Managing local government services : a practical guide /
edited by Carl Stenberg and Susan Lipman Austin.
- Washington, D.C. : ICMA Press, c2007.
- xii, 459 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
"A completely revised and updated version of Managing small cities and counties."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Meeting the challenge of change / Carl W. Stenberg -- The legal foundations of local government / David Berman-- The clerk / Drew Dolan -- Budgeting and financial management / John W. Swain -- Human resource management / Gregory Streib -- Planning / Stuart Meck -- Economic development / Donald T. Iannone -- Community development and affordable housing / Anita R. Brown-Graham and Jonathan Q. Morgan -- Public works / Cathy R. Lazarus -- Public parks and recreation / Candace Vick -- Health and human services / Abraham Benavides -- Emergency management / Bob Hart -- Police services / Gary Cordner -- Fire and other emergency services / John W. Swain -- Service delivery alternatives / Gordon Whitaker -- A manager's toolbox / William C. Rivenbark.