The council-manager relationship is key to effective governing.

This handbook was put together by staff for the City of St. Cloud, Minnesota in order to introduce newly elected officials to the processes and procedures that run the local government...

Roberts Navigating... Elected Officials Peer Advice

Case study on a formal collaborative process to draw together a wide range of agency representatives, community leaders, and citizens with resources to ensure...

Taking Governance of Your City to the Next Level PowerPoint Presention at the League of California Cities 2010 Annual Conference

Jim Diers of the Community Development Institute takes to the pages of Local Government Manager, the magazine of Local Government Managers Australia

A very helpful article in the same vein as “The Real Thing”, discussing common mistakes local governments make during citizen engagement