RSS 1.0Brockport Public Management Program - Local Government Projects
Recent Submissions
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Capital Planning : Lessons and Insights from a Capacity Building Pilot Project to Improve Infrastructure Investment: Recent studies by the New York State Comptroller have identified an existing deficit of capital investment in the state’s communities . Survey evidence points to the measured decline capital planning practices among New York local governments at a time when investment needs are on the rise – this is particularly acute among smaller local governments . The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council identified the need to “Improve and expand existing infrastructure” as a long-term need in their Southern Tier Recovery Strategy Document 2020. Adequate and timely infrastructure investment is a key building block for the fiscal health and sustainability of New York’s local communities.
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Creating a Local Government Manager Position in New York: A Summary of Four Case ProfilesThis policy brief summarizes the efforts of four communities in New York that took initiative to consider change in the administration of their local government. In particular they assessed the changes needed to create the position of a central manager or administrator for their communities. These local initiatives were reviewed and summarized in 2020-22 by the Public Management Program (PMP), Department of Public Administration, SUNY Brockport.
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Creating a Manager/Administrator Position in New York State: Legal ConsiderationsThis policy brief provides a summary of the options available in New York state law for cities, towns, and villages to create the position of manager or administrator. As might be expected, there are common features and variations across the three municipal types in the state.1 This brief on legal considerations is a supplement to recent work summarizing the efforts of four communities in New York that more recently took initiative to consider change in the administration of their local government. In particular they assessed the changes needed to create the position of a central manager or administrator for their communities. These local initiatives were reviewed and summarized in 2020-22 by the Public Management Program (PMP), Department of Public Administration, SUNY Brockport. Reference to the four cases and an overall summary are provided at the end of this policy brief.
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Using Tables, Charts, Maps, and other Visuals: Guidance for Better Management Reports and PapersThey say a picture is worth 1000 words. The picture should be in focus and it helps if it is in color. And the eye should be drawn naturally to a central point. After looking at the picture, you should come away with an image that lasts and is meaningful. Charts and tables can do the same thing. Their eye appeal cannot compete with a color picture from National Geographic, but they can get your attention, make a point, or capture an idea in visual form. Interest rates are falling at an increasing rate. Words cannot say that as well as a one line chart. A mixture of numbers, graphs, words, and illustrations is livelier than any of these by themselves.
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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.
