PUBM 575 - Introduction to City Management

3 credit hours

The course is designed for the student currently employed in or considering employment in a local unit of government. This course covers foundational topics, including the political and legal foundations of local government in the state, incorporation, annexation, disincorporation, alternative city organizational structures, municipal revenues, municipal service responsibility, navigating the legal ins & outs, regionalism and labor relations. Leaders from local government are often scheduled as visiting speakers. Elective.