First, my apologies to Mike Hohmann for too quickly reading a list response. He was merely cc'd. It was Annie Young who commented on city manager/city coordinator.
Barbara Nelson asked for a comparison. Others on the list surely could do a better job of providing that than I, but here's a try. If you look at a city flow chart on page 15 of the McKinsey report, you see 9 separate units reporting to the mayor and council (e.g., assessor, civil rights, police, fire, planning, public works...) The City Coordinator is one of nine. >From the city web site... http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/city-coordinator/index.html ...you get the following description of that office. 1.Acts as an advisor and consultant to the Mayor and the City Council and makes recommendations relating to projects, policies and programs; 2.Oversees financial operations and participates in the development of the City's annual budget for presentation to the City Council; 3.Keeps the Mayor and City Council informed of all important developments which may affect the administration of the City; 4.Coordinates ongoing City projects, policies and programs established by the Mayor or City Council; and 5.Supervises and provides direction to department heads of Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Information & Technology Services, Intergovernmental Relations and Operations & Regulatory Services. Under a city manager form of government, a manager is essentially a CEO, with all offices reporting to her or him. Thus, the city manager would now be assembling a budget to present to the council and would be carrying out policy decisions made by the council and mayor in regard to police, development, etc. Again, no panacea, but a model worth considering. Dennis Schapiro Linden Hills _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
