tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64883577230186709162024-03-13T18:19:16.884-05:00Section on Intergovernmental Administration and ManagementThe Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management deals with the dynamic, part collaborative, part competitive environment of governments (national, state, and local) as they deal with public policy problems and issues that require cross-boundary participation in order to be resolved. This participation occurs horizontally and vertically among governments as well as across the governmental, nonprofit, or public sectors. Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-7071659067177629942016-03-07T11:15:00.003-06:002016-03-07T11:15:40.666-06:00Call for Proposals: State and Local Government Review<div align="center" class="Default" style="margin-right: -9.0pt; text-align: center;">
<b>CALL
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">2016 Special Issue on Political and
Ideological </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Polarization
and Its Impact on Subnational Governments<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Michael J. Scicchitano, University of Florida, Editor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Ideological polarization in the United States is evident at all levels of
government—federal, state and local. While
this polarization is interesting from a political or electoral perspective, it also
has profound implications for governance.
The impacts are certainly felt at each level of government but also
through the intergovernmental system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are at least four plausible dimensions or scenarios resulting from political and
ideological polarization. First,
polarization at the national level can have a rippling effect on state and
local governments. Perhaps the most
obvious example would be in a policy area like immigration, once thought to be
the province of the federal government, where pressing problems associated with
it must be resolved by state and local governments since the federal government
has been unwilling or unable to craft solutions. Witness the actions of a number of states that
have tried going it alone in dealing with the fallout of no federal government
action to deal with the issue of illegal immigration. Other examples can be found in policy areas (e.g.,
homeland security, transportation, education, health care, taxation, and economic
inequality) where over the years the federal government has articulated an
express and overriding interest via federal fiscal assistance or mandates. Here again, the inability of the federal
government to craft realistic solutions or instead sends mixed signals
ultimately means that these problems are passed down to the states and even to local
governments where they cannot be ignored.
Examples abound like the federal government keeping school districts
across the nation in limbo about compliance with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) by
procrastinating for years in renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA). Another example has been
Congressional delay in enacting legislation (referred to as a marketplace fairness
act) that would produce much-needed additional revenue for state and local
governments from Internet sales and other out-of-state retailers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dimension can be seen where political and ideological polarization occurs
within a state, and pressing public issues are eventually devolved downward to
local government as well as to school districts and special districts. Polarization within a state sometimes leads
to preemption of local authority and can lead to states taking over authority from
local government for service delivery, reassigning functional responsibility,
and prohibiting certain local government actions. Some recent examples include: State of
Michigan exercising oversight authority in the provision of water in the City
of Flint; State of Michigan overseeing the entire operation of the City of
Detroit; States of Pennsylvania and South Carolina, among others, assuming
direct control of failing schools; State of Florida seeking to exercise
complete regulatory authority over fracking in cities and counties; and a
number of states prohibiting local governments from enacting ordinances to
increase minimum wages.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
third dimension could take the form of political and ideological polarization
between Red and Blue states. This can be
seen in the diverse state laws dealing with abortion LGBT rights. States with either Democratic or Republican
unified leadership control have enacted starkly contrasting legislation in
these two controversial policy areas.
That is, Republican states have very restricted policies, while
Democratic states have very liberal laws.
What happens when people migrate from one state to another and the issue
of recognition of other states’ law come into question? Will they ignore other states’ enactments or
ignore/defy them?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yet,
another dimension of political and ideological polarization can be played out
exclusively at the local level, with repercussions felt there. More specifically, local government elected legislative
bodies may have members who promote strongly particular issues of ideological or
even political perspectives. As a
result, debates among the commission/council members (or school or special
districts boards) may be conflictual and protracted. Reaching some consensus and making decisions
may be difficult. Professional managers (and
their staffs0 may find it difficult to govern or even find the job security
needed to be effective in this type setting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
goal of the 2016 <i>State and Local
Government Review</i> Special Issue is to publish research that examines the
impact of political and ideological polarization on governance at the state or
local level and in the intergovernmental system. We welcome manuscripts that address these and
related scenarios that are triggered by polarization. Below are some specific examples that would be
appropriate for the 2015 Special Issue:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what ways did polarization affect the delayed reauthorization of the Elementary
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of 2015?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what ways did polarization affect the delayed reauthorization of the surface
transportation program and then influence the provisions of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of
2015?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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light of the 2016 passage of the Internet Tax Freedom Act and Congress’s
failure to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, how is polarization positively
and negatively affecting state and local taxation powers and revenues?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what extent is party polarization over economic inequality positively or
negatively affecting states and especially local governments in terms of their
ability to foster economic growth and alleviate poverty?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the growing polarization affecting policymaking in the federal government
and on the U.S. Supreme Court, especially the ability of state and local
governments to influence federal policymaking?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the growing polarization between blue and red states affecting the diffusion
of innovations? To what extent are blue and red states adopting or not adopting
their respective innovations?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is polarization shaping innovative state policy-making from marijuana
legalization and environmental regulation to abortion restrictions and voter ID
laws?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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light of the severe FY 2016 budget standoffs in Illinois and Pennsylvania, how
is party polarization affecting state budgeting across the country?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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role is polarization playing in state preemptions of local authority to set
higher minimum wages, regulate fracking, refuse to accept marijuana shops, and
the like, and what role is it playing in state takeovers of distressed
municipalities (e.g., Detroit and Flint) and school districts?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what extent, if any, are county commissions and city councils polarizing along
lines of party rather than personality, and how is this polarization affecting
local governance?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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outlines a specific topic that conveys </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">how state and local governments have been
affected by political and ideological polarization and how they have responded
to this phenomenon. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Clearly outline the empirical basis for the manuscript, and
if your paper is data driven, please indicate whether data have already been
collected. Also, identify the current
status of the research and writing and the extent to which the manuscript can
be completed according to the schedule outlined below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">We encourage proposals from all disciplines including but not
limited to public administration, political science, sociology, economics,
planning, etc. and expect to publish papers where there is collaboration
between academics and practitioners and authors both from inside and outside
the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Note: Acceptable topics are not limited to those
listed above.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Proposals
should be submitted <b>between March 7, 2016 and May 1, 2016 </b>to the
following email address: </span><a href="mailto:slgrspecial@gmail.com">slgrspecial@gmail.com</a><span style="color: windowtext;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">The
proposals should be double-spaced and include no more than two pages of text. There is no need to include tables or
appendices and references do not count against the two-page limit. All
proposals will be subject to editorial review. <i>Please do not send complete papers—if you
have a draft of your paper, please note that in the proposal. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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proposed manuscript should examine issues related</span> to how subnational
governments have been affected by economic polarization and how they have
responded to this phenomenon. <span style="color: windowtext;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: windowtext;">Viability. The
proposal should represent an achievable manuscript project within the tight time
constraints required. More detail on the timeline is provided below. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Interest. Papers of broad interest to scholars <i>and</i> professionals will be preferred. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Coherence. The proposal should follow a logical structure, read clearly, and
thoroughly represent the available research. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Future Work. The proposal should convey important implications for <i>both</i> future research and practice
related to local government. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Due
to editorial constraints, it is vital for authors to adhere to the following
strict timeline. <b>We will not be able
to consider late submissions</b>. If you have any questions, please contact the
Editor at </span><a href="mailto:mscicc@ufl.edu">mscicc@ufl.edu</a> or by phone
at (352) 846-2874.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Final decision on proposals and initial feedback provided to authors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b>August 1, 2016</b><span style="color: windowtext;">:
Full draft of paper due to <i>State and
Local Government Review. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b>October 1, 2016</b><span style="color: windowtext;">:
Final paper submitted to <i>State and Local
Government Review</i>. Final manuscripts should be no longer than 18
pages of text with standard margins and font size.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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note that these are basic guidelines, each paper may require a different number
of revisions or timing to make the <b>October
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-87344652247459807832016-01-14T12:46:00.003-06:002016-01-14T12:46:33.808-06:00Member News: Jered B. Carr<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jered Carr, University of Illinois at Chicago, published "W<span style="color: black; line-height: 14px;">hat Have We Learned about the Performance of Council-Manager Government? A Review and Synthesis of the Research" in the September/October 2015 issue of the <i>Public Administration Review.</i> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">T</span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">he 100th anniversary of the International City/County Management Association provides an excellent point to review and assess research on the performance of the council-manager form of government. The development of the council-manager form arguably has been the most important innovation in American local government over the last century, yet its impact on the performance of municipal governments is not well understood. This article reviews and assesses the empirical evidence for 10 propositions that council-manager governments perform better than mayor-council governments. This evidence indicates that although progress has been made on demonstrating differences in representation and functionality, the proposition that council-manager governments are better managed than mayor-council governments has yet to be seriously engaged in this literature. Filling this critical gap requires progress in two areas: the development of theory to explain why council-manager governments are better-managed organizations and the production of evidence assessing the major propositions of this theory</span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</i></span></div>
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-8699085009109137572016-01-13T16:25:00.001-06:002016-01-13T19:13:51.130-06:00Report on SIAM Mission Statement and Name<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SIAM members,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following the annual section business meeting I appointed a committee chaired by Eric Zeemering to make recommendations regarding the implementation of the new mission statement adopted at that meeting. The committee took this task quite seriously and after much work and deliberation reported back the attached recommendations that include a revised and more concise statement of the section mission. At the section executive council meeting earlier this month voted unanimously to send the committee recommendation to the full membership at the annual meeting with a recommendation that the proposed changes be adopted. I have attached the committee report here. Also note that the Deil Wright Symposium will include a panel discussion on the mission of SIAM. I encourage everyone to attend the Deil Wright Symposium and the annual business meeting which will be <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1804988109" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, March 19</span></span> - <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1804988110" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:00 pm</span></span> - <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1804988111" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:30 pm</span></span>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best regards<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rick Feiock<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SIAM Exec council chair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*****</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To: Rick Feiock, Chair and SIAM Executive Committee </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Mission Implementation Committee </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RE: Report on SIAM Mission Statement and Name </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: December 17, 2015 </span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Background</span></u><br />
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For several years, the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) has been
engaged in a discussion about the section’s future, strategic goals, and declining membership. When
Rick Feiock became section chair, he signaled the need for the section to confront the trend of declining
membership by aligning our work with the most salient topics in our subfield of public administration. A
committee, chaired by David Miller and Jered Carr, brought recommendations to the 2015 section
business meeting to update the mission statement and section name. The membership adopted the
new mission statement by a vote of sixteen (yes) to fourteen (no). The mission implementation
committee was appointed to continue the dialogue about the new mission statement and section name. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mission implementation committee began work by conference call on May 7, 2015. The committee
decided to survey the membership of the section in order to make sure that our efforts align with the
goals and views of the membership. The survey was available to the membership between September 1
and September 18, 2015. The survey was sent to 237 members. Ninety surveys were completed for a
response rate of 37.97%. The committee reconvened by conference call on October 20, 2015 to discuss
the results. Additional deliberations occurred by email through the month of November. This memo
summarizes key findings from the membership survey and the committee’s recommendations regarding
the section mission statement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Membership Survey</u> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The survey results, provided in an attachment for the executive committee, show some disagreement
within the membership about the mission statement. While 62 percent of the membership reports they
are satisfied or very satisfied with the section’s old mission statement, 55 percent report they are very
satisfied or satisfied with the new mission statement. When asked about the importance of various
topics to the section, intergovernmental relations (1.76) received the most salient score on a scale from
1 to 10, with intergovernmental management (2.20), intergovernmental administration (2.28) and
federalism (2.72) not far behind. Collaborative governance (2.98), state‐local relations (2.50) and
interlocal relations (2.79) also received support. Network governance (3.86), metropolitan governance
(3.86) and urban affairs (4.7) appear less salient. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The committee reviewed open responses to the question, “Would you recommend any specific
additions or revisions to the mission statement?” Several respondents signaled that both the old and
new mission statements are verbose and cover too much content. Respondents signaled that mission
statements should be short and focused. The committee took these recommendations seriously during
our deliberations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The survey also showed split opinion about a change to the section’s name. On a scale of 1
(unimportant) to 10 (important), the mean was 4.56. Thirty one respondents selected 1 or 2 to signal
low importance. Fourteen selected 9 or 10 to signal high importance. Thirty one selected 4, 5, or 6,
which might be interpreted as uncertainty or ambivalence. Given these results, the mission
implementation committee chose to focus attention on the mission statement. </span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Committee Recommendations </span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mission implementation committee agreed with the survey respondents who stated that both the
old mission statement and the new mission statement attempt to convey too much information about
the section’s interests and goals. We set out to craft a concise statement focused on the core of the
membership’s shared interests in intergovernmental relations and intergovernmental management
within a federal system. After extensive debate and careful revision, the committee recommends the
following mission statement to the executive committee: </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Section serves as a forum for the study, understanding, and improvement of dynamic federal
systems and other forms of intergovernmental relations wherein national, state, and local
governments address policy and management issues. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We believe this mission statement identifies common ground for the section membership. This
statement speaks to the historic roots of the section while also signaling our ongoing interest in the
scholarship and practice of intergovernmental relations. We ask the executive committee to bring this
proposal to the general membership at the 2016 meeting of ASPA in Seattle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Remaining Questions</u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mission implementation committee acknowledges the dialogue about the future of SIAM will
continue. Rick Feiock and Carl Stenberg are providing a venue for ongoing discussion by allowing
committee members to participate in a special panel during the Wright Symposium at the ASPA meeting
in 2016. The section is making every effort to have an open and transparent dialogue about how we
maintain a vibrant section focused on salient topics and activities that engage the membership.
Several questions remain for the section. First, is a change to the section name necessary? While we
see divided opinion within the current section membership, we have no sense of external perceptions of
the section. We do not know if, as suggested at the last membership meeting, the name serves as a
barrier to entry for ASPA members. Second, which services and activities provided to the section
membership are most important? The survey did not attempt to assess the value the membership
places on the Wright Symposium at the annual conference, the section newsletter, or the subscription
to State and Local Government Review. Third, if the membership approves a more concise mission
statement, can this sharper focus help with membership recruitment? As the membership has engaged
in dialogue about the mission, membership remains static. The membership should consider how to
engage new participants in section activities. We hope that dialogue among section members at the
2016 meeting can help address these three questions.</span>Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-22074918272796807692016-01-13T16:18:00.000-06:002016-01-13T16:18:09.992-06:002016 Deil S. Wright Symposium: Friday, March 18, 2016<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) invites ASPA
members to attend the 2016 Deil S. Wright Symposium at the 2016 ASPA national
conference in Seattle. The symposium honors the career and contributions of
Professor Deil S. Wright, who was a charter member of SIAM and remained active
until his passing in 2009. The all-day meeting on <b>Friday, March 18</b> will feature cutting edge research on local
governance and intergovernmental management by outstanding doctoral candidates
and junior scholars, collaborating with faculty members, as well as a panel
discussion on the Section’s mission. The theme of the symposium is
“Intergovernmental Management in Transition” Following is the preliminary
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yu
Shi, University of Illinois at Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KyungWoo
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hyungjun
Ji, Arizona State University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meghan
Rubado, Temple University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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committee to review the recent SIAM mission change and make implementation
recommendations. Eric Zeemering will present
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will provide their thoughts, assessments, and ideas in a dialogue with the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ed
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Benoy
Jacob, University of Colorado, Denver, Brian Gerber, Arizona State University,
Sam Gallaher, University of Colorado, Denver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daniel D.
Wendt, Bowling Green State University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Developing Competencies for Collaborative Governance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mariglynn
Edlins and Stephanie Dolamore, University of Baltimore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maureen
Berner and Alexander Vazquez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Providing
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David K.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Municipal Governance of Sustainability: Climate Change, Polycentricity, and
Public Administration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dennis
Patterson and Robert E. Forbis, Jr., Texas Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of Change and Innovation in U.S. Local Governments Natural Hazard Management
Practices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian
Gerber, Arizona State University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Conflicted Role of Professional Managers: Help Guild or Insulate from the
Metropolitan Region<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David
Miller, University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly
Cigler, Penn State Harrisburg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-35469429382533083682016-01-13T16:16:00.003-06:002016-01-13T16:16:33.656-06:00SLGR seeking local government practitioners for comment on article<div class="MsoNormal">
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Governance Matters (GM) section of the <i>State
and Local Government Review </i>(SLGR) is looking for assistance in identifying
local government practitioners who have undergone or closely studied local
government (that is, city-county) or regional consolidation to read and comment
on an article on that topic to be published in SLGR GM. The selected practitioners would participate by
teleconference in a roundtable discussion of the article which would be
summarized in an introductory article in the same GM section and their views
would be credited by name in the issue. If
you know of someone who you think would be a knowledgeable and willing
contributor to this endeavor, please contact GM Editor, Bruce Perlman at <a href="mailto:bperlman@unm.edu">bperlman@unm.edu</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-8495901083805485602016-01-11T08:00:00.000-06:002016-01-13T16:28:25.878-06:00PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: SIAM Section Meeting on March 19<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px;">The SIAM section meeting will be held on Saturday, March 19 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Please save the date. </span></span>Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-28605703007062884962015-12-27T17:56:00.002-06:002015-12-27T17:56:46.926-06:00Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor position at the University of Illinois at Chicago<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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This clinical position is designed for someone who is looking for a permanent position at a research university and is a strong teacher, but does not want to deal with the research expectations that go with the tenure track position. Clinical faculty in the Department of Public Administration are evaluated on the basis of teaching and service. The Clinical position is not temporary, but simply not tenure track. Our Assistant Clinical Professors have a path for promotion to Associate and Full Professors. </div>
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Please share this announcement with anyone you think might be interested in this opportunity. It could be a great opportunity for someone who wants to be at an urban research university but does not want the research expectations that go with tenure track positions. It could also be a great opportunity for someone who enjoys teaching undergraduate students and wants the opportunity to help shape their careers. UIC has a highly diverse student body and many of our undergraduate students are first generation college students.</div>
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New Clinical Professor Appointment in Public Administration<br />
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The Department of Public Administration (DPA) in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
(CUPPA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) (http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/pa) plans to hire a new
non-tenure-track faculty member at the Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor level beginning in
August 2016.<br />
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The public administration program offers two graduate degrees: the Master in Public Administration (MPA),
which is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, and the
Ph.D. The DPA also offers a new undergraduate degree (B.A.) in Public Policy. We also have a large and
active program of international students.<br />
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The successful applicant’s primary duties will be teaching in the department’s undergraduate public policy
program including courses in the policy process and policy analysis. A strong commitment to excellent
teaching, especially at the undergraduate level and a commitment to curriculum and program development is
expected.<br />
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Candidates with an earned PhD or who can demonstrate high likelihood of degree completion by August 2016
in public administration, political science, public policy, or a related field are preferred. Candidates with
demonstrated expertise and the capacity to teach courses in public policy are preferred. In exceptional cases
candidates without a PhD may be considered if they have sufficient relevant experience. Successful candidates
will have teaching and service responsibilities equivalent to eight courses over two semesters. Individuals who
are members of a recognized underrepresented group are particularly encouraged to apply.<br />
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Clinical faculty are a valued and crucial element of the DPA’s workforce and hold positions through which
they contribute to the service and teaching missions of the department and university. At UIC clinical faculty
have clear career ladders and generally receive multi-year renewable contracts. Non-tenure system faculty
including clinical professors are represented by UIC United Faculty Local 6456, IFT-AFT, AAUP. The most
recent contract can be viewed at h<a href="ttp://uicunitedfaculty.org/docs/NTS-CBA-8-16-12-through-8-15-15-copy.pdf">ttp://uicunitedfaculty.org/docs/NTS-CBA-8-16-12-through-8-15-15-copy.pdf</a>.<br />
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The University of Illinois at Chicago is located just west of Chicago's Loop, it enrolls 29,000 students and is
the largest public research university in the Chicago area. The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
was created in 1995 as part of UIC's Great Cities Initiative. It houses two academic programs (Public
Administration and Urban Planning and Policy). The College also hosts nine research centers: the Survey
Research Laboratory, the Great Cities Institute, the Urban Transportation Center, the Institute for Research on
Race and Public Policy, the Great Cities Urban Data Visualization Lab, the Center for Urban Economic
Development, the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, Center for Public Safety and Justice and the
Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement.<br />
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Application Procedure. For fullest consideration, please apply by January 4, 2016 via the University
application system: h<a href="ttps://jobs.uic.edu">ttps://jobs.uic.edu</a> (Job ID # 57814). A completed on-line application and the following
attachments are required for consideration: a cover letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching
philosophy and experience and contact information, including email addresses, of three professional
references. For specific questions about the position, please send an email to Ms. Sari Buffill
(<a href="mailto:buffill@uic.edu">buffill@uic.edu</a>). Active screening of applicants begins on January 5, 2016 and will continue until the
position is filled.<br />
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The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the
University of Illinois at Chicago not to engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation,
unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era and to
comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders and
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-2369878079510206812015-12-14T06:24:00.001-06:002015-12-14T06:24:29.154-06:00Member News: Patricia Atkins, Catherine Collins, Lisa Lowry<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published in <i>State Tax Notes</i> October 19, 2015 is the article "Real Estate Transfer Taxes: Widely Used, Little Conformity" by Patricia Atkins, Associate Research Professor, George Washington Institute of Public Policy, with co-authors Catherine Collins and Lisa Lowry. The article reviews the current status of real estate taxes related to the transfer and recording of deeds and mortgages in the states and localities. It utilizes data obtained through the Significant Features of the Property Tax project, a joint venture between the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the George Washington Institute of Public Policy. The website can be accessed by all at no cost at <a href="https://www.lincolninst.edu/subcenters/significant-features-property-tax/">https://www.lincolninst.edu/subcenters/significant-features-property-tax/</a> and makes available additional data on other property tax topics.</span>Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-37418303015611809582015-12-14T06:22:00.000-06:002015-12-14T06:28:13.907-06:00SIAM Nominations Committee Seeks Candidates for Executive Committee<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The SIAM Nominating Committee, chaired by Michael Pagano and committee members Ann Bowman & Barb McCabe, is seeking candidates for the SIAM Executive Committee. The member positions are for a three-year term, 2016-2019. Please see our <a href="http://siam-uic.blogspot.com/">SIAM blog</a> for the full list of Executive Committee members. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In March 2016, Eric Zeemering will assume the role of Chairperson for the next two years, while Rick Feiock will assume the role of immediate Past-Chairperson. Executive Committee </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Members Elizabeth Frederickson, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">John Kincaid, and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masami Nishishiba have terms ending in 2016, while David Hamilton's role as immediate Past-Chairperson will now be assumed by Rick Feiock. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Executive Committee members whose terms end in 2016 are eligible for re-nomination. </span><br />
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board. The term of the Chairperson and Chairperson-elect<span style="color: red;"> </span>shall be one (2) year term.
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conclusion of the incumbent Chairperson’s two year term. The nine (9) members will serve staggered
three-year (3) terms. These elective officers constitute the SIAM Executive
Committee. The Chairperson-elect and
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Newsletter Editor, and special committees or task forces. With the approval of
the Executive Committee, the Chairperson may appoint a Treasurer, Secretary and
Membership Chair for the Section. The Treasurer, Secretary, Newsletter Editor
and Membership Chair shall also serve on the Executive Committee. These
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Accepting donations, grants, and contracts for the section, subject to ASPA
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Serving on committees and/or Task Forces as deemed necessary by the Chair, or
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section meetings; signing correspondence; supervising implementation of section
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The Chairperson will appoint a Nomination Committee of three (3) members at
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The Nominating Committee will receive nominations and publish a slate of
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The Nominating Committee receive additional nominations from the petition
process up to two (2) months prior to the annual Section meeting; such
additional nominations to be signed by 25 members of SIAM and accompanied by a
statement from the nominee expressing interest and willingness to serve the
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Ballots will be distributed to the membership at least one (1) month prior to
the annual Section meeting. Voting may
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use of another online instrument. The
method of voting will be announced to the membership when the slate of
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-32491199871837277352015-12-13T11:07:00.002-06:002015-12-13T11:07:51.307-06:00Donald C. Stone Best Student Paper Award nominations sought<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">
The Donald C. Stone Best Student Paper Award recognizes the best paper on federalism, intergovernmental relations written by a graduate student in the last year (2015). Please email a copy the paper (no more than 20-25 pages, double-spaced) to Committee Chair Benoy Jacob at <a _mce_href="mailto:benoy.jacob@ucdenver.edu" _mce_style="color: #0000ff !important; text-decoration: underline !important;" href="mailto:benoy.jacob@ucdenver.edu" linktype="2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important;" target="_blank">benoy.jacob@ucdenver.edu</a>. Nominations will be accepted through January 18, 2016.</div>
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The awards will be presented at the SIAM Business Meeting during the ASPA National conference in Seattle from March 18-22, 2016.</div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-23208231129157414562015-12-13T10:29:00.001-06:002015-12-13T14:58:33.786-06:00SIAM Charter & Bylaws<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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specialized areas of interest within its membership as important to the
advancement of the aims and purposes of the Society. Accordingly, it has
granted and approved the following Charter and Bylaws for the Section on
Intergovernmental Administration and Management. These are subject to the
Constitution and Bylaws of the Society and to official Society policies
governing the creation, evaluation, and termination of sections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
1. Name: This organization shall be known as the Section on Intergovernmental
Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public
Administration.</span></div>
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Purpose: The Section on Intergovernmental
Administration and Management deals with the dynamic, part
collaborative, part competitive environment of governments (national, state,
and local) as they deal with public policy problems and issues that require
cross-boundary participation in order to be resolved. This participation occurs
horizontally and vertically among governments as well as across the
governmental, nonprofit, or public sectors. Much of the focus of the section is
on the metropolitan region and the networks that formally and informally have
been and are being created to address common problems. The section is both
theoretical in terms of understanding the complexity of modern metropolitan
regions and practitioner-based in terms of providing opportunities for those
working in state, local, regional, and nonprofit institutions to better
implement collaborative solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Provide a national forum for activities, publication and research of
academicians and practitioners in the area of interstate and interlocal
intergovernmental administrative and management issues, systemic concerns of
the grant-in-aid system, and regional, state, and local problems and needs
unique to the intergovernmental system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This
Section is organized for the professional and educational purposes of: exclusively
charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as may hereafter be
amended ("Code"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
such purposes include the following: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(b) Advancing the equality of opportunity of all persons through public
administration. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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furtherance of its exclusively charitable and educational purposes, the Section
shall have all general powers of an unincorporated association, together with
the power to solicit and accept grants and contributions for such purposes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1.SIAM may undertake the following activities which are not necessarily
inclusive or mandatory: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1.
Serve as a recognized national and regional focal point and spokesperson for
intergovernmental administrative and management related developments in
education, training and research. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Identify major intergovernmental management needs, problems, and opportunities
inherent in the structure of the American federal system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Identify and promote the use of information sources and material which
constitute the state of the art of intergovernmental management issues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Provide a forum for the exchange of views, information, and research on
intergovernmental administrative and management issues, federal, state, and
local management capacity development, grants-in-aid, and related rule and
regulation changes, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Provide a forum for discussion, research, and documentation of challenges and
operations related to interstate and interlocal relations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Serve as a stimulus for enhancing the effectiveness of the intergovernmental
system through the exploration, development, and testing of capacity building
models designed to respond to state and local deficiencies and needs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Formulate program/policy positions on intergovernmental issues and problems <br />
of national, regional, state, or local interest and concern. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Encourage and sponsor intergovernmental related research and state-of-the-art
developments through panels/presentations at ASPA, or related professional
association, regional and national conferences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cooperate with other ASPA organizational units (sections, chapters) on program
issues of mutual concern related to the intergovernmental system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Development: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Develop training packages (papers, reports, manuals, recordings, and video
tapes, etc.) integrating advances in the area of cooperative federal, state,
and local program and technology development and implementation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Promote the incorporation of intergovernmental projects into on-going training
and educational programs at universities and at all levels of government and in
related professional associations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sponsor workshops and seminars in cooperation with related ASPA sections on
functional issues where intergovernmental management and administration is key
to program effectiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Identify topics which should be included in the literature on intergovernmental
coordination, cooperation, and management issues including, but not limited to,
conference papers, articles, and books, and promote and encourage the
publication of these sources. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Promote the publication of the section newsletter, occasional papers, or
symposium of PAR or related journals on management capacity building in the
context of intergovernmental policy management assistance or program
administration and management from an intergovernmental perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Support the work of the section-sponsored journal, <i>State and Local Government Review.
</i>This may include financial support, advice to the editor,
coordination of special symposium, or other forms of support at the discretion
of the board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Encourage section member research efforts related to intergovernmental
administration and management. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Explore and develop research projects for funding by private foundations and
governmental agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Encourage federal, regional, state, and local research on intergovernmental
administrative or management needs and interstate and interlocal concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Assist in securing public agency funding support for section member research or
special projects in the development and/or testing of systems, administrative
tools or needs assessments, or development of course or curriculum materials
related to the understanding or betterment of the Federal grant-in-aid system
or intergovernmental infrastructure supporting the system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2. Annual Report:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shall prepare and submit a written annual report on its activities to the ASPA
National Council.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Membership
in SIAM shall be open to all ASPA members who desire active association with
the Section and who pay the enrollment fee and the annual dues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shall have the right to: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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such benefits and opportunities as are available through the Section<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chairperson-elect, immediate Past-Chairperson, and nine (9) members of the
board. The term of the Chairperson and Chairperson-elect</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">shall be one (2) year term.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Chairperson-elect will assume the office of Chair upon the
conclusion of the incumbent Chairperson’s two year term. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The nine (9) members will serve staggered
three-year (3) terms. These elective officers constitute the SIAM Executive
Committee.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Chairperson-elect and
members of the board will be elected by the membership as outlined in the
procedures in Article V.</span></div>
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vacancies on the Executive Committee of less than one (1) year will be
appointed by Chairperson, with the approval of the Executive Committee for the
unexpired term of office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ASPA Executive Director or his/her designate shall serve as ex-officio member
of the Executive Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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consultation with the Executive Committee, the Chairperson appoints the
Newsletter Editor, and special committees or task forces. With the approval of
the Executive Committee, the Chairperson may appoint a Treasurer, Secretary and
Membership Chair for the Section. The Treasurer, Secretary, Newsletter Editor
and Membership Chair shall also serve on the Executive Committee. These
officers may be selected among section members outside of the Executive
Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Executive Committee is responsible for the overall performance and functioning
of SIAM. Among its responsibilities will be the following: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Determining section dues, subject to approval by the ASPA National Council. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Approving section annual programs and budget. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adopting positions on issues of relevance to section concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Accepting donations, grants, and contracts for the section, subject to ASPA
policy regarding this matter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Serving on committees and/or Task Forces as deemed necessary by the Chair, or
Executive Committee as a whole. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shall be taken by majority vote; in case of tie, the Chairperson's vote shall
prevail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chairperson's responsibilities will include: providing leadership to the
Section; representing the Section; chairing the Executive Committee; presiding at
section meetings; signing correspondence; supervising implementation of section
programs and budget. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">All
members of the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management shall
have the right to vote for, and to be nominated to, SIAM elective offices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
2.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
following election procedures shall be followed: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A.
The Chairperson will appoint a Nomination Committee of three (3) members at
least four (4) months prior to the annual Section meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">B.
The Nominating Committee will receive nominations and publish a slate of
candidates at least three (3) months prior to the annual Section meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">C.
The Nominating Committee receive additional nominations from the petition
process up to two (2) months prior to the annual Section meeting; such
additional nominations to be signed by 25 members of SIAM and accompanied by a
statement from the nominee expressing interest and willingness to serve the
Section. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">D.
Ballots will be distributed to the membership at least one (1) month prior to
the annual Section meeting. Voting may
occur through the distribution of a paper ballot, through email, or through the
use of another online instrument. The
method of voting will be announced to the membership when the slate of
candidates is announced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">E.
New officers will be announced at the annual Section meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">F.
Newly elected officers will assume office at the beginning of the annual
Section meeting, to be held in conjunction with the ASPA National Conference. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
1. Grants and Contracts: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
ASPA National Council is responsible for approving, receiving, and auditing
grants or contracts solicited by SIAM. As a tax exempt non-profit educational
organization, ASPA is qualified to receive designated donations for the
programs and activities sponsored by SIAM. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">An
overhead charge may be applied to all grants and contracts administered by
ASPA. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
2. Accounting Models: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">SIAM
dues, enrollment fees and other revenues shall be collected and allocated
quarterly to the Section by the ASPA Executive Director. The Section may opt to
maintain its own financial records, checking and savings accounts, and be
responsible for all financial transactions. In this case, it shall follow such accounting
procedures as may be specified by ASPA's Finance and Administration Committee
and shall furnish an annual audit report to the National Council.<s> <o:p></o:p></s></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
section may purchase services from any vendor, including the ASPA National
Office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
the section, the budget year shall be the calendar year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">All
expenditures must be reviewed and approved by the Chairperson,
Chairperson-elect, and Treasurer and will be reported to the membership at the
annual meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
3. Change of Accounting Model: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">SIAM
may opt to change the accounting model by decision of the Executive Committee.
For the change to take effect in the following year, the ASPA Executive
Director shall be notified of the desire for change at least two (2) months before the new fiscal year begins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
4. Administration and Support: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">SIAM
shall be responsible for the administration and support of its programs and
activities. A budget and work program shall be prepared and approved by the
Executive Committee every year for the coming year. Section responsibilities
include, but are not limited to the following: scheduling section meetings and
taking the minutes thereof; running Section elections; organizing program
sessions during ASPA's national and regional conferences; preparing and distributing
section brochures; producing newsletters and publications; planning and
executing all workshops; developing and conducting membership campaigns; as
well as maintaining meeting and financial records. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
ASPA Executive Director shall provide SIAM with periodic membership rosters and
labels, ASPA handbooks and membership brochures and application forms, ASPA
officers’ newsletters, membership reports, and any other appropriate
information. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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addition, the ASPA Executive Director shall organize workshops on Section
administration and development and shall provide coordination and linkage
between SIAM and other ASPA organizational components. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">ARTICLE VII. Meetings</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
1. General Membership Meetings: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
general membership meeting of SIAM will be held at least annually at each ASPA
National Conference, and may be held elsewhere at other times of the year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
2. Executive Committee Meetings: The SIAM Executive Committee shall meet at
each ASPA National Conference and at such other times as may be conveniently
arranged by the Chairperson. The
Executive Committee must hold at least one meeting between regular annual
meetings, and this meeting should be conducted through conference call or
another electronic medium to allow maximum participation of executive committee
members. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
3. Other Meetings:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Executive Committee may arrange for regional special, or other meetings of SIAM
or its committees at such times and places as appropriate. Funding for all
meetings will be limited to amounts budgeted, unless special additional funds
are made available from other sources. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">ARTICLE VIII. Amendments</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Substantive
changes in this Charter and Bylaws may be voted upon by the Section membership
at the annual Section meeting or through mail ballot and shall then be referred
to the National Council. If interim action appears necessary, the SIAM
Executive Committee may submit amendments to the ASPA National Council. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
2.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Clarifying
changes which are in accord with policies of the National Council and which the
Executive Director of ASPA and the Section Chairperson consider desirable may
be made in this Charter and Bylaws from time to time without referral to the
National Council. Such changes shall then be referred to the SIAM membership for
information with reasons for changes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Consistent
with inclusion of this Section in the group federal income tax exemption ruling
of the American Society for Public Administration (identified by the Internal <br />
Revenue Service as Group Exemption Number 3155), all amendments to the Section
Charter which may be made from time to time shall be submitted to the American
Society for Public Administration for its approval. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Article IX.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
1. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
part of the net earnings of the Section shall inure to the benefit of, or be
distributable to any director or officer of the Section, or any other private
person, except that <br />
the Section shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for
services rendered to or for the Section and to make payments and distributions
in furtherance of the purposes set forth hereinabove. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
2.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
substantial part of the activities of the Section shall be the carrying on of
propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as
otherwise permitted by <br />
Section 501(h) of the Code), and the Section shall not participate in, or
intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements
concerning) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any
candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
articles, the Section shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to
be carried on <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(a)
by an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of
the Code, or <br />
(b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under Section
170(c)(2) of the Code. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
the event of dissolution or final liquidation of the Section, after paying or
making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities and obligations of
the Section and for necessary expenses thereof, all of the remaining assets and
property of the Section shall be distributed to the American Society for Public
Administration provided it remains organized and operated exclusively for
charitable or educational purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt
organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, and if not, to an
organization which does so qualify. In no event shall any of such assets or
property be distributed to any director or officer or to any private
individual. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Section
4.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
fiscal year of the Section shall end in the month of April. The employer
identification number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service to this Section
is: EIN 52-1203980 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adopted
by the organization meeting of (date).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">ORIGINAL
CHARTER ADOPTED BY THE SIAM MEMBERSHIP AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 3, 1979
AT THE LORD BALTIMORE HOTEL, BALTIMORE AND APPROVED BY THE ASPA NATIONAL
COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON APRIL 4, 1979 AT THE BALTIMORE HILTON HOTEL,
BALTIMORE. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">REVISIONS ADOPTED BY THE SIAM EXECUTIVE BOARD AND THE SIAM
MEMBERSHIP IN NOVEMBER, 2000. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">REVISIONS ADOPTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SIAM
MEMBERSHIP ON MARCH 8, 2015 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-7444560283823908532015-12-11T09:34:00.003-06:002015-12-11T09:39:58.877-06:00Member News: John Kincaid<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Kincaid
has co-edited two major books pertinent to intergovernmental relations:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Johanne
Poirier, Cheryl Saunders, and John Kincaid, eds. <i>Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Systems:</i></span><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> Comparative Structures and Dynamics</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">. Don
Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Klaus Detterbeck, Wolfgang Renzsch, and John Kincaid,
eds. <i>Political Parties and Civil Society
in Federal Countries</i>. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2015.</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-47814979606091548412015-12-11T09:31:00.003-06:002015-12-13T11:01:31.648-06:00Request for Nominations: Stone Practitioner & Scholar Awards<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SIAM’s
DONALD C. STONE PRACTITIONER AND SCHOLAR AWARDEES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Donald
C. Stone </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">(1903-1995)<b> </b>was a major and beloved figure in
twentieth-century public administration. He was the founder of the American Public
Works Association (APWA), served as the first Director of the Public
Administration Service, and was a principal architect of the Executive Office
of the President (EOP) in 1939 based on the 1937 recommendations of the
Brownlow Commission. He was the first Director of the Division of
Administrative Management of the Bureau of the Budget within the EOP, worked as
Director of Administration of the Marshall Plan in 1948, helped found the
National Academy of Public Administration in 1967, and served as Dean of the
School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The <b>Section
on Intergovernmental Administration and Management</b> (SIAM) established the
Stone awards in 1980. The first awards were made in 1981. The principal
criteria for the Practitioner and Scholar awards are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Significant
contributions to the practice and/or study of intergovernmental relations over
a substantial period of time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Contributions
that have made an impact on the practice and/or study of intergovernmental
management as a whole rather than only on a specific organization, institution,
or function.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">YEAR</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PRACTITIONERS</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SCHOLARS</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1981<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ray Remy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">David B. Walker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1982<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Donna Shalala</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Alan R. Siegle</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Deil S. Wright<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1983<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Edward T.
Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mavis Mann
Reeves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1984<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wayne F. Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Martha Derthick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1985<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sen. David F.
Durenberger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Daniel J. Elazar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1986<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Gov. Richard
Snelling<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Richard
Nathan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1987<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Gov. Bruce
Babbitt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Neal Peirce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1988<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Louis Gambaccini<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">George E.
Peterson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1989<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">John Herbers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Samuel H.
Beer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1990<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Frank H. Shafroth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Paul E. Peterson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1991<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">George Van Dusen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">John
Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1992<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Zachary
Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thomas R. Dye<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1993<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">William
Edgar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">David Beam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1994<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Carl W. Stenberg
III<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Beverly A. Cigler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1995<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Gov. Parris Glendening<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Dale Krane<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1996<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Gerald
Miller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Steven D. Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1997<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">William G. Coleman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joseph F. Zimmerman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1998<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Patricia S. Florestano<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ann O’M.
Bowman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">David Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1999<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Scott Fosler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Laurence O’Toole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">William H. Hansell,
Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert Agranoff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2001<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">William
Dodge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Susan A. MacManus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2002<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Richard Sheirer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Beryl Radin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2003<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Anthony
Griffin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Richard Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2004<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jeffrey Tryens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Charldean
Newell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2005<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">David Warm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Donald F. Kettl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2006<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Paul Posner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Myrna Mandell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2007<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Alan Ehrenhalt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">James Svara<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2008<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bruce D. McDowell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Carol S. Weissert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2009<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Raymond C. Scheppach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.0in;" valign="top" width="192"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Charles Wise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 61.85pt;" valign="top" width="82"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2010<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 174.85pt;" valign="top" width="233"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0in; mso-para-margin-right: 0in; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">William R. Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Richard
Feiock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sam Mamet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Frank J.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bill
Stafford<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kurt
Thurmaier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2015<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Peter Austin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Michael
Pagano<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Stone Scholar
Award Committee cordially invites all SIAM members to nominate candidates for
the Donald Stone Distinguished Scholar Award for 2016. This prestigious award, given since 1981,
recognizes (1) significant contributions to the practice and/or study of
intergovernmental relations over a substantial period of time and (2) contributions
that have made an impact on the practice and/or study of intergovernmental
management as a whole rather than only on a specific organization, institution,
or function.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please send us
your nominations no later than January 25, 2016, to John Kincaid, Chairperson,
at <a href="mailto:kincaidj@lafayette.edu">kincaidj@lafayette.edu</a>, Naim
Kapucu at <a href="mailto:kapucu@ucf.edu">kapucu@ucf.edu</a>, and Kimberly
Nelson at <a href="mailto:knelson@sog.unc.edu">knelson@sog.unc.edu</a>. Thank you.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
ASPA Section on Intergovernmental Administration & Management (SIAM) is
soliciting nominations for the section’s annual Donald C. Stone Practitioner Award. Since 1981, SIAM has recognized outstanding
practitioners for their contributions to intergovernmental management. The award will be presented to one
practitioner at the 2016 annual meeting in Seattle. The criteria for the award include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Contributions that have made an impact in the field of IGM as a whole
rather than on a specific organization, institution or function<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Nominations for the SIAM Stone Award are now being
accepted. Nominations should include the
name and institutional affiliation of the nominee and of the nominator, a short
statement explaining the nominee’s contributions to intergovernmental management
commensurate with the criteria for the award, and contact information for both
the nominee and the nominator. Nominees
and nominators need not be members of SIAM.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Please submit
your nominations electronically to award committee chair Michael Peddle at
<a href="mailto:mpeddle@niu.edu">mpeddle@niu.edu</a>. Any questions may also
be directed to Dr. Peddle. For the
nomination to be considered by the committee, please submit your nomination
before 5:00 pm CST on Monday January 25, 2016. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-70740931110031104882015-12-11T09:28:00.000-06:002015-12-13T10:44:30.915-06:00Deil Wright Symposium: Draft Schedule<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> D R A F T 12/10/15</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <b>2016
DEIL WRIGHT SYMPOSIUM<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b><i>Westin
Hotel, Seattle, WA, March 18, 2016 <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8:30-8:45 Welcome </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Richard Feiock and
Carl Stenberg</span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8: 45-10:00 Panel
1: Outstanding Student/Junior Scholar
Research on Local Governance and Intergovernmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This
panel will showcase cutting edge research on local governance and
intergovernmental management from outstanding doctoral candidates and junior
scholars were selected for presentation on this panel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Paper
#1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Rise of Specialized Governance in Federalism: Links between Local Autonomy and
Special Districts among States<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yu
Shi, University of Illinois at Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Dynamics of Interorganizational Risk Management Networks: Following the 2015
South Korea MERS Response <span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">John
Woo, University of North Texas
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Policy
Abandonment at Multiple Levels of Government: Understanding Why State and Local
Governments Abandon Economic Development Incentives<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eric
Stoken, Georgetown University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">External
and Internal Influences on Local Governments to Design Comprehensive
Sustainability Programs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hyungjun
Ji, Arizona State University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why
Do Local Leaders Cooperate Across Boundaries? Results from a National Survey Experiment
on Mayors and Councilors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Meghan
Rubado, Temple University</span><br />
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What Future for SIAM? Exploring and
Adjusting the Mission of ASPA’s Intergovernmental Section</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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roundtable features leading scholars and practitioners who served on the
committee to review the recent SIAM mission change and make implementation
recommendations. Eric Zeemering will
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Jacob, University of Colorado, Denver, Brian Gerber, Arizona State University,
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-15275017618579635942015-12-11T09:25:00.000-06:002015-12-11T09:28:43.723-06:00Position Announcement: Portland State University<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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The Division of Public Administration in the Mark O.
Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University seeks to fill a new nine-month
tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor for the Fall of 2016. This
position seeks candidates whose core expertise is in <b>public budgeting and finance</b>, with the capacity to teach
traditional public administration core courses and specialization courses in
local government, environment and natural resources, global leadership and
management, nonprofit management, health management and policy, and human
resource management. <b>Priority will be given</b> <b>to candidates who are highly qualified to teach
courses in research design and analytic methods.</b><br />
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The Public Administration Division also leads or contributes
to other academic programs. This search will consider how candidates can
contribute to the following: a new Master of Public Policy degree; a growing
undergraduate civic leadership minor and a new undergraduate major in Urban and
Public Affairs; the Master of Public Health; doctoral programs in Public
Affairs and Policy and in Health Systems and Policy; and graduate certificates
in Energy Economics and Policy, Food Systems, Nonprofit and Public Management, and
Collaborative Governance. Applicants who have strong substantive areas of
expertise that are relevant to these programs should emphasize them in their
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history of community engagement and collaboration, with evidence of the ability
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The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the
Division’s academic programs, advise students, participate in divisional and
institutional governance, and engage with community organizations in
collaborative research, consultation and service activities. More information
on the Division’s activities is available at http://www.pdx.edu/hatfieldschool/division-of-public-administration.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Division currently enrolls over 375 undergraduate, masters
and doctoral students. The Division is one of three academic programs in the
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, which also includes the Divisions of
Political Science and Criminology and Criminal Justice. The Hatfield School of
Government is one three schools that comprise The College of Urban and Public
Affairs, which includes approximately 60 full-time faculty. Other schools in
the College are the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, and
the School of Community Health. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Portland State University (<a href="http://www.pdx.edu/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.pdx.edu</span></a>) is a comprehensive public
urban university of national distinction, located in one of the most livable
cities in the United States. The
University employs approximately 2500 faculty and academic staff, with an enrollment
of nearly 30,000 students. PSU actively
promotes the development of a network of institutions that serves the
community, and it conducts research and community service to support a high
quality educational environment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Portland State University is an Affirmative Action
Equal opportunity institution and, in keeping with the President’s diversity
initiative, welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who
support diversity. </span></i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-60662303653505587002015-12-11T09:22:00.001-06:002015-12-11T09:40:38.321-06:00Member News: Beverly Cigler<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://harrisburg.psu.edu/faculty-and-staff/beverly-cigler-phd">Dr. Beverly A. Cigler</a>, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, and NAPA Fellow, is the recipient of the 2015 Leslie A. Whittington Award for Teaching Excellence, given by <span style="background-color: #fffec4;">NASPAA</span>, </span><span style="background-color: white;">the membership organization of graduate education programs in public policy, public affairs, public administration, and public & nonprofit management. NASPAA's nearly 300 members are located across the U.S. and in 14 countries around the globe.</span></span>Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-41986526145997706762015-12-11T09:16:00.002-06:002015-12-11T09:41:00.846-06:00Upcoming Conference: The Next Generation of Public Finance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies invites you to submit paper proposals for our spring conference "The Next Generation of Public Finance." This conference will be held <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_684188379" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 5-6, 2016</span></span>, at Georgia State University. The focus of the conference is on topics that will be front center in the policy debate in the coming decades on the national and subnational levels. Practitioners as well as academics are encouraged to submit proposals. Please email all proposals by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_684188380" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 1, 2016</span></span> to Amber Slyter at </span><a href="mailto:aslyter1@gsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" target="_blank">aslyter1@gsu.edu</a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">.<b> </b>Please direct questions to Sally Wallace at </span><a href="mailto:swallace@gsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" target="_blank">swallace@gsu.edu</a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">. Proposals will be reviewed and competitively selected.</span></span><br />
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-76697014124094228502015-12-09T13:22:00.002-06:002015-12-11T09:41:12.104-06:00Member News: John R. Phillips<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">John R. Phillips is spending the 2015-16 academic year as Visiting Professor of Public Administration at the University of Illinois--Springfield. He had retired from Benedictine University at Springfield in May 2015 after 45 years of teaching, 22 of those years in Springfield. </span><br />
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Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-15282880214110903572015-12-09T13:11:00.001-06:002015-12-11T09:42:24.628-06:00Member News: Jessica Terman, Richard Feiock<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><a href="http://spgia.gmu.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/jessica-terman/">Jessica Terman</a> and <a href="http://www.askew.fsu.edu/faculty/feiockr.html">Richard Feiock</a> published <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2015.1110522">“The Effect of Formal and Informal Contracting Mechanisms on Implementation Performance in the U.S. Federalist System”</a> in </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Local Government Studies.</i></span>Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-49489195665567775532015-12-09T13:08:00.000-06:002015-12-11T09:43:03.067-06:00Member News: W. Bartley Hildreth<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://aysps.gsu.edu/profile/w-bartley-hildreth/">W. Bartley Hildreth</a>, Professor, in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University also serves as (part-time) Executive Director of the National Tax Association – Tax Institute of America. </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Founded in 1907, NTA is the leading association of tax professionals and tax economists dedicated to advancing understanding of the theory and practice of public finance. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">NTA has a two-person office in D.C. and is the publisher of the National Tax Journal.</span></span>Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-29656701721474948332015-11-13T23:07:00.000-06:002015-12-11T09:43:25.643-06:00Tribute to Former SLGR Managing Editor, Leslie Lamb<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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August 24, SAGE honored Leslie Lamb for her distinguished service as Managing
Editor of the <i>State and Local Government
Review</i>. A beautiful plaque was presented to Leslie at a luncheon
hosted by Dr. Richard Campbell who was previously State and Local Editor. Mike
Scicchitano, the current Editor, called during the luncheon to offer his
congratulations to Leslie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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did a superlative job during her stint as Managing Editor and was able to make
it possible for a seamless transition for State and Local from The Carl Vinson
Institute at the University of Georgia to SAGE. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Her affable personality, commitment to excellence, and team spirit approach to her job were genuine qualities </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">that were noticed by everyone</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> who came into contact with her. </span></span></div>
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Leslie! </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-13276016310846909292015-11-13T13:00:00.000-06:002015-12-11T09:43:35.625-06:00SGLR Blog News<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Over the last several months, articles published
in <i>State and Local Government Review</i>
have received increased attention as featured content on state, national, and
international blogs. Most recently, an
article by Kathleen Marchetti entitled “Consider the Context: How State Policy
Environments Shape Interest Group Advocacy” (Volume 47, September 2015 issue)
was the subject of a blog post on the London School of Economics (LSE), US
Centre’s daily blog on American Politics and Policy (USAPP). Earlier this year, the same blog highlighted
research from Marcia L. Godwin’s article “Civic Engagement and Fiscal Stress in
American Cities: Insights from the Great
Recession” (SLGR 2014 Special Issue: Volume 47, December issue). </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At the state and local
government level, blogs statescoop and Route 50 spotlighted work from Lowatcharin
and Menifield’s SLGR article “Determinants of Internet-Enabled Transparency at
the Local Level: A Study of Midwestern County Websites” (Volume 47, June 2015
issue).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Blogs are a great venue for
connecting SLGR-published research with practitioners. For example, a link to Godwin’s blog post was
emailed by Public Agenda staff to a participatory budgeting research group and
the executive director of a participatory politics organization also tweeted
about the relevance of the post. Sage,
the publishers of SLGR, provided a link to the original article, which led to
Godwin’s article being the most read SLGR article for the month when the blog
was posted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Links to all blogs and
articles mentioned above are available on the SLGR blog at
slgrjournal.wordpress.com. Please check
them out and join the dialogue. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-47933807100878249422015-11-13T12:30:00.000-06:002015-12-11T09:43:45.554-06:00SLGR’s Young Scholars Research Program<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As word
continues to spread about <i>State and Local
Government Review</i>’s Young Scholars Research Program, we constantly are
receiving encouragement and positive feedback as well as praise for recognizing
the need for this program and launching it two years ago. To date, we have received a steady stream of inquiries
about how the program works and whether one’s research would be of interest to
State and Local. Even if a manuscript is
not something that we think would be of interest to State and Local’s audience,
Editor Mike Scicchitano provides feedback to authors about such critical
matters as presenting a clear research question early on in the manuscript,
providing a sound and complete literature review from which to generate
hypotheses, carefully selecting appropriate data to test hypotheses, crafting
valid and reliable measures of independent and dependent variables, choosing
appropriate an methodology and statistics, providing a clear presentation of one’s
findings, delineating the implications of one’s findings for existing theories
or practitioner consumption, and offering ideas for future research. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since the
inception of the Program, we have refined the review process to facilitate the
flow of and feedback for manuscripts.
Initially, Mike Scicchitano would review manuscripts or abstracts
submitted to him on an informal basis and then determine if they were potentially
suitable for SLGR based on the subject matter and the quality of the
research. If a manuscript was deemed appropriate
for the journal, he would provide some feedback as to how it could be improved
before the author(s) submitted her/his/their manuscript for an official
review. Presently, manuscripts that are
judged to be potentially suitable for State and Local by the Editor are
examined in an initial review process. The manuscripts are sent to 2-3
recognized scholars in the subject area for an initial blind review to
determine if the paper has enough merit to warrant encouraging the author(s) to
continue developing the manuscript. The
referees are informed that the manuscript is being considered for an initial
review under the Young Scholars program. To help us tractk manuscripts
submitted under the Program, Sage has created a new category in the submission
process called “Young Scholars.” Comments and suggestions of the reviewers from
this initial screening are forwarded to the author(s) to use in improving their
research. Authors of those manuscripts
that receive positive initial reviews are invited to submit the paper for a
formal review. Once submitted, the
manuscript goes through the same review process that all manuscripts are subject
to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Those “young
scholars” inquiring about the Program seem to be genuinely excited that such a
Program has been created and many are anxious to take advantage of it. Equally excited and supportive are
established, well-published scholars that we have asked to review the manuscripts
in the initial screening stage; no one has turned us down to review a
manuscript. Moreover, the Program has
been lauded by senior public administration and political science faculty who see
it as something that was long overdue and fills a tremendous void in the
faculty development process. The Young Scholars program has generated
substantial good will and visibility for State and Local<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A clear testament
to the recognition of the value and importance of the Young Scholars Research
Program is the following Letter to the Editor that was recently published in <i>PA Times</i> and written by Kathleen Marchetti. Professor Marchetti has an article in the
September 2015 issue of SLGR that was submitted to us under the Program. Her letter reads as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Local Government Review</i>?<i><br />
<br />
</i>I recently published an </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://slg.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/08/28/0160323X15602750?papetoc" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">article </span></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">with <i>State and Local Government Review </i>(SLGR),<i>
</i>the journal produced by ASPA’s Section on Intergovernmental Administration
and Management. I had been familiar with
SLGR as a source for research on state and local politics and during the review
process I was pleased to learn more about the journal's Young Scholars Research
Program. As described in an </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://patimes.org/journal-helps-young-scholars-published/" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">October 2014 PA Times post</span></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, SLGR's Young Scholars
Research Program "... is designed to assist young scholars with publishing
in academia..." through "...consultation and guidance in support of
their efforts to get published in <i>State and Local Government Review</i>
(SLGR)—or in other journals." This
valuable and unique program provides junior faculty and graduate students the
opportunity to work directly with SLGR's editorial staff to refine their work
for publication. It is important to note that this program is not a guarantee
of acceptance; articles go through the full peer review process and typically
require revisions prior to publication. What
makes this program different is the editor's (Mike Scicchitano) willingness to
work closely with authors on revising and improving their manuscript. Many of us are used to brief, sporadic
communication with journal editors (after all, they are typically very busy
individuals) so the opportunity to work with an editor one-on-one is very rare
indeed. The Young Scholars Research
Program is a great resource for graduate students and junior faculty and one
that I'll certainly recommend to colleagues who are doing relevant
work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- Kathleen Marchetti, Dickinson College<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marchetti<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assistant
Professor<br />
Dickinson College<br />
Department of Political Science<br />
PO Box 1773<br />
Carlisle, PA 17013-2896<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kathleenmarchetti.com/"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">www.kathleenmarchetti.com</span></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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assist us in advertising the Program to young scholars in your department,
school, or program or other young scholars (e.g., your former graduate students
who have now entered the real world of academic) that you know who would be
interested in it and could possibly benefit from the invaluable experience it
offers.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-43911631384758861142015-11-13T12:00:00.000-06:002015-12-11T09:43:55.853-06:00Please welcome Brianne Heidbreder, New SLGR Reviews & Essays (R&E) Editor<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Dear SIAM Members,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am Brianne Heidbreder and would
like to briefly introduce myself as the new Editor for the Reviews and Essays
section of <i>State and Local Government
Review</i>. I am currently serving as an
Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Kansas State
University in Manhattan, KS, where I live with my husband and daughter. I received a BA from Minnesota State
University, Moorhead (2001), a MA from Kansas State University (2004), and a
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2008). My teaching and research interests fall at
the intersection of state and local politics and policy and public
administration, and I have published in scholarly outlets such as <i>State Politics & Policy Quarterly</i>, <i>Legislative Studies Quarterly</i>, <i>Politics & Policy</i>, and <i>State and Local Government Review</i>. Needless
to say, I am excited and eager to begin my work at <i>SLGR</i>. </span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am grateful for the
opportunity to serve as Editor of the Reviews and Essays (R&E) section of <i>SLGR</i>.
The R&E section publishes review essays synthesizing research on
important topics in state and local government and intergovernmental
relations. The R&E section also
welcomes essays that synthesize applied research in state and local government
and discuss implications for our theoretical understanding of intergovernmental
relations and public administration.
While we prefer not to publish reviews of single books, the section may
include essays that reflect on books that have had an enduring impact on
research in these fields or book review essays that critically frame and
compare the contributions of several significant books. We also have published essays based on
interviews with prominent scholars (for example, Deil Wright) who discuss
and/or evaluate the state of the discipline or status of research in various
areas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">During 2015 (Volume 47, Issues
1, 2 and 3, respectively), the R&E section included articles pertaining to
redistribution policy at the local level in an era of devolution (Michael
Craw), conceptualizing and operationalizing planning capacity (Carolyn Loh),
and practicing greater transparency to enhance responsiveness and trust in
local government (Gregory Porumbescu). The
March 2016 issue will feature an essay based on Professor Ann Bowman’s
assessment of the change and continuity in the study of state and local
government and politics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I look forward to working with
the editorial team and continuing the strong tradition of promoting quality
scholarship in the areas of state and local government politics, policy, and
management. In the upcoming months, I encourage each of you to share your ideas
with me for future installments of the Reviews and Essays section. I can be reached by phone at (785) 532-5366
or by email at <a href="mailto:heidbr@ksu.edu">heidbr@ksu.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Brianne<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Managementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463539847627427380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488357723018670916.post-51459847141248612442015-09-13T18:49:00.000-05:002015-09-13T18:49:21.320-05:00Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management – Call for ASPA Conference Panel<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In recent years, ASPA has provided sections with an
opportunity to sponsor one panel at the annual meeting. This provides our section with the
opportunity to contribute to the ASPA program and promote intergovernmental
research above and beyond our Deil Wright Symposium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We invite members to propose a panel submission for SIAM
sponsorship at the conference. The ASPA
annual meeting will take place from March 18 – 22, 2016 in Seattle. The conference theme is “New Traditions in
Public Administration: Reflecting on Challenges, Harnessing
Opportunities.” At least two tracks at
the conference may be relevant to SIAM members: “Track 2 – Managing Complexity:
Intergovernmental and Intersectoral Contracts Collaboration and Partnerships;”
and “Track 6: Engaged Governance: Maximizing the Benefits of Citizen and
Stakeholder Involvement.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We must submit our panel to ASPA very soon. <b>If you
are interested in organizing the section sponsored panel, please send a
proposal with panel title, description, and interested participants on or
before Sunday, September 20.</b> Please
include the names, institutional affiliations, and contact information for
panel participants.<b> Submit your proposal to <u>both</u> Jered
Carr (</b><a href="mailto:jbcarr@uic.edu"><b>jbcarr@uic.edu</b></a><b>) and Eric Zeemering (</b><a href="mailto:zeem@niu.edu"><b>zeem@niu.edu</b></a><b>).</b>
The proposals will be reviewed expeditiously so that members still have
time to submit the panel proposal to ASPA directly if it is not selected as the
one section sponsored panel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even if you do not plan to propose a section-sponsored
panel, we encourage you to individually and collectively submit proposals to
the ASPA conference. We hope to see an
excellent representation of research on federalism, intergovernmental
management, and governance at the 2016 meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jered Carr, University of Illinois, Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eric Zeemering, Northern Illinois University</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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