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DONNA GAYDEN
Village Administrator
Glenwood, Illinois
dgayden@villageof glenwood.com
Here are the 10 tips I recommend:
1. Meet with every department head for a minimum of a half day to better understand individual roles.
2. Meet with the staff of each department to introduce yourself and to learn about needs and desires to perform their jobs better.
3. Review union contracts.
4. Begin reading ordinances that the elected officials and the department directors deem necessary.
5. Review the current budget.
6. Review audits from the past three years.
7. Meet bi-monthly with the top elected official to interpret the mission of the current local government.
8. Meet with each member of committees, homeowners associations, and the school board.
9. Review such manuals as personnel, accounting, and procurement to ensure compliance with current government regulations and practices.
10. Ride along with police officers and building department inspectors to learn local regulations and boundaries.
TIMOTHY HACKER, ICMA-CM
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