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City Management Academy

The City Management Academy is a program offered by the City of Sacramento through the Neighborhood Services Division in partnership with the Alumni Members of the City Management Academy.

 

Contents

1. Download Application
2. Primary Contacts
3. Important Dates
4. About the City Management Academy
5. Apply for the City Management Academy

 

Primary Contacts

Margaret Mack

Alumni, City Management Academy (2008)

mmackdwc@yahoo.com

Kris Wimberly

Neighborhood Services

916-808-5072

kwimberly@cityofsacramento.org

 

Important Dates

Friday, October 21, 2011	Recruitment for City Management Academy Begins
Friday, December 9, 2011	Deadline for Application to be Received by Neighborhood Services (5:00pm – no postmarks accepted)
Tuesday, December 21, 2011	Decision Letters Mailed to All Applicants
Wednesday, January 25, 2012	2012 CMA Begins & Materials Fee Due (every Wednesday evening through April 18th )
Tuesday, April 24, 2012	2012 CMA Graduation at City Council Meeting

 

About the City Management Academy

Mission Statement

The mission of the City Management Academy (CMA) is to educate and encourage partnerships between City of Sacramento residents and business owners to help maintain, revitalize, and promote healthy communities.

Goals

• Raise participant awareness of city operations and resources
• Develop the leadership capacity of participants to contribute to neighborhood or business groups
• Increase academy participant collaboration and communication with city staff
• Promote interaction among the various City Management Academy Alumni Members

History

In 1995, the City Council requested the development of new partnerships with neighborhoods and the community. After talking to various community leaders and city staff, the City Manager’s Office proposed the City Management Academy (CMA).

The City Management Academy was created to:

• Provide City residents an opportunity to learn how the City is managed and operated
• Discuss the challenges facing the City and learn about the management and budgetary strategies used to address them
• Facilitate an interactive learning experience where instructors and residents learn from each other
• Reinforce partnerships between City staff and participants to encourage shared decision making and active involvement in City government

Since the inception of the Academy in 1995, the City has hosted 16 classes and graduated more than 330 residents and business owners.

 

Philosophy

The Neighborhood Services Division views residents and business owners as valuable partners in maintaining, revitalizing, and promoting healthy communities. Residents and business owners are truly the “eyes and ears” in neighborhoods for city staff. The Department believes open lines of communication and effective working relationships between Sacramento city staff, residents, and business owners promote an engaged public, proactive resolution of concerns, and a healthy community. The Division proudly coordinates the City Management Academy because it aligns directly with the mission of the Neighborhood Services Division.

 

Awards

The Ford Foundation and John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University recognized the City Management Academy as one of the Top 100 Innovative Ideas in the USA in 1997 and 1998.

The City Management Academy also received an Outstanding Innovations in Government Award from the American Society for Public Administration, Sacramento Chapter, in 1998.

 

Apply for the City Management Academy

What is the cost of the academy?

The cost of the City Management Academy is $25.00 for materials and supplies associated with the course including copies of materials and binder.  This fee is payable upon selection to attend and due at the first session on Wednesday, January 25th in the form of cash or money order.  Additional information will be provided to participants upon selection.

Who is eligible to participate?

The City Management Academy seeks applicants who are:

• city residents or business owners
• people who work in Sacramento or who conduct work benefitting the Sacramento community are also eligible to apply but higher consideration will be given to city residents and business owners
• at least 16 years of age
• interested in maintaining or improving the City of Sacramento community

Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated on three criteria.  Only completed applications that have followed the application guidelines stated will be reviewed:

1. Location of residence or business operations within the City of Sacramento limits.
2. Level of involvement in community groups or organizations that benefit communities in the City of Sacramento.
3. Demonstrated interest in applying what is learned in the City Management Academy to maintain or improve the Sacramento community

Application Review Process

A panel composed of City Management Academy Alumni members will evaluate and rank each application based upon the evaluation criteria stated.  A listing of 25 potential CMA candidates with 5 alternates will be selected.

The Neighborhood Services Division staff will send an invitation letter to those 25 candidates selected along with a stand-by letter to the 5 alternates.  If a potential candidate declines the invitation an alternate will be invited to fill the spot.

Download an application

To apply to the City Management Academy, download and complete the application. Your application must be received by Friday, December 9th at 5:00pm (no postmarks accepted).  Applications can be mailed, faxed or hand delivered to:

Neighborhood Services Division

Attn: City Management Academy

915 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento CA 95814

FAX: (916) 808-5959

 

ONLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED!

 

The application is an Adobe Reader file also known as PDF.  To view PDF files, you must have Adobe Reader® installed on your computer. Download Adobe Acrobat for free. If you prefer, you may pick up an application at the Neighborhood Services Division, 915 I Street, 3rd Floor.

 

 

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