PPT-Intro to Municipal Government

Gayle Conrad CMCMRCCS Octavia Pittman CMCMRCCS Melissa Mattson MRCC Nici Wilson CMCMRCCC About Us Gayle Conrad Director of Citizen ServicesCity Clerk City of Cape Girardeau 26 years. Defining politics and government. What is politics? WHAT is . GoverNment. ?. Everyday uses of “politics” and “political” – what do they have in common?. Standard PSC definition (circa 1960s): the process of “authoritatively allocating values”. IBA services:. Macroeconomic data on . Bulgaria. Legal advice. Data . on operational . costs. Regional . information: industrial zones and infrastructure, data on unemployment, skilled . labour. force and level of education . Cities, Regions and . School Boards. Neighbourhood. City. Region. . Ontario. Canada. You Are Here. Neighbourhood. City. Region. . Ontario. Canada. Levels of Government. Levels of Government - Federal. WELCOME . Purpose. The basic principle of good governance is good relationships.  This . Gathering . will provide a . forum . to continue to build stronger relationships through direct communications . Legal Issues for . Provincial . Planning and Land Use Legislation. South African Cities Network/Gemey . Abrahams Consulting /Tirana Consulting. July 2011. Background. 15 – 9 – 5 – 2 …. 15 years. Provincial and Municipal. Three Levels of Government . Federal. Provincial. Municipal. Provincial . Governmnet. . Our Provincial Government . Similar to the way that the Federal government operates. What do you see?. . . Your . worldview . is your outlook on life and the world, and how you interpret events on a daily basis. Your worldview relates to your . values. , which are your principles or standards of behaviour and priorities in life. What do you know about the structure of government in Canada?. The Levels of Government. Canada is a . large and diverse country . To serve citizens most effectively, there are multiple levels of government: . - a policy perspective -. Babette Rabie. brabie@sun.ac.za. Introduction. History of South Africa. Segregation policies prior to 1994. Democratisation. 3 spheres of government. 1 national, 9 provinces, 278 local . Municipal. County. Special District. Metropolitan Area. COGs. Local Government. When most people think about government, they think about the national government.. Of all three levels of government, local government has the . . Why is it important to know how government . is structured in . Canada? . How does government impact me personally?. A representative democracy. . is a form of government . in which . politicians are selected by citizens through a vote to make decisions and pass laws.. By Mpumi Mpofu – Former Chairperson of the Ministerial Task . Team and Current . Member of MDB . 2. DEMARCATION PROCESS . REVIEW TASK TEAM . THE MINISTERIAL TASK . TEAM . The Ministry for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in August 2012 established the Demarcation Process Review Task Team to review the process of municipal demarcation as part of the preparations for the 2016 Local Government Elections. Facilitator: Todd Cutts, Water Street Consulting, Inc.. Session Overview. Today’s session. Intro to home rule. Hugh Spitzer presentation on home rule. Breakout group discussions regarding home rule. RENIA DROSOU. Sociologist . Msc. DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES . OF THE. MUNICIPALITY OF HERAKLION. GETTING MORE WOMEN IN POLITICS. Greek Women at the Ballot Box, Feb.11.1934. . Greece: A Historical Overview.