City of Santa Barbara, CA Succession Program
    Recognizing that there will be a major turnover in management in the next five to ten years, the City's Executive Management Team explored several strategies to plan for the continuation of a high performance organization through a commitment to sustained initiatives that engage outside the box thinking to attract, develop, and retain needed talent in the City of Santa Barbara.

    In the end, the team produced six strategies which form the City’s “Succession Program.”

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Advice

Professional Courtesy Year: 2009; Pages: 2.
Compensation, Severance, and Bonus Issues: Are We on Main Street or Wall Street? Year: 2009; Pages: 2.
Social Media in Public Life Year: 2009; Pages: 2.
Drinking and Driving Year: 2008; Pages: 1.
Ethical Leadership Year: 2008; Pages: 4.
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Local Government Innovations

Community of Character Year: 2005;

Sample Government Documents

Rules and Regulations for Outside Employment Year: 2004;
Resolutions on Financial Disclosure Statements for Legislative Employees Year: 2003;
Fire Department Policy on Accepting Discounts and Gratuities Year: 2002; Pages: 2.
Municipal Fundraising and Gifting Year: 2001; Pages: 8.
Baltimore City: Code of Conduct for Council Personnel Year: 2001; Pages: 6.
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Reports and Articles

Ethics: Alive and Well Year: 2007; Pages: 4.
For Managers, Too: Web 2.0 and the Role of PIOs Year: 2008; Pages: 5.
Is Trust at Work? Year: 2008; Pages: 2.
Assessing the Ethical Culture of Your Agency Year: 2007; Pages: 5.
Perceptions of public service and improving your city's image Year: 2006; Pages: 5.
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