Overview

"Local government has rapidly become both more important and more complex and the quality of municipal management is becoming more significant every day as local governments deal with a vast array of organizational and community challenges. The Role of Canadian City Managers brings together experienced city managers and municipal chief administrative officers (CAOs) across Canada to analyse the daily issues that they face. Each chapter deals with a particular issue or challenge, such as council/staff relations, collaborative initiatives, and crisis readiness. The book contributes to the literature on local government and public administration by providing insights from the ""real time"" lived experiences of city managers, spoken in their own words. The book also speculates about the contemporary leadership role of the city manager and the future of the city management profession. The Role of Canadian City Managers is a useful resource for scholars and students of local government and public administration, as well as public servants who work with or aspire to leadership roles within local government."

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Author:   Michael Fenn ,  Gordon McIntosh ,  David Siegel
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781487548865

ISBN 10:   1487548869
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   18 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"""A rare glimpse into the lives of Canadian city managers. Works as well as a reference book for those currently holding or aspiring to the position as it does a cover-to-cover read for those interested in learning more about this understudied and often underappreciated group of public-sector professionals."" - Joseph Lyons, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Local Government Program, Western University ""City managers are key to the success of a city and yet most people are not aware of what they actually do. This book fills that knowledge gap. The chapters, written mainly by current and former city managers from across the country, are candid, personal, and inspiring. It is a fascinating read for those who want to know about the role that city managers play in making local government work."" - Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, School of Cities, University of Toronto ""Close to 1,000 years of experience, along with insights from such surprising sources as Robbie Burns and Yogi Berra, provide the foundation for this informative and highly readable book. It takes us well beyond traditional roles and relationships to reveal the multifaceted dimensions of the work of the effective city manager/CAO."" - C. Richard Tindal, Retired Professor of Government, St. Lawrence College and co-author of Local Government in Canada ""This book is an enthralling read for seasoned and aspiring CAOs, elected officials, and 'local government groupies.' The stories provided are more than enlightening and clearly demonstrate the talent, dedication, and wisdom it takes to be an executive leader in the complex world of municipal government. Thank God for these people!"" - Maureen McCauley, Executive Director, OMAA"

"""This book is an enthralling read for seasoned and aspiring CAOs, elected officials, and 'local government groupies.' The stories provided are more than enlightening and clearly demonstrate the talent, dedication, and wisdom it takes to be an executive leader in the complex world of municipal government. Thank God for these people!"" --Maureen McCauley, Executive Director, OMAA ""City managers are key to the success of a city and yet most people are not aware of what they actually do. This book fills that knowledge gap. The chapters, written mainly by current and former city managers from across the country, are candid, personal, and inspiring. It is a fascinating read for those who want to know about the role that city managers play in making local government work."" --Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, School of Cities, University of Toronto ""A rare glimpse into the lives of Canadian city managers. Works as well as a reference book for those currently holding or aspiring to the position as it does a cover-to-cover read for those interested in learning more about this understudied and often underappreciated group of public-sector professionals."" --Joseph Lyons, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Local Government Program, Western University ""Close to 1,000 years of experience, along with insights from such surprising sources as Robbie Burns and Yogi Berra, provide the foundation for this informative and highly readable book. It takes us well beyond traditional roles and relationships to reveal the multifaceted dimensions of the work of the effective city manager/CAO."" --C. Richard Tindal, Retired Professor of Government, St. Lawrence College and co-author of Local Government in Canada"

"""This book is an enthralling read for seasoned and aspiring CAOs, elected officials, and 'local government groupies.' The stories provided are more than enlightening and clearly demonstrate the talent, dedication, and wisdom it takes to be an executive leader in the complex world of municipal government. Thank God for these people!""--Maureen McCauley, Executive Director, OMAA ""City managers are key to the success of a city and yet most people are not aware of what they actually do. This book fills that knowledge gap. The chapters, written mainly by current and former city managers from across the country, are candid, personal, and inspiring. It is a fascinating read for those who want to know about the role that city managers play in making local government work.""--Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, School of Cities, University of Toronto ""A rare glimpse into the lives of Canadian city managers. Works as well as a reference book for those currently holding or aspiring to the position as it does a cover-to-cover read for those interested in learning more about this understudied and often underappreciated group of public-sector professionals.""--Joseph Lyons, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Local Government Program, Western University ""Close to 1,000 years of experience, along with insights from such surprising sources as Robbie Burns and Yogi Berra, provide the foundation for this informative and highly readable book. It takes us well beyond traditional roles and relationships to reveal the multifaceted dimensions of the work of the effective city manager/CAO.""--C. Richard Tindal, Retired Professor of Government, St. Lawrence College and co-author of Local Government in Canada"

Author Information

Michael Fenn has been an Ontario Deputy Minister, municipal CAO of Hamilton Region and Burlington in Ontario, and founding CEO of Toronto-area transportation and health authorities. Gordon McIntosh is adjunct faculty at the University of Victoria, a sessional instructor in the School of Business at the University of British Columbia, and a sessional instructor in the School of Leadership at Royal Roads University. David Siegel is a professor emeritus of political science at Brock University.

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