Document Type

Syllabi

School

HSB

Department

MMPA

Course Subject

GPA

Course Number

8230

Course Section

01

Course Title

Municipal/County Administratn

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2013

Credits

4.00

Course Description

This course is a survey of contemporary issues facing municipalities and counties specifically in Minnesota and generally in the upper Midwest. The semester will explore the practicalities and politics of managing a municipal and county organization using a variety of current practitioners in the field. Areas of concentration will include: community roles and power structures; city council, county board, and staff relations; public safety and public works issues; land use and community development; employee relations; finance; legal authority and emerging issues of governance and the role of citizen participation. Students currently will find this class a good way to acquire a broad-based understanding of municipal and county operations and the complexities of this occupational field.

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