ACMA Newsletter Advertising Contact Marisa Hoskins at 602-258-5786 or mhoskins@azleague.org Az-Management is a bi-monthly publication of the Arizona City/County Management Association. Editor: Liisa Laikko Your comments, suggestions and news contributions are welcome. Please email your contributions to: llaikko@azleague.org Telephone: 602-258-5786 President's Message I wanted to share with the membership some thoughts and impressions from the 94th Annual ICMA Conference in Richmond where over 3,200 local government professionals gathered to celebrate 100 years of city management. Yes, Stanton, Virginia piloted the idea before there was an Association. Read more Nominations Being Accepted for 2009 ACMA Executive Board In 2009, there will be three Full Member seats and one Associate Member seat open on the ACMA Board. Please review the following information carefully. Nominating Committee Per the ACMA by-laws, a Nominating Committee has been selected to recommend a slate of ACMA Executive Board members for consideration by the membership at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2009 Nominating Committee is composed of George Pettit, Gilbert; Pam Kavanaugh, Glendale; Gayle Mabery, Clarkdale; and Rachel Hut, Glendale. Read more Award Nomination Forms for 2009 Now Available! Nominations for the following awards are now being accepted; please select the link for more information: John J. DeBolske Professional Excellence Award Catherine F. Connolly Outstanding Assistant City/County Manager Award Associate's Award for Excellence in Leadership ACMA Life Membership Award Nominations are due November 21st, 2008. Select the above links to download the nomination forms. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact ACMA. New Feature: Newsletter Ethics Column - Confidentiality and the Elected Official Reprinted with permission from the August 2003 issue of Public Management (PM) magazine published by ICMA, the premier local government leadership and management organization, Washington, D.C. Scenario: A councilmember drops by the city manager's office to ask him to read a statement that he, the councilmember, planned to read aloud at the council meeting. The statement was highly political, and the city manager suspected that it would offend some of the councilmember's colleagues. The manager offered some comments about the nature of the statement and suggested that the councilor think about what he was trying to accomplish. Read more ICMA Conference a Valuable Experience for Scholarship Winners William Emerson I felt truly privileged to attend the ICMA Annual Conference in Richmond this September. I am deeply grateful to ACMA and ICMA for sponsoring my attendance. There was a good cross-section of the profession, from credentialed managers with 35 years experience to students still pursuing their MPA's, from department directors thinking of making a change to freshman managers like me. In the presentations I attended, I also observed diversity among the presenters, including academics (like our own Dr. Svara), practitioners (like Eric Levitt and Cathy Gorham), and consultants (like Willdan, Granicus, and TischlerBise). Read more Focus on Leadership: Leader Job #2: NAVIGATOR - Clarifying Purpose By Kim McKinnon, PhD Author's note: This is the third 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. When leadership guru Tom Peters shared the opinion a few years ago that, "We are in a brawl with NO RULES!" some thought he was exaggerating quite a bit. Today, Peter's description of a confusing state of world affairs seems to be quite accurate. At the time of this writing, dramatic fluctuations in the world's economic markets seem to be governed by - "no rules!" Further, other major challenges exist that weren't on the radar screen of any previous generation - global terrorism, constantly "improving" modes of communication, ethical disagreements about advances in health care and even arguments about the planet's ecosystem. Read more Program Helps Pros Better Manage Water Resources By Corey Schubert ASU Ramsey Executive Education Public managers who deal with water resources are becoming increasingly important as they make decisions that could impact communities for decades. That's why a new Certified Public Manager course in Arizona State University's Bob Ramsey Executive Education Program is teaching professionals how to ensure they're ready to address the important role water plays in Arizona. "Water is such a hot statewide issue. People keep saying water is the new gold, it's the new oil," says Catherine Eden, director of the program. "The baby boomer professionals came forward and said, 'We wish we had this when we started, but we want the new public managers to be ready.'" Read more Member Profile: Rodney J. Ross Government and Community Relations Administrator Navajo County Where are you originally from? Proud West Mesa native. Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government? I grew up in a very politically polarized atmosphere and always felt that government would be more effective if it did a better job of communicating with those it serves. Read more ACMA Members on the Move 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. New members Associate Robert K. Bohr, Senior Management Assistant, City of Glendale Brian Friedman, Interim Economic Development Director, City of Glendale Jenna Goad, Intergovernmental Programs Coordinator, City of Glendale Rob Millar, Executive Assistant to the Mayor, City of Scottsdale Rodney Ross, Government and Community Relations Administrator, Navajo County Retired Terry Ellis, ACMA Retired Member Vito Tedeschi, ACMA Retired Member Student Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez, ASU, Andrews Scholar ACMA Board of Directors George Pettit President Town Manager Town of Gilbert Gayle Mabery Immediate Past President Town Manager Town of Clarkdale Gilbert Davidson Director Town Manager Town of Marana Cynthia Seelhammer Director Deputy City Manager City of Phoenix Andrea Costello Director Associate Representative Assistant to the City Manager City of Sedona Lloyd Harrell ACMA/ICMA Range Rider Retired City Manager City of Chandler Tom Belshe Secretary/Treasurer Deputy Director League of Arizona Cities and Towns Pam Kavanaugh President-Elect Assistant City Manager City of Glendale David Andrews Director Town Manager Town of Oro Valley James Jayne Director County Manager Navajo County Jim Thompson Director City Manager City of Casa Grande Rachel Hut Director Associate Representative Management Assistant II City of Glendale Mike Hutchinson ACMA/ICMA Range Rider Retired City Manager City of Mesa

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