KUs MPA Program has its roots in training city managers. What are city managers and what do they do?
Recognizing the complexity involved in providing citizens with the services that they need on a day-to-day basis, many communities have opted to hire a professional local government manager. Professional managers go by various titlescity managers, county administrators, town managers, chief administrative officers. No matter what they are called, these senior appointed officials have the same basic mandate: to deliver public services effectively and efficiently. Click here to read more from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) about the work of local government managers. Wikipedia offers this description of the role of the city manager.
