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Saratoga Springs: Attempts at Administrative ReformThis review of proposed change in governance and administration in the City of Saratoga Springs, New York is one in a series of communities in New York that took initiative to change the administration of their local government. These local initiatives were reviewed and summarized in 2020-22 by the Public Management Program (PMP), Department of Public Administration, SUNY Brockport. The cases were examined to provide insights for other local leaders and citizens in New York about options for change in local administration and governance. They examine (1) how initiatives for administrative change got started, (2) how local leaders and citizens responded to the initiative and moved forward, (3) the barriers and useful resources that were identified in the process, and (4) the experience since a change has been adopted - or not.
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A Long Time Coming: North Castle Town AdministratorThis review of change in governance and administration in the Town of North Castle, New York is one in a series of communities in New York that took initiative to change the administration of their local government. These local initiatives were reviewed and summarized in 2020-21 by the Public Management Program (PMP), Department of Public Administration, SUNY Brockport. The cases were examined to provide insights for other local leaders and citizens in New York about options for change in local administration and governance. They examine (1) how initiatives for administrative change got started, (2) how local leaders and citizens responded to the initiative and moved forward, (3) the barriers and useful resources that were identified in the process, and (4) the experience since a change has been adopted - or not.
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Town of Canandaigua: Sustaining LeadershipThis review of change in governance and administration in the Town of Canandaigua, New York is one in a series of communities in New York that took initiative to change the administration of their local government. These local initiatives were reviewed and summarized in 2020-21 by the Public Management Program (PMP), Department of Public Administration, SUNY Brockport. The cases were examined to provide insights for other local leaders and citizens in New York about options for change in local administration and governance. They examine (1) how initiatives for administrative change got started, (2) how local leaders and citizens responded to the initiative and moved forward, (3) the barriers and useful resources that were identified in the process, and (4) the experience since a change has been adopted - or not.
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Managing Tuckahoe: Transitioning to a Village AdministratorThis review of change in governance and administration in the Village of Tuckahoe, New York is one in a series of communities in New York that took initiative to change the administration of their local government. These local initiatives were reviewed and summarized in 2020 by the Public Management Program (PMP), Department of Public Administration, SUNY Brockport.
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Code Enforcement Study: Village of Johnson CityBeginning with the signing of an intermunicipal agreement in 2011, the Town of Union has provided code enforcement services for the Village of Johnson City. In 2018, members of Johnson City Board of Trustees decided to examine the feasibility for Johnson City to re-create an in-house code enforcement capacity to serve the needs of the Village residents and property owners. The village contracted with the Public Management Program (PMP) in the Department of Public Administration at SUNY the College at Brockport to study the feasibility of recreating a village code enforcement capacity. This report summarizes the study findings.
