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Responsibilities of Office

Leadership Skills

Duties of Office

Consensus Building and Council/Staff Relations

Summary of Points

 

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Duties of Office

Hiring a City Manager

William Baldridge, municipal executive search and former city manager of Royal Oak, discusses how to hire a city manager, teamwork and leadership.

Leadership through Support of Consensus

Gretchen Driskell, mayor of Saline, discusses how leadership is demonstrated by support of council decisions.

Policy Development and Council/Staff Relationships

Pat Paruch, attorney, former mayor of Birmingham, discusses establishing good relationships between the council and city staff, and policy development.

Openness of Meetings

Nancy Crandall, former mayor of Norton Shores, discusses the best ways to keep council business transparent and open.

FOIA & OMA Implications and Obligations

Don Schmidt, Attorney, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, Kalamazoo, discusses the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Meetings Act.

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