Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
The International City-County Management Association (ICMA) is pleased to present this report to the City of Troy in support of the City’s on-going effort to address significant financial challenges. This analysis is the first of two conducted by ICMA, the second of which will be an analysis of the City’s Police Department, scheduled for delivery in February 2011.
The ICMA consulting team, consisting of local government practitioners Thomas Wieczorek, Susan Robinson, James Prosser, and Jon Thiel, along with Joshua Franzel from the Center for State and Local Government Excellence, and Charles Thompson of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, conducted a detailed examination of the City’s current organization and projected budget reduction plan, culminating in a wide range of findings and recommendations presented for your consideration.
ICMA wishes to thank City Manager John Szerlag and the many employees throughout the organization who participated in interviews, prepared analyses and gathered information tirelessly over the past three months. This report would not have been possible without their efforts.
Yours truly,
Craig R. Rapp
Project Manager
Click here to read the complete (160 pages long) report.
After taking a look at the report, I found a number of excellent suggestions to make Troy City government operate even more efficiently than it does now. It also includes information on other cities around the Nation that can serve as examples for Troy.
all this report says, TROY is mismanaged.and the City-manager should RESIGN.
ReplyDeleteIn my humble opinion, the report shows that the City Manager has done a good job with managing the current City structure. What's needed is new thinking to guide City government in the future.
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