Local Government Leadership: Building Partnerships and Creating A Community Leadership Network

Poster

To present a model curriculum for development and improvement of leadership skills and decision-making approaches of local government officials. The five-panel display is built around an eleven-module curriculum from The Ohio Local Government Leadership Academy that is designed for elected officials from county, municipal, and township governments, and for appointed individuals serving on local government committees, commissions, boards or task forces. The display will focus upon educational objectives for each of the eleven modules. A Curriculum Guide and course materials will be provided to visitors to the display as well as information about the graduation requirements and target audiences and an example of a leadership certificate presented to each individual who completes eight of the courses

All participants in the Academy must complete the basic course, Public Officials and Public Service, which includes: 1. Duties and Responsibilities of Public Officials; 2. Codes of Ethics; 3. Standards of Conduct; 4. Conflict of Interest; and 5. Open Meetings Laws / Executive Sessions. The ten elective workshop topics include:

• Conducting Effective Meetings
• Communicating and Working With the Media
• Communicating and Working With Citizens
• Building Sustainable Communities
• Team Building (between each other/ other officials / and staff)
• Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution
• Leadership Skills and Styles
• Effective Decision-Making
• Intergovernmental Relations: Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation
• Technology in Local Government