Congratulations! We are almost complete and ready for graduation or getting one step closer to graduation.
Final Criteria:
You will write a 2 – 3 page analysis on an issue that is before a County Board of Supervisors, City Council, School board or other special district (fire district, water district, municipal utility district, reclamation district, etc.).
In this analysis please include the name of the governmental entity and the meeting date you went to or the meeting you viewed on-line or on public access television.
Your analysis will be double-spaced and must include the following:
- Your name and e-mail address (in case I have questions during recess while I am reading).
- The Date you are submitting your analysis
- The name of the entity, meeting date and the title of the item you are analyzing (i.e. Sacramento City Council, April 24, 2008 - Revision of Subdivision Map, Parcels 109876-9 and 119870-2). If you viewed this meeting on line, what is the link to the meeting you watched?
- If this is City or County is it a Charter or General Law entity? If you are writing about a city - is it a contract city or a full service city?
- How many elected members serve the local government entity you are covering?
- Are they elected in districts or at-large?
- What Item did they discuss? What was the outcome?
- Your observations and thoughts about the meeting you observed are important and will by the conclusion of this analysis.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:
You can write a 3 – 5 page research paper, double spaced on efforts to Reform Public Pensions in California (please make a point to talk about pension reform and how it can either help or hurt local government). If you choose this option, you must cite a minimum of three references and have a separate reference page (not included in the total number of pages you are writing.
You may write about another subject, however - please see me to ensure I approve of it BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
SUBMISSIONS:
You must submit a hard copy of your final assignment to me, in person. No electronic submissions will be accepted. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
You can turn it in at any time but no late papers will be accepted.
We do not have a final examination for this class; however, we do have a classroom assigned for each section for finals.
You may submit your final assignment in person only on either day:
MONDAY MAY 16, 2011 Tahoe Hall Room 1025 12:45 – 2:45 p.m.
TUESDAY MAY 17, 2011 Amador Hall Room 260 8:00 a.m – 10:00 a.m.
No papers will be accepted after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
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