Celebrating the Difference Professional Local Government Management Makes 2009 ICMA Awards
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Celebrating the DifferenCe Professional loCal government management makes 2009 ICMA AwArds ICMA recognizes the many achievements of its members with awards programs that highlight extraordinary accomplishments as well as dedicated service to the profession. The Distinguished Service Award annually recognizes a retired member who has made an outstanding contribution to the management profession and local government. ICMA Honorary membership is awarded to an individual outside of the local gov- ernment management profession because of his or her distinguished public service and contributions to the improvement and strengthening of local government. The Annual Awards recognize individual achievement as well as outstanding This year’s booklet has been shortened, local government programs. both in light of current fiscal realities and Service Awards recognize and celebrate ICMA members’ dedication to public ser- to make it more environmentally friendly. vice and professional management at the local level. The winners’ full submissions, as well as The Center for Performance Measurement Certificate Program recognizes local a list of all annual award nominees, can governments that have made an exceptional commitment to integrating performance be found online at icma.org. measurement into their management practices. Contents Distinguished Service Award . 1 Honorary Membership Award . .2 Annual Awards . .3 Service Awards . 10. Center for Performance Measurement Certificate Program . 13 This awards booklet was developed by: A 17-member awards evaluation panel is charged with selecting the recipients Kathleen Karas of the ICMA Annual Awards. Because of the time and effort that go into these Managing Editor deliberations, ICMA would like to thank the following evaluation panel mem- Amy Mayers bers, who complete their terms at the 95th ICMA Annual Conference: Writer Will Kemp David M. Childs, assistant county manager, Washoe County, Nevada Graphic Designer Frank W. Clifton Jr., interim manager, Orange County, North Carolina Felicia Littky Cameron Davis, village administrator, Cary, Illinois Annual Awards Program Manager John Deardoff, city manager, Hutchinson, Kansas (2008-09 committee chair) Alison Miller Richards Maryann I. Ustick, assistant city manager-development, North Las Vegas, Nevada Membership Programs Manager Amanda Relyea Service Awards Program Manager Kira Hasbargen Performance Measurement Analyst 2 DistinguisheD service AwArD This award is given to a manager who has retired from the profession and made an outstanding contribution to the management profession and local government. The award recognizes a manager whose service has been judged by peers as strong or exceptional, and who has made major contributions Dennis Beach beyond direct service to local government. Under former City Manager Dennis led fundraising efforts that brought in reinvestment in projects that enhance Beach’s leadership, the city of Fort another $36 million for capital improve- its beach, historic neighborhoods, and Pierce, Florida, became the redevel- ments, including street reconstruction, commercial districts. Fort Pierce’s revi- opment success story of the New a marina park, storm water control, and talization has made it a choice meeting Urbanism. During Mr. Beach’s tenure golf course improvement. location for organizations including the from March 1995 to October 2008, he The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Florida League of Cities, Florida Main spearheaded strategies and initiatives to Agency was expanded from 20 blocks Street Program, Florida Redevelopment enhance both public and private sector to four square miles, resulting in new Agency, and Florida Planning sustainability. resources for capital improvements. The Association. Fort Pierce had good basic ele- city implemented a storm water man- And, perhaps in the greatest compli- ments—historical architecture and a agement utility producing in excess of ment to Dennis Beach’s creative vision, downtown located on the water—on $2 million per year. And a promotional other communities use Fort Pierce as a which to build. Mr. Beach guided the campaign to showcase the rebirth of Fort model for their own redevelopment. design of a $29 million capital improve- Pierce’s historic downtown core brought ment program that upgraded the city’s millions of dollars in new private invest- infrastructure, expanded its marina, ment and media attention. and built a downtown library, police Today, the Fort Pierce Redevelopment substation, and visitor’s center. He then Agency continues its strong capital David B. Elder of the Sharon Township Fire Department Mr. Elder has been active with to the city of Worthington; and numerous ICMA, OCMA (serving as president infrastructure improvements. from 1988 to 1990), Ohio Municipal David B. Elder’s vision and leadership He hired and mentored numerous League, Central Ohio Area Managers helped guide the city of Worthington, interns from master’s degree programs, Association, Mid-Ohio Regional Ohio, for 36 years, through thick and many of whom have gone on to careers Planning Commission, Franklin County thin. in local, state, and federal government. Emergency Management Association Mr. Elder began his career with the He also enjoyed speaking to graduate- Board, and Franklin County Emergency city as administrative assistant in 1971. level public administration classes at Management Agency. Over the next 10 years, he served as Ohio State University. David Elder’s 36 years with the city assistant to the city manager and assis- He has received a number of of Worthington amply demonstrate his tant city manager. In 1981, he became awards, including the Ohio City/County dedication to his community and public city manager, the position he held until Management Association (OCMA) service. his retirement in November 2007. Career Achievement Award; Mid- The city of Worthington can thank Ohio Regional Planning Commission Mr. Elder for a handsome list of accom- William H. Anderson Award for Public plishments, including revitalization of the Service; OCMA Career Development and city’s historic downtown; construction of Mentoring Award; and a Distinguished a new municipal administration building, Alumni Award from the John Glenn state-of-the-art community center, and School of Public Affairs at Ohio State senior center; negotiation of the transfer University. 1 honorAry MeMbership Honorary membership in ICMA is awarded to an individual outside of the local government management profession because of his or her distinguished public service and contributions to the improvement and strengthening of local government. Robert B. Denhardt Dr. Robert B. Denhardt has directed two in urban management and the Melikian Dr. Denhardt has been a consultant of the country’s leading programs in Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Urban to public and private organizations, urban management. He is director of the Management endowment. primarily in the areas of strategic plan- School of Public Affairs at Arizona State His research has focused on leader- ning, leadership, organizational devel- University (ASU) and previously served ship in local government. He has pub- opment, productivity improvement, as director of the graduate program in lished a number of books and articles and quality service. He was appointed urban management at the University of primarily in the areas of public adminis- by Governor Kit Bond to chair the Kansas. tration theory and organizational behav- Missouri Governor’s Advisory Council Dr. Denhardt is an ASU Regents ior, especially leadership and organiza- on Productivity and reappointed by professor, Coor Presidential chair, tional change. Governor John Ashcroft. He received Lincoln professor of leadership and eth- Dr. Denhardt is past president ICMA’s Stephen Sweeney Award in ics, distinguished visiting scholar at the of the American Society for Public 1983 in recognition of his contributions University of Delaware, board member Administration (ASPA), and founder as an academic to advancing public of the Alliance for Innovation, and mem- and first chair of ASPA’s National management, and in 2008, he received ber of the National Academy of Public Campaign for Public Service. He was the the Arizona City/County Management Administration. At ASU, he was the 2004 recipient of ASPA’s Dwight Waldo Association Associate Award for driving force for the establishment of Award, celebrating lifetime achievement Excellence in Leadership. the Marvin Andrews Graduate Program in scholarship in public administration. Jay A. Gershen Dr. Gershen played a key role in securing ment/external relations, Dr. Gershen Department of Defense approval for the worked with the city to improve commu- project, raising public and private fund- nication between the university, the city, Every organization needs a leader who ing, creating a master plan, and working and the business community. can guide it through periods of change closely with city elected and administra- Dr. Gershen’s continued efforts to and transition. This is the role Dr. Jay tive officials. build a strong partnership between the A. Gershen, vice chancellor for external He has served on Aurora’s Blue city of Aurora and the Health Sciences affairs for the University of Colorado at Ribbon Citizen’s Panel to evaluate form Center have been a real benefit to Aurora Denver, has carved out for himself. of government, which recommended the and the region. Dr. Gershen was executive vice creation of a city and county of Aurora. chancellor of the University of