CCMF Sponsors MMASC Conference
CCMF is proud to announce its sponsorship of the upcoming MMASC annual conference.
This three-day conference is the largest of the three yearly events hosted by MMASC and its partners. CCMF’s contribution is directly supporting two of the most popular sessions: the Speed Coaching session, and Lunch with an Executive. The sessions, both taking place on May 24, create space for MMASC members to field development advice from city managers and executives with years of experience under their belts. Several of CCMF members will be taking time out of their busy schedules to participate.
“Their involvement shows how dedicated CCMF and its members are to preparing the next generation of local government leaders,” said Brett Channing, President of MMASC. “On behalf of our organization, I would like to thank CCMF for their support and dedication to the future of municipal management.”
The conference takes place in Santa Barbara, from May 22-24, at the Fess Parker’s Double Tree Resort. For more information, including a list of presentations and sessions scheduled to take place during the two-day event, click here.
John Shirey – Meet Your City Manager
John Shirey of Sacramento is our seventh interview of the 2013 “Meet Your City Manager” video series.
The video series features candid interviews with city managers from across California talking about the council-manager relationship, their favorite accomplishments as managers and their love for the profession.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of MuniServices.
CCMF Supports USC Fellowship
CCMF recently donated $5,000 to the USC Management Fellowship.
USC’s Price School of Public Policy has long been a source of talent for local governments. In 2006, several city managers holding Master’s degrees from the Price School encouraged the director to establish a program committed to steering young talent into careers in local government as city managers. In response, the school established the City/County Management Fellowship, providing full or half scholarships for 6 to 10 students every year.
The fellowship is overseen by an advisory board of local government executives from Southern California. They meet monthly with the program director and the student fellows to discuss topical issues in local government and to provide coaching and professional advice on how to launch a successful career in city management. CCMF is proud to say that one of our board members, Bruce Channing of Laguna Hills, is also a member of the City/County Management Fellowship board of directors.
“The grant funds from CCMF are used to assist these grad students with paying for training programs and conferences,” said Channing. “It is a very positive relationship and has already produced some impressive results.”
CCMF’s support of the program is one way in which it strives to support and encourage excellence in city management, both now and for decades to come.
Dianne Thompson – Meet Your City Manager
Dianne Thompson of Cotati is our sixth interview of the 2013 “Meet Your City Manager” video series.
The video series features candid interviews with city managers from across California talking about the council-manager relationship, their favorite accomplishments as managers and their love for the profession.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of Keenan.
Steve Rogers – Meet your City Manager
Steve Rogers of Yountville is our fifth interview of the 2013 “Meet Your City Manager” video series.
The video series features candid interviews with city managers from across California talking about the council-manager relationship, their favorite accomplishments as managers and their love for the profession.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of MuniServices.
Michael Frank – Meet Your City Manager
Michael Frank of Novato is our fourth interview of the 2013 “Meet Your City Manager” video series.
CCMF is proud to announce the launch of our fourth video in the 2013 ‘Meet Your City Manager’ series, featuring Michael Frank of Novato. The video series features candid interviews with city managers from across California talking about the council-manager relationship, their favorite accomplishments as managers and their love for the profession.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of Keenan.
Dan Singer – Meet Your City Manager
Dan Singer of Goleta is the third city manager featured in the 2013 ‘Meet Your City Manager’ series.
CCMF has released the third ‘Meet Your City Manager’ video of the 2013 series. In this interview, Dan Singer, City Manager for Goleta discusses his role as a city manager, one he compares to being the “center of an hourglass” both delivering direction to the city staff and bringing issues and staff concepts and ideas to the city council.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of MuniServices.
Leon Churchill – Meet Your City Manager
Leon Churchill of Tracy is our second interview of 2013 for “Meet Your City Manager”
CCMF has released the second ‘Meet Your City Manager’ video of the 2013 series. In this interview, Leon Churchill, City Manager for Tracy discusses his role as a city manager, the role that 450+ “enlightened” local governments play in improving the lives of Californians and the tone of ethics that must be set at the city manager level.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of Keenan.
Troy Butzlaff – Meet Your City Manager
The 2013 ‘Meet Your City Manager’ is off and running with Troy Butzlaff of Placentia.
The ‘Meet Your City Manager’ series is back for 2013. Starting off this year’s series is Troy Butzlaff, City Administrator for the City of Placentia in Orange County. The video series features candid interviews with city managers from across California talking about the council-manager relationship, their favorite accomplishments as managers, ethics and their love for the profession.
This video was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of MuniServices.
The “Meet Your City Manager” Video Series Returns
We are very pleased to announce that we are continuing the series for another year.
Early in 2012 the communications committee here at CCMF kicked off the “Meet Your City Manager” video campaign as part of our ongoing efforts to recognize and promote excellence in city management.
Twenty short videos were created as a part of this campaign. They are available on the CCMF YouTube channel, as well as the CCMF website, and have been used by individual cities to promote the role of their city managers to their communities. Overall, the response to the videos has been great.
And so we are very pleased to announce that we are continuing the series for another year. As some of you are no doubt aware, a video crew was onsite at the the League of California Cities City Manager’s Annual Department Meeting in San Francisco.
Lead by Ryder Smith, of Tripepi Smith & Associates, this video crew managed to interview over 25 city managers for new segments. The team is currently editing the footage, and the first interview of the second round of Meet Your City Manager videos will be hitting member inboxes on Tuesday, February 19th.
Just as we did last year, the videos will be released (both via email and online), every other Tuesday.
Of course, this engaging series would not be possible without the support of our “Meet Your City Manager” video series sponsors: Keenan and MuniServices.
Lastly, we would like to thank all the city managers who took time out of their schedules in San Francisco to sit down in front of the camera and share their thoughts. It is easy to promote excellence in city management with members that are so unequivocally excellent.
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