Leadership Asheville Seniors                         LAS IX                        September 27, 1995

 


Governmental Structures and Relationships

Buncombe County Courthouse, Commissioners' Chambers, Room 204

September 27, 1995

"Leadership always means risks"-Ronald Heifetz

8:30        Coffee and Muffins

8:45        Welcome/Announcements

9:00        How Do County and City Governments Relate?
                Mary Lloyd Frank, former City Council member and Vice Mayor

9:30        Taxes and Finance
                Jerome Jones, County Budget Director
                Rachael Queen, Citizen Taxwatch  Committee

10:30       Break

10:45       How Do Our State, County and City Governments Relate?
                 Bill McElrath, Buncombe County Manager
                
Jim Westbrook, City of Asheville Manager
                 Marie Colton, International Consultant, 1991-94 Speaker Pro Tempore 
                   NC House of Representatives

12:30       Lunch

1:15        Tour of New County Jail
                Sheriff Bobby Medford and staff

2:15        Break

2:30        People in Power
               
Mark Barrett, journalist, Asheville Citizen-Times

3:10        Day in Review

 

Suggested Activities:

               Asheville City Council Meeting, Tues. 5:00 (Call 259-5436 x 116 
                  after 3 Fri. for agenda and location)

               Buncombe County Commissioners, Council Chambers, Tues. 4:00 (limited space)

               Night Court, Mon. and Thurs. 5:30-7:30, Basement Courthouse

 

Special thanks to Jim Lesko (LAS IV), John Erwin and Verna McGaughey (LAS VII), Dick Wolgamott (LAS VIII)

  

 
Leadership Asheville Seniors IX