On the first day of class, we learned a few basic characteristics about local communities and their relations to their local government systems. Local communities can maintain a variety of things, including but not limited to: the education systems, transportation, zoning, playgrounds, elderly care, housing, water, power, hospitals, waste management, public transportation, recycling, bridges, parking, snow plowing, the economy, etc. However, it is the job of the local government to be the person(s) who run these services. This can be enacted ideally through the position of a a) mayor, acting as the executive, b) a local council, acting as an elected legislative body and c) a local form of administration, to provide support.
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We can look at various different countries we learned about in lecture, and see examples of powerful Prime Ministers, and even sometimes silly examples of Presidents or in the case of the United Kingdom, Queens. I believe that having a figurehead that is simply historically and culturally significant, like a Queen, detracts away from the realization everyone in a government should be representative and powerfully informed. Having, for instance a Queen could encourage a hierarchical system of monarchical connections, which I think would be a negative attribute of political elites in Idealia. This, again, is a choice that I can make as a result of this being a country with no historical ties to the predominately monarchical world leaders of the past. This being said, Idealia will promote an ideal of a strong executive when it comes to a national and local platform. Another one of John Peter’s criteria for the promotion of local governance is titled, “Responses to Dilemmas of Co-Ordination and Accountability”. Under this fourth header, Peter argues that there must be a shift towards more prominent forms of executive leadership to propel local government towards local governance. The ideal local executive is described as one who can, “pull the shifting framework of local decision-making together, act as entrepreneurs in the highly competitive environment and be the people who the public can identify as responsible for decision affecting local areas”, (Peter, 23). Keeping this description in mind, Idealia will have a strong Chancellor, but also will demonstrate strong leaders at every level down to demonstrating strong Mayors, surrounded by other well-endowed leaders in their councils and other local institutions. These strong executives will be able to walk the line of demonstrating the autonomy we know they must be
The municipal system experienced a steady growth for several decades following the establishment of responsible municipal government in Ontario with the Baldwin Act of 1849 (Frisken 30). International interest was generated in 1954 with the creation of Metropolitan Toronto, the first major structural change in the system. Yet, it was not until’ 1967 that the Ontario Committee on Taxation recommended that the rest of Ontario be restructured in regional governments similar to the structure of Metropolitan Toronto (Frisken 30). As a result of the recommendation was the creation of ten regional...
Municipal control or an alternative delivery method? This is the question that has intrigued all levels of local government and created intense debates between taxpayers across municipalities. The services that municipalities provide are often vital to the existence of a local area. The issues of accountability, cost savings, quality of service and democracy often arise when choosing the best options to deliver services to a municipal area. In recent years the concepts of privatization, alternative service delivery and public-private partnerships are often promoted as ways cut down on overburdened annual city budgets and promote a higher quality of service to citizens. Municipalities have historically always provided basic services such as fire protection, water purification/treatment and recreational facilities. However, would private companies or another municipality be able to better deliver the same services more efficiently or at a lower cost? The city or town often provides a political grass roots approach to most local problems. Municipalities are better positioned and have a wider scope to provide services to their constituents in order to ensure quality of service that does not erode accountability and transparency, or drive the municipality deeper into debt.
After tracing the evolution of the provincial-local financial relationship in Canada it has become apparent that the trend, throughout history, has been towards greater Provincial control and in turn less fiscal autonomy for the municipality. There has been an increase (due to demand as well as downloading from the provinces) in the functions and responsibilities of the municipality, as well as the cost of these functions, and a decrease in fiscal resources and revenue sources.
This helps to ensure that the residents get the services they need in a more effective way since they can make the local leaders accountable. This would be more difficult if the local leaders were handling large counties with many residents. However, in the case of Texas, it has too many branches of local government. This brings about more challenges to service delivery than benefits. One of the ways this happens is through increasing the bureaucratic processes. The addition of an extra layer of government such as through local governments only increases the hurdles the citizens have between them and service delivery. Another problem arises with regards to the ability of the many branches to handle specialized services. Some of the commonly needed services by residents include water provision, garbage collection, sewage management, flood prevention, among others (Flores et al.). These require resources that may not be available to the smaller branches of the local government. Therefore, consolidation of some of these local governments would help to improve efficiency in the service
Mifflin, Houghton. (2008). “Communities: Social Studies Curriculum, California Edition.” Series: Houghton Mifflin Publishers: Liberty Edition.
At Community Boards, the skills and disciplines that I learned was that I was able to handle clients through phone calls more effectively and in a manner in which I can be neutral. I also learned to be very patient with some clients over the phone, where some phone calls had spent over an hour of the client’s time talking to me about their issues at their residence. I was able to cultivate the skill of being able to use different communication styles in order to deal with certain people and their styles, for often I would have to deal with people that very emotional, because of their situation, whether they be angry, sad, or hopeless, I had to alter my style of communication to accommodate their needs and try to calm them down. Although I
According to Allender, Rector, and Warner (2014), public health is a combination of both an art and a science (2014). The mission of public health nursing is to promote health, prevent disease and ultimately prolong life (Allender et al., 2014). In order for this to occur an assessment must take place. An aggregate or community assessment begins with a collection of data. This includes: the community’s health needs, risks, environmental conditions, financial resources through local census data, and a windshield survey (Allender et al., 2014). Through public health nursing, communities can collectively come together to help promote an overall better health standing.
Global and local communities seek the greatest opportunities for prosperity and self-fulfillment, but there exists certain criteria that must be met in order to achieve those ends. The most successful communities incorporate the inherent values and virtues of a specific group of people. Communities ought to establish goals to be attained by their members, giving them a sense of cohesion and cooperation. Ideally, communities dictate a rule of law to lead them towards some elements of justice and mutual benefit.
Over the years I have been very involved in my community and school. Being a part of something helps to define who you are as a person and the principles and values you hold as important. A personal experience that helps to show my talents and skills can be illustrated by my trip to Italy last April with the MHS Language Department.
Within community context, there are three components; stability, social ties, and institutional capacity. Stability can be described as accounting for the transitional status of community members. Social ties relate to the connections individuals have with one another within the community. In analyzing the institutional capacity of a neighborhood, one might look at the local institutions ability to procure membership, or participation from community
A local government is a political subdivision of the state, constituted by law and may or may not have substantial or much control over local affairs. “Under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, all powers not granted to the federal government are reserved for the states and the people. All state governments are modeled after the federal government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The U.S. Constitution mandates that all states uphold a "republican form" of government, although the three-branch structure is not required” (State and Local Government 2014)Therefore, Local Governments exercise certain basic powers like police power, and the power to implement social services so as to best serve the interest and promote the general welfare of their respective inhabitants. In order for the autonomy of Local Government to function, the national and or federal government places the power to delegate authority to the state that then transfers these basic powers to the local governments to allow for the inclusion of its constituents in governmental and local affairs by what we call decentralization. Often times the state government divides powers between the local governments which usually include two divisions: municipalities and counties. Counties are usually the largest and broadest geographic area and include many local governments however; a county’s power is very miniscule compared to city government. Generally in North Carolina, local governments do not have the power or authority do anything unless it is explicitly granted or enumerated in the state constitution. Although cities have a large range of delegated authority and counties have the least, the state government would still exerci...
Community projects are well known for giving students the opportunity to be able to express them selves and learn new tasks and responsibilities. Although, through out my community project path I found myself finding the right lace to learn and achieve the goals as well as the responsibilities and the role of the experience. Yet, the project wasn’t an easy project because I had to deal with different case mangers and different clients. However, through trying and working on my goals, I was to develop my learning experience in term of making healthy relationship with my clients.
As the result of urbanization, cities have more problems to overcome such as pollution, overpopulation, drug abuse, congestion, crime, poverty, traffic jam, slum areas, and many more. There must be something to solve these problems. Government and citizens should be involved because taking care of city problems can’,t be done entirely by government. The community can be even more successful because it deals directly with problem areas.
... worth and education level of local residents. In many cases, ensuring adequate protection of the law, legislators and community leaders must invest in the safety and quality of life among citizens who at a disadvantages. The model of community reinforcement provides local citizens the opportunity to take an active role of protecting, learning and engaging in discussion about community health problems that endanger to the quality of life. Community reinforcement through social learning gives the establish a pathway for residents to adequately teach others including children about community health problems, legislation responsibility and community involvement that emphasize personal responsibility to protect and ensure the quality of life for each generation.
...arning and wisdom, is indeed much like a fair ship, having wind and tide at will” (doc.3). Monarchs with strong leadership are the basis of educated government officials, which ultimately lead to stronger, more confident countries. The citizens of these powerful countries were impacted by influential leaders who created superior lives for everyone.