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• Letter from the President

Management Partners' President and CEO, Jerry Newfarmer uses his column in this Fall 2009 newsletter issue to encourage government leaders to consider cooperating with other jurisdictions to find strategic service delivery cost advantages.

Neighboring jurisdictions often provide the same services, use the same service delivery methodologies, and operate with similar administrative arrangements. The politics may be right for such initiatives.

Jerry persuades readers to be innovative and open-minded -- and "to get cracking!"

• Sharing Services – Success Factors

What are some of the specific factors that can determine success for a shared services plan? Based on years of experience in this specific arena, Management Partners has developed a user-friendly list of the 'Top 12' Shared Services Success Factors.

• Implementing Change and Getting Results

So often an organization can brainstorm and strategize but good ideas can sometimes stall because of the lack to plan and execute implementation. The County of San Mateo, California initiated a study with Management Partners in March 2006, and because of wise leadership and a collaborative spirit among many partners, the County has seen action, implementation and results.

• Interim Managers – Value and Opportunity

When a position becomes available within an organization, senior staff members are often asked to temporarily fill the duties. Another alternative that can produce unexpected short-term and long-term advantages to the organization is to hire an experienced manager from the outside.

• This newsletter issue tests your knowledge about consolidated cities and counties.

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• Management Partners’ President and CEO, Jerry Newfarmer, suggests that even this economy offers opportunities for government leaders. Some cities and townships have benefited from Management Partners’ financial expertise. As a result, they are continuing to provide quality services to their residents despite lower revenues.
• Transparency and accountability are attributes that the public is demanding from governments. Management Partners focuses on one city’s success in this arena.
• Two techniques for building upon the strengths that an organization already has in place are explored – strengthening managers’ skills and encouraging teamwork across departments.
• The popular Management Quiz returns this issue with a challenge to test your knowledge about potential government revenue sources.

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In this issue, see ways in which jurisdictions are working together to save money and provide better services. Our Trend Watch explores the power of wikis, promoting online communication and collaboration. See how changes in the workforce outlook have sparked two organizations into action. Take our first trivia quiz, in which you can test your knowledge of city management. Also, Jerry Newfarmer describes the power of one-on-one sessions for top executives and their managers.

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In this issue, learn about the solutions that San José is considering to eliminate its structural budget deficit, discover ways in which many cities are "going green," make meetings more productive, and build strong leadership bonds across jurisdictions. Also, Jerry Newfarmer will show you how Management Partners can give your organization a home field advantage.

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In this edition: Management Partners shows how a personalized fiscal model can give organizations a planning edge, new ways to use the CitiStat tool, giving your organization a check-up through employee surveys, and a case study on a city in fiscal distress. Also, Management Partners welcomes our newest team member, Les White.

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In this edition, Management Partners describes the elements of leadership, the growing need for succession planning, fire benchmarking results in Southwest Ohio, how to build an effective development review committee, and our latest service: executive search for top managers. In addition, we get to say hello again to two returning staff members.

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In this issue: Using the GE Work-Outä Process to improve your development review process. Also: Getting the most from performance measures, secret shopping in local government and how collaboration helped 42 police jurisdictions in the Seattle area.

In this edition: Increasing police visability without increasing costs and improving housing safety with a Pre-Sale Inspection program.