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ACMA Newsletter Advertising
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Contact Mary Vinzant at 602-258-5786 or mvinzant@azleague.org
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Az-Management is a bi-monthly publication of the Arizona City/County Management Association.
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Editor: Liisa Laikko
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Your comments, suggestions and news contributions are welcome. Please email your contributions to:
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llaikko@azleague.org
Telephone: 602-258-5786
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After a discussion at our board meeting during the Winter Conference, the Board met in Chandler
on April 9 and 10 to develop a new strategic plan. ACMA's first strategic plan was formulated
in 2002. That plan was updated in 2006 and since that time annual work plans have been tied to
it to accomplish ACMA's mission. In April, the Board revised the vision, mission and values
statements and created 9 Key Results Areas (KRA's) goals with a series of specific, measurable
accomplishments under each KRA, targeted for completion in 2009-10. Pending a final vote of the
board at our May meeting, I wanted to share those proposed Key Results Areas with you, along
with the board member(s) assigned responsibility, so that you can share your thoughts prior to
completion of the document.
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ACMA and ICMA have partnered to offer two scholarships to the 95th Annual ICMA Conference in
Montreal, Quebec, September 13th-16th. 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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Reprinted with permission from the September 2008 issue of
Public Management (PM) magazine published by ICMA, the premier local government
leadership and management organization, Washington, D.C.
Q. Following months of public discussion about the failure of the organization
to deliver on key initiatives and criticism of the manager's leadership, the city council voted
to terminate the manager. The assistant city manager understands that this is entirely council's
call but is totally demoralized by what she views as an unfair and arbitrary decision. This
manager, who recruited the assistant to join the city less than a year ago, has been an
innovative, effective, and exemplary leader. If the manager who hired her gets fired and she
doesn't support the council's decision, is it appropriate for this assistant to start searching
for a new organization now?
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From ICMA
Tough times are not the best time to cut back on the high-quality professional development and
networking you need to help your community deal with the current economic crisis. With nearly
100 concurrent educational sessions, field demos, Solutions Track sessions, Marketplace
Roundtables, and other professional development opportunities, this year's ICMA Annual
Conference, September 13-16 in Montréal, will provide you with ideas and strategies that you can
put into action as soon as you return to your office.
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By Kim McKinnon, PhD
Author's note: this is the fifth 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.
The great American industrialist Henry Ford made the following comment about people coming
together to work as a team:
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is
success."
Appropriately, our topic in this edition of "Focus on Leadership" is the responsibility the
leader has to be an "Architect" - a person who brings people together to create a team. For
those following along in our series, this is the fourth of five key leadership roles we've
titled, "The Fundamental Five." We've previously described them as follows:
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Joseph Brehm, the 2009 Marvin Andrews Scholarship winner, has chosen to complete his summer
internship in the Town of Oro Valley. ACMA provides $3000 in matching funds to a city or town
with a population of less than 50,000 or a county under 100,000 in order to host the Andrews
Scholar as an intern. Congratulations to Joseph and the Town of Oro Valley.
If your city, town or county is interested in hosting the Andrews intern in 2010, please contact
ACMA.
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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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Assistant to the City Manager
City of Maricopa
photo courtesy of Shelley Gillespie/The
Communicator
Where are you originally from?
Lake Havasu City, AZ (born and raised)
Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government?
I come from a family of educators who have always been passionate about serving the
community. I originally intended to pursue a career in law, but I was drawn to the
challenges and direct service aspect of local government. I had some mentors very early on
who strongly encouraged me (Mike Hutchinson & Marty Vanacour) in this direction, and I
haven't looked back since!
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Marvin Andrews Scholarship Winner
Where are you originally from?
Phoenix, AZ born and raised.
Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government?
I was introduced into public service when I joined the Mesa Police Explorers and the Arizona
State University Police Department. From then on I knew that serving the community was my
calling. After being introduced to the MPA program at ASU I felt that I can serve the
community better from the management side.
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Pam Kavanaugh
President
Assistant City Manager
City of Glendale
George Pettit
Immediate Past President
Town Manager
Town of Gilbert
Gilbert Davidson
Director
Town Manager
Town of Marana
Cynthia Seelhammer
Director
Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix
Rachel Hut
Director
Associate Representative
Management Assistant II
City of Glendale
Lloyd Harrell
ACMA/ICMA Range Rider
Retired City Manager
City of Chandler
Tom Belshe
Secretary/Treasurer
Deputy Director
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
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James Jayne
President-Elect
County Manager
Navajo County
David Andrews
Director
Town Manager
Town of Oro Valley
Robert Flatley
Director
City Manager
City of Coolidge
Jim Thompson
Director
City Manager
City of Casa Grande
Joshua Wright
Director
Associate Representative
Assistant to the Manager
Town of Marana
Mike Hutchinson
ACMA/ICMA Range Rider
Retired City Manager
City of Mesa
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