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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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From Pam Kavanaugh, ACMA President
It has been my pleasure to serve as the Chair of the 2010 Nominating Committee. Members of the
nominating committee in addition to me were George Pettit, Gilbert, James Jayne, Navajo County,
and Josh Wright, Marana. The committee has nominated the following ACMA members for election to
the ACMA Board of Directors:
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By Josh Wright, Chair
Winter 2010 Conference Planning Committee
If you've been thinking about attending the ACMA 2010 Winter Conference but haven't signed up
yet, now is the time while rooms at the beautiful Hilton Sedona are still available. The
conference will be held February 3-5, 2010, and is packed with innovative sessions and dynamic
speakers. This year's conference theme, "Living in a New Economy: Building a Better Local
Government," speaks to local governments' renewed focus on sustainability and operating more
efficiently in a challenging fiscal environment.
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ACMA would like to congratulate Mary Jacobs, Assistant City Manager, City of Sierra Vista, for
being appointed to the 2010-2011 ICMA Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is
responsible for interviewing and recommending ICMA vice-presidential candidates. The
Nominating Committee consists of the past president, the president-elect, and three corporate
members from regions other than those represented by the two board members.
ACMA would also like to thank Susan Thorpe, Deputy City Manager, City of Peoria, for her service
on the ICMA 2010 Conference Planning Committee. The Committee is working hard on the agenda for
the Conference that will take place in San Jose October 17-20, 2010.
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Reprinted with permission from the November 2009 issue of Public Management (PM) magazine
published by ICMA, the premier local government leadership and management organization, located
in Washington, D.C.
We are so focused on our ethical obligation to the community, elected officials, and staff that
most of us probably don't spend much time thinking about our ethical commitment to our
colleagues.
Scenario no. 1: An advocate for recruiting new talent to the profession, the
city manager didn't hesitate to take a call from a member of a U.S. senator's staff who wanted
to pursue a career in local government. The staff member readily admitted that just a passion
for public service combined with her federal experience alone wouldn't position her to secure
the job of a city manager. She needed some serious coaching on how city management works.
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Career Compass Columns are reprinted with the permission of Dr. Frank Benest
In this installment of Career Compass, Dr. Benest discusses the multigenerational workplace and
offers suggestions on how the ages can work with each other for better team cohesion and better
project outcomes.
I'm a Gen X professional working in local government. Many of my colleagues are Gen X and
millennials who work for baby-boomer managers. My manager tends to micromanage, horde
decision-making, talks about the need for me and others to 'pay their dues,' and is reluctant to
consider occasional telecommuting or flex-scheduling. He doesn't get it! How do I work with him
so I can get more transparency and openness, and get him to respond to some of the values of my
generation?
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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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Kurtiss Kane Graves, City Manager & City Attorney, City of Globe
Steve West, Town Manager, Town of Springerville
Julie A. Ghetti, Deputy Town Manager, Town of Fountain Hills
Student
Trista April Taylor, Full Time Student, Arizona State University
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Pam Kavanaugh
President
Assistant City Manager
City of Glendale
George Pettit
Immediate Past President
Town Manager
Town of Gilbert
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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James Jayne
President-Elect
County Manager
Navajo County
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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