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-84- <br /> <br /> SUGGESTIONS: IF DEMANDS ON A CITY GOVERNNfENT <br /> ARE INCREASING, THAT MAY ACTUALLY BE A SIGN <br /> THAT TI-IE COUNCIL WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO <br /> SPEND MORE TIIVIE ON LONG RANGE STRATEGIC <br /> PLUG TO SHAPE THiE CITY'S FUTUR.E AND TO <br /> BETTER RESPOND TO INCREASING OR CHANGING <br /> DEMANDS FOR SERVICE.) <br /> IF VOTERS ADOPT ~ CITY MANAGER FORM OF <br /> WHAT CHANGES COULD WE EXPECT TO SEE? <br /> <br />A. AS A PRACTICAL MATTER., RESDENTS WOULD PROBABLY NOT <br /> NOTICE ANY CHANGE. THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES IS <br /> NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE. NOR IS THE QUALITY OF SERVICES <br /> PROVIDED LIKELY TO cHANGE. <br /> THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF PLAN A AND PLAN B CITIES <br /> DIFFERS VERY LITTLE. HAVING SERVED AS A CITY <br /> ADMINISTRATOR, I CAN TELL YOU Tt-L~,T 'm-r~p ~ IS L!TTr,,~E <br /> DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SERVING AS A CITY 'ADlvlINISTRATOR <br /> VS. SERVING AS A CITY MANAGER. INCREASINGLY, CITY <br /> COUNCILS RELY ON CITY ADMINISTRATORS TO PERFORM <br /> MOST ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND MAKE A WIDE RANGE OF <br /> ADIVIINI$~~ DECISIONS. TI-IE MAJOR DIFFERENCE <br /> COMES IN THE H]XING AND FIXING OF CITY PERSONNEL. <br /> COUNCIL RATIFIED HIRi'NG DECISION. FOR KEY POSITIONS, <br /> <br /> <br />