Member News: Patricia Atkins, Catherine Collins, Lisa Lowry

Published in State Tax Notes 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 https://www.lincolninst.edu/subcenters/significant-features-property-tax/ and makes available additional data on other property tax topics.

SIAM Nominations Committee Seeks Candidates for Executive Committee

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 SIAM blog for the full list of Executive Committee members. 

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 Members Elizabeth Frederickson, John Kincaid, and Masami Nishishiba have terms ending in 2016, while David Hamilton's role as immediate Past-Chairperson will now be assumed by Rick Feiock. Executive Committee members whose terms end in 2016 are eligible for re-nomination. 

Our Bylaws govern the slate of officers, their responsibilities, and how elections are to be conducted. Please see Articles IV and V below. 

ARTICLE IV. Officers and Their Responsibilities

Section 1.

The officers of SIAM shall be the Chairperson, Chairperson-elect, immediate Past-Chairperson, and nine (9) members of the board. The term of the Chairperson and Chairperson-elect shall be one (2) year term.  The Chairperson-elect will assume the office of Chair upon the 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 members of the board will be elected by the membership as outlined in the procedures in Article V.

Any 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.

Section 2.

The ASPA Executive Director or his/her designate shall serve as ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.

Section 3.

In 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.

Section 4.

The Executive Committee is responsible for the overall performance and functioning of SIAM. Among its responsibilities will be the following:

A. Determining section dues, subject to approval by the ASPA National Council.

B. Approving section annual programs and budget.

C. Adopting positions on issues of relevance to section concerns.

1. Accepting donations, grants, and contracts for the section, subject to ASPA policy regarding this matter.

E. Serving on committees and/or Task Forces as deemed necessary by the Chair, or Executive Committee as a whole.

Decisions shall be taken by majority vote; in case of tie, the Chairperson's vote shall prevail.

The 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.

ARTICLE V. Elections

Section 1.

All members of the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management shall have the right to vote for, and to be nominated to, SIAM elective off ices.

Section 2.

The following election procedures shall be followed:

A. The Chairperson will appoint a Nomination Committee of three (3) members at least four (4) months prior to the annual Section meeting.

B. The Nominating Committee will receive nominations and publish a slate of candidates at least three (3) months prior to the annual Section meeting.

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.

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.

E. New officers will be announced at the annual Section meeting.

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.

Please submit your nominations for the three Executive Committee Member positions and the Chair-Elect position to MAPagano@uic.edu by January 31, 2016. 

Donald C. Stone Best Student Paper Award nominations sought

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 benoy.jacob@ucdenver.edu. Nominations will be accepted through January 18, 2016.

The awards will be presented at the SIAM Business Meeting during the ASPA National conference in Seattle from March 18-22, 2016.

SIAM Charter & Bylaws

SIAM CHARTER & BYLAWS (as granted by ASPA)

The American Society for Public Administration recognizes the development of 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.

ARTICLE I. Name and Purpose

Section 1. Name: This organization shall be known as the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public Administration.

Member News: John Kincaid

John Kincaid has co-edited two major books pertinent to intergovernmental relations:

Johanne Poirier, Cheryl Saunders, and John Kincaid, eds. Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Systems: Comparative Structures and Dynamics. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2015.

Klaus Detterbeck, Wolfgang Renzsch, and John Kincaid, eds. Political Parties and Civil Society in Federal Countries. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2015.

Request for Nominations: Stone Practitioner & Scholar Awards

SIAM’s DONALD C. STONE PRACTITIONER AND SCHOLAR AWARDEES

Donald C. Stone (1903-1995) 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.

The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) established the Stone awards in 1980. The first awards were made in 1981. The principal criteria for the Practitioner and Scholar awards are:

·         Significant contributions to the practice and/or study of intergovernmental relations over a substantial period of time

·         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.

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YEAR	PRACTITIONERS	SCHOLARS
1981	Ray Remy	David B. Walker
1982	Donna Shalala Alan R. Siegle	Deil S. Wright
1983	Edward T. Kelly	Mavis Mann Reeves
1984	Wayne F. Anderson	Martha Derthick
1985	Sen. David F. Durenberger	Daniel J. Elazar
1986	Gov. Richard Snelling	Richard Nathan
1987	Gov. Bruce Babbitt	Neal Peirce
1988	Louis Gambaccini	George E. Peterson
1989	John Herbers	Samuel H. Beer
1990	Frank H. Shafroth	Paul E. Peterson
1991	George Van Dusen	John Kincaid
1992	Zachary Taylor	Thomas R. Dye
1993	William Edgar	David Beam
1994	Carl W. Stenberg III	Beverly A. Cigler
1995	Gov. Parris Glendening	Dale Krane
1996	Gerald Miller	Steven D. Gold
1997	William G. Coleman	Joseph F. Zimmerman
1998	Patricia S. Florestano	Ann O’M. Bowman David Morgan
1999	Scott Fosler	Laurence O’Toole
2000	William H. Hansell, Jr.	Robert Agranoff
2001	William Dodge	Susan A. MacManus
2002	Richard Sheirer	Beryl Radin
2003	Anthony Griffin	Richard Campbell
2004	Jeffrey Tryens	Charldean Newell
2005	David Warm	Donald F. Kettl
2006	Paul Posner	Myrna Mandell
2007	Alan Ehrenhalt	James Svara
2008	Bruce D. McDowell	Carol S. Weissert
2009	Raymond C. Scheppach	Charles Wise
2010	William R. Barnes	Richard Feiock
2011	No Award	No Award
2012	Sam Mamet	Frank J. Thompson
2013	Bill Stafford	Kurt Thurmaier
2014	No Award	No Award
2015	Peter Austin	Michael Pagano

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.

Please send us your nominations no later than January 25, 2016, to John Kincaid, Chairperson, at kincaidj@lafayette.edu, Naim Kapucu at kapucu@ucf.edu, and Kimberly Nelson at knelson@sog.unc.edu.  Thank you.

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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:

        Significant continuous contributions to the field of intergovernmental management over a substantial period of time

         Contributions that have made an impact in the field of IGM as a whole rather than on a specific organization, institution or function

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. 

 Please submit your nominations electronically to award committee chair Michael Peddle at mpeddle@niu.edu.  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.  

Deil Wright Symposium: Draft Schedule

            D                R                A                F                 T                 12/10/15

    2016 DEIL WRIGHT SYMPOSIUM

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION

                                    Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA, March 18, 2016 

8:30-8:45 Welcome Richard Feiock and Carl Stenberg

8: 45-10:00 Panel 1:  Outstanding Student/Junior Scholar Research on Local Governance and Intergovernmental Management

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.  

Paper #1

The Rise of Specialized Governance in Federalism: Links between Local Autonomy and Special Districts among States

Yu Shi, University of Illinois at Chicago

Paper #2

The Dynamics of Interorganizational Risk Management Networks: Following the 2015 South Korea MERS Response  

John Woo, University of North Texas            

Paper #3

Policy Abandonment at Multiple Levels of Government: Understanding Why State and Local Governments Abandon Economic Development Incentives

Eric Stoken, Georgetown University

Paper #4

External and Internal Influences on Local Governments to Design Comprehensive Sustainability Programs

Hyungjun Ji, Arizona State University

Paper #5

Why Do Local Leaders Cooperate Across Boundaries? Results from a National Survey Experiment on Mayors and Councilors

Meghan Rubado, Temple University