Ellen is a hard working client from our agency who has decided to relocate to a new County. Ellen has decided to relocate to Atlantic County, NJ to be closer to family who she feels will be a sober support system to her. In order for Ellen to continue working towards her goals and completing treatment, I have found some social service agencies in Atlantic County that may be able to help Ellen continue working to better herself. Micro level Ellen needs to obtain a job. She needs to obtain her sobriety. She must complete her parenting classes. She needs to continue being treated for her HIV+status. She wants to quit smoking. She must attend treatment related to trauma/sexual abuse. She wants to resolve issues with her mother. Mezzo level…
case-by-case basis at the local level. This appears to be one of the major problems in citizen engagement that there is no one set standard to evaluate this across state levels and maybe even a county level. Digging deeper into the idea of citizen engagement and how this impacts the budget process, we can find many studies that have been done that focus on these issues. There are several key research studies that stand out that have possibly shifted the initial research question. The first study…
problems in citizen engagement that there is no one set standard to evaluate this across state levels and maybe even a county level. However, what makes this a little easier is that research has developed six general practices that are not specific yet they are broad enough for each state to adapt and incorporate. Digging deeper into the idea of citizen engagement and how this impacts the budget process many studies have been done that focus on this issue. There are several key research studies…
City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…
Types of external considerations within Rutherford County are related to natural disasters, political disasters and macroeconomic shifts, including inflation, rate of growth, and unemployment. As a measure to offset natural disasters, we have relationships with other counties across the state coordinate efforts with our Emergency Management team. Indeed, the county 's mitigation planning efforts consist of local, state, and federal assistance. Unfortunately, there are few measures to plan for…
Haoyu Zhao PUP432 10.15.2015 Case Brief Contractors And Builders Association Of Pinellas County V. City Of Dunedin Background Context Until the 20th century, the general law in Florida stipulated that local governments could only obtain funds from public revenues as they had no authority to taxes. The local government made the realization that these funds were insufficient for running the everyday affairs of the growing county. For this reason, the county turned to private sources…
Pivot Table / Chart Report Exercise There are four observations in the pivot table, and the one part of pivot table report is about the annual adult care facility, total number of census, SMI and SSI. The other part is about New York State Population, total population and total number of race and ethnicity distribution. The results that I received are come from the data Adult Care Facility Annual Survey and New York State Population. I use the pivot table or chart to get the observations. At the…
Jill started a new job as a count/verification assistant for the Johnson County Board of Elections. After completing her degree, she believed she would have the greatest chance of making a difference in her community and society as a whole. She had completed the counties required training and briefings, read and agree to the terms of the Statement of Secrecy, and she would have no problem with acting impartially at all times and respect confidentiality of material handled. Mark the senior…
The county commission is the local government in each of the fifty five counties. Fifty-four counties elect commissions that have 3 members while Jefferson County has a five-member. There are many different roles they do in Braxton County and many different people are in evolved in helping are county out. The county clerk has a big role in helping are county. Each county elects a county clerk whose responsibilities include the management of records of the county commission and election…
Our county commission is very important to Braxton County. Without the commission we wouldn’t have a lot of things. Including, a budget, 911 services, local sports complexes, a lot of things. This is what our county commission does for us. Life wouldn’t be the same without them. Our commission is made up of four members, that get paid. These members ultimately make decisions surrounding our county. They handle the budget and payment of officials such as paramedics. They introduce attractions…