adjacent municipalities within the province into a single city more easily than the federal government can combine two adjacent provinces into a single province. Municipalities only have power because it is delegated to them from the provincial government. They, unlike provinces, do not have power set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. Due to this, it would be easy for the provincial government to combine to adjacent municipalities. They would pass a law to amalgamate the two municipalities and there
Waterloo and Kitchener are cities in the Ontario, Canada. These two cities are adjacent to each other and sometimes collectively known as “Kitchener-Waterloo” but they have separate city governments. Waterloo economy is based on the knowledge and service share. Economy relies on financial institutions, Manufacturing and technology sector along with universities in the area. The three big think tanks are based in the area, which are ‘institute of theoretical physics’, ‘institute of quantum computing’
Local governments face an increasing role in the development and decision making of towns and cities across the globe. City-county consolidation is a local government reform in which a major municipality and county merge to create a unified government. These referenda have proven to be unsuccessful, partly because of how unpopular it is with voters. Proponents of the idea insist on its cost saving benefits. Efforts for consolidation promise a more powerful and unified government, and the end to the
An ISP meeting was held on October 20, 2015 for Robbie at Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens in Warner Robins, Georgia. All in attendance at the meeting was Robbie Chambless (Individual), Allen Glaser (Uncle), Rosemary Wright (Home Manager), Lester Ward (Social Worker) and Lashonda Turner (Support Coordinator/Facilitator). Robert was in a good mood. He was upbeat as he verbally expressed his desires for the future during the meeting. He was a little unresponsive to questions
A city council meeting is a regular meeting where the Mayor of a city, District Attorney, and other important leaders of the community, along with members the general public meet to discuss important issues. They can bring up their concerns or questions of a specific topic, they can bring awareness to an issue, while making proposals and ordinances to better the community in which they live. And this is exactly what took place in Redding, California on October 20th 2015. I was not sure what to expect
City elections are coming up. Who are you voting for? If i get elected as mayor I will try to make Anamosa a better town. As mayor I would have more fundraisers, city wide clean ups and, help the homeless If i were mayor I would have more fundraisers, I would have fundraisers for schools so they can better educate our children. Some money I get from fundraisers will be donated to charity. I will have fundraisers for parks, to be a better place to relax and enjoy Anamosa. Also if the park needs new
In “If Mayors Ruled the World,” Benjamin Barber argues that the present-day nation-state has become obsolete in overcoming the increasingly complex and problematic hurdles that the world is currently facing (Derbyshire, 2013; Florida, 2012). Furthermore, that because citizens are more enthusiastic about participating in local government and because the municipal process is more spontaneous and less politically divisive, it is truly the mayors of local government who should be calling the shots when
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the economic development impact and plans for further development of tourism in Davidson County. The basis of this paper stems from an article found in The-Dispatch, a Lexington, North Carolina news publication. Davidson County is not thought of as a traditional tourist destination in North Carolina. To illustrate this, consider the following quote from Robin Bevins the executive director of the Lexington Tourism Authority, “I can remember a time when you
The first mayoral candidate that we researched was Sheila Ann Dixon. Dixon was born on December 27, 1953. She is a graduate of the Baltimore City public school system and holds a bachelor’s degree from Towson University and a master’s degree from John Hopkins University. Dixon was elected as city council president in 1999, and was also the 48th mayor of Baltimore City. As mayor, she created the Charm City Circulator, which are free shuttles that travel four routes in Baltimore City. Some of the
The City and County of Denver has several stakeholders including City Council, the people of the City and County of Denver, and the employees. All stakeholders are an important part of the organization even though their roles are defined independently. There are times when conflicts may arise between stakeholders and ethical decisions need to be made. The Denver City Council has 13 members, 11 from equally populated districts and two that are elected officials (City and County of Denver). They
Do you know Los Angeles’ new mayor of 2022? Karen Bass is the first woman and the second African American to serve as mayor of LA. She works extremely hard to ensure that every homeless person is off of the streets living and in homes. After serving as a nurse and a Physician Assistant, she founded the Community Coalition to organize Black and Latino residents against substance abuse, poverty, and crime. She then moved on to represent Los Angeles in the State Assembly and was elected by her peers
Individual Assignment part A Interviewed with Michelle Brown, who is the Human resource specialist, at the City of Duarte was a great experience. The City of Duarte is the organization that I was interviewed for and it is a local government. There are about 200 employees in the Duarte City Hall in which forty-two employees are full-time employees and the other 158 people are temporary employees. Since Duarte City Hall is a local government, according to the Duarte City Hall website, “the Duarte City
It had been several weeks since we had stolen the groundhog shadow. I had stayed up late the majority of the night; I was excited about Groundhog Day. Usually my mom had to wake me up, but on this day, I was dressed and ate breakfast before my mom woke up. My mom was surprised I had so much energy. Other times on Groundhog Day, I dragged myself around and complained about the long winter. Today, it was my day to enjoy Groundhog Day. The sun was shining brighter than ever before on February 2. It
Men and women gathered from all over the state. If you looked closely, mayors, governors, and congressmen had all gathered here for a reason. They had conjoined for an important meeting: to find a town hero. “We need a promising hero—someone who is smart and brave, but also kind and passionate,” a mayor said. “Who can be the person who can fill the position of being that hero?” The governor sighed. “There is one person who fits all the credentials.” A representative stood up, with a file of papers
Meeting The meeting I choice was a city council meeting in Springdale Ar. The meeting was on October 13, 2015 6:00pm. The city of Springdale hold meeting every two weeks at the same time and place. Group Concepts Membership The membership of this type of group would be the city council members. Anyone can go to a city council meeting; they are open to the public. There would not be any type of full psychological membership for this type of meeting because of the group dynamic. City Council is
The City of Cypress, California Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) is led by Commissioner Johnnie Walker. As commissioner of DPCD, Mr. Walker provides leadership and policy direction for the Offices of Planning, Buildings, and Housing. He is also the overseer of all eminent domain cases within the city however he has never dealt with such a case until now. On one particular early Monday morning Commissioner Walker walked into his office to find a very interesting eminent domain
Do you want to see a change in this small community of Anamosa? Me, too! I’m a kid, but I do know that mayors are the voice of the people. I want to be that voice. The voice that people want to stand by and say,”I am proud I live In Anamosa!” As mayor, I will work my hardest to make Anamosa welcoming, and listen to what people want. One way to make the community happier, is adding bicycle lanes. Kids ride their bicycles on the sidewalk, because the road isn't safe. Cars speed down streets, which
The Boy Wonder Of The Games So you are looking for someone talented to sponsor in the games but you don’t know really what the games are and what to look for in a tribute, well you came to the right guy to tell you about what the games are and who to choose which is me. The only guy who will win the games and come out victor out of 24 other’s will be me! Well, I hear to tell you that the Hunger Games are these games that 24 tributes go into and only 1 comes out. With 2 tributes coming from each
City council meetings are an important aspect of community and engagement. This representative form of government is responsible for coming to consensus on various agenda items as well as hearing questions, concerns, and demands from members of the community. City council meetings tend to have a list of consent agenda items, which are items that are voted on by the council in a single roll call vote. Members of the community or council have the ability to request an item on the agenda be removed
The City of Bell scandal involves misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California, one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County and a small blue collar community, over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, two Los Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative piece on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they reveal that Bell city officials are receiving salaries that are reportedly the