John Fischbach, City Manager, Goodyear
Robert Pickels Jr., County Administrator, Yuma County
Associate
Debbi Al-Houssni, Management Analyst, Sahuarita
Jesse Eller, Director, Yavapai County Long Term Care
Paul Magallanez, Economic Development Director, Tolleson
Jean Moreno, Assistant to the City Manager, Glendale
Student
Russell Newberg, U of A
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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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