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Abstract
"In government administration and leadership, rural community leaders face unique challenges in delivering public services including (but not limited to) education, health care, and public safety. Meanwhile residents who live in smaller and more isolated rural settings often face greater difficulties accessing provisions and services or commuting to work, among other economic development challenges. These factors may affect a community's resiliency to and recovery from shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Local Government Administration in Small Town America devotes some overdue scholarly attention to the governance and administration of public programs in small towns and rural communities in the United States. The chapter contributors to this volume analyze some of the unique challenges rural communities face, as well as the policy tools that their governments employ to address them. The book explores ways that small town governments collaborate with one another, the state, and the federal government, and examines how local government officials use knowledge of people and place to improve policy performance. The chapters are designed to provide cases and strategies for students and practitioners in public administration to use in a small town environment, while also considering a community's distinctive social and political culture which determines how local political leaders and government practitioners might respond to demands and challenges they face. Local Government Administration in Small Town America is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students studying local government, as well as for rural practitioners navigating evolving challenges unique to their communities"--
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Part I Government Structures -- 1 The Network of Interests, Institutions, and Individual Interactions in Small Town Governance -- Introduction -- Local Governmental Forms and Structures -- Different Forms of Government Defined -- Mayor-Council Form of Government -- Council-Manager Form of Government -- Commission Form of Government -- Town Meeting Form of Government -- Representative Town Meeting Form of Government -- Other Units of Local Government -- County Government -- Special Districts and Public Authorities -- Cooperatives -- Research On Form of Government -- Significance of Form of Government -- Changing Form of Government -- Changing Form of Government: Two Small City Examples -- Institutions, Interests, and Ideas -- The Network of Small Town Governance -- The "Rural" Lens -- References -- Case Study: Starting Out as a Professional Administrator in a Small Town -- 2 The Origin and Persistence of American County Boundaries: Courthouse Competition and the Road to Reapportionment -- The Puzzle of Stable County Boundaries -- American Beginnings: The Scramble to Establish State Control -- County Proliferation: Creatures of the State? -- Apportionment Problems -- Capping County Numbers -- County Dominance in the South -- County Seats and County Persistence in the Rural West -- Preserving Rural Counties -- References -- Part II Public Functions in Rural Government Systems -- Subsection: Economic and Community Development -- 3 Placemaking as an Economic Development Strategy for Rural Governments -- Introduction -- Rural Placemaking -- The Placemaking Process -- Assemble an Exploratory Team -- Review Existing Long-Range Plans -- Produce an Economic Assets Inventory.
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The network of interests, institutions, and individual interactions in small town governance / James C. Clinger, Donna M. Handley and Wendy L. Eaton -- Case study : starting out as a professional administrator in a small town / Jamie Lawrence -- The origin and persistence of American county boundaries : courthouse competition and the road to reapportionment / William A. Fischel -- Placemaking as an economic development strategy for rural governments / Janet M. Kelly -- The mechanics of democracy : the critical role of local governments in supporting election operations / Kathleen Hale -- Public budgeting in small local governments / Jiseul Kim -- Using financial statements to improve fiscal strength and make policy decisions / William C. Rivenbark -- Small town revenues for big time public services / Deborah A. Carroll -- Case study : crowdfunding local government : Belmont's Bicycle Sunday Program / Martin K. Mayer and John C. Morris -- Rural communities and access to health care / Mary Ellen Travers and Sue M. Neal -- Case study : maternal health and the Healthy Start Program / Mary Ellen Travers and Sue M. Neal -- Rural parks and recreation : understanding and meeting the needs / Clement Lau -- Human resources : recruitment and retention in small cities and towns / Jaymes Vettraino and Sue M. Neal -- Case study : volunteer fire departments in small town America / Jonathan M. Westendorf -- Gateway towns : loving our rural communities to death / Roger R. Carter -- Nonprofit organizations and arts education in a rural community / Elise Lael Kieffer -- Guthrie KY and civic engagement : how small groups of people make a difference / Stephanie L. Bellar -- The where of small-town governance : charting the path from technocracy to democracy / Sue M. Neal and Jaymes Vettraino -- Broadband availability and adoption in rural America / Simone Silva and Narine Badasyan -- Public safety in rural and small town America / James C. Clinger -- Case study : personal reflections on small town policing / Kim Wallace -- Challenges in rural emergency management / Clinton McNair and Scott E. Robinson -- Enhancing rural capacity and public service values through intergovernmental and intersectoral collaboration / Jeremy L. Hall and Donna M. Handley -- Case study : personal diplomacy and the importance of local mayoral networking / Matthew L. Howell -- Solution or trouble? : privatization and rural governments / Martin K. Mayer and John C. Morris -- The role of federalism in the attainment of collaborative sustainability outcomes in small communities / Jayce L. Farmer -- Case study : one food basket at a time : addressing food insecurity / Clara Gerhardt -- Interlocal economic development collaboration in rural America : a case of West Texas / Sung-Wook Kwon and Xiaoou Cheng -- Conclusion for managing Mayberry / James C. Clinger, Donna M. Handley and Wendy L. Eaton.
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