How to Help Your Council and Staff Do Their Best Work in Hard Times

摘要

Cities throughout California are looking for ways to cut nonessential expenses. In many cases, this involves scrutinizing every line item in the budget to find things that can be eliminated. There is one area in particular, however, where making cuts has both immediate and far-reaching repercussions - education and training for elected officials and municipal staff.rnThe League highlights the importance of education in its mission statement: "To restore and protect local control for cities through education and advocacy in order to enhance the quality of life for all Californians." The list of core beliefs that accompanies the mission statement affirms, "We believe that well-informed city officials mean responsive, visionary leadership and effective and efficient city operation."