Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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place articles about a public art project in the city newsletter, populate social media posts, issue press releases, convene work sessions, or arrange meetings that disseminate information as needed to make sure that stakeholders in the project receive necessary information. Spokesperson role:As a spokesperson, the city manager conveys the official collective position of the city to outside audiences. The city manager can use their status as spokesperson to promote and interpret the public art project. As spokesperson, they must be able to express how the project aligns with the organization's goals and explain how the project contributes to the accomplishment of the core mission. In this role, they may also need to defend the expenditure of public funds, defend the process of creating the installation, or respond to critics that may not understand nor appreciate the work of art for various reasons. The decisional roles of the city manager fall into five different categories: entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resources allocator, negotiator, and policy maker. The chief administrative officer is the only position that has the authority, relationships, and information to implement broad policy action across the organization. Entrepreneur role: As one of the organization's entrepreneurs, the role of the city manager is to initiate change. As the label implies, in this role, the manager is one that is willing to take risks, establish new missions for the organization, has a bias toward action, and moves quickly and decisively among the bureaucratic maze. The city manager must recognize that no decision will be without critics, and that decisions need to be made in order to move the organization forward. The city manager is often in the position of needing to make the critical decision to go from analysis to implementation. Disturbance handler role: The disturbance handler role encompasses the resolution of difference among individuals, departments, or groups, both inside and outside the organization. 67