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CITY OF AT LANT A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITY HALL • 68 MITCH ELL STREET, S. W . • ATLANTA, GEORG IA 30303 • 522 - 44 63 GEORGE L. ALDRIDGE JR D•rector /AN ALLEN. JR ·~ayor City of Atlanta PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMI TTEE BOARD OF ALDERMEN RODNEY M COOK, ChJ•rman E GREGORY GRIGGS, Vice.Chairman ROBERT S DENNIS E A G1LLIAM CHARLES H LEFTWICH J BEN MOORE JACK SUMMERS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF REPORT TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMM/ TT[£ R E"RL LANDERS ~rjr k .., · ·r f, !' P \~3f ' Subject: Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (A Survey Report 1965) by Public Administration Service, Chicago, Illinois Date: February 21, 1966 f,1irr 1n I'. YONT B BEAN P/.J,"r ~~ Ent: n,,~, HENRY L BOWDEN City Atr-)rney CHARLES L DAVIS C mc,r, ·,e, W LLIM~ S HOWLAND Dre t • ~ CUR E,,, :ut .e r RA'/ A NIXON t,f f C r.~tru<.f n M 8. SATTERFIELD E~e D, Ar 1v1tJ Hou-c rr Auther r1 VIILL'A'~ R. WOFFORD r,., " OP ' r I Background Bu 'drn," In August 1964, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen adopted OTHER MEMBER S DI IAN[ W BECK fxe u r C rn,;,Jf t.n /, f At-'1,.·11 ...1L(Nr.; E B(N~ETT Exe u',,e O tr> t. r AR ',1 P and approved the submission of an application to the Urban Renewal KARL A BEJINS T, ,tt E-igmeer JACK C DELIUS Pari, Gere, •.1Jn1gPr DP J F HACKNEf ') r Pub Hea :n Fv1t ri Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development r C H HILDEBRA"JD F ,,, Chief for grant funds under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, PAUL 8 IVE I L l :J Ag('nt JOHN H JACOB ,,, I r of l,(,ry,. to assist in financing the preparation of the Community Improvement l~E RBERT T JENl-'.INS P e Chief /ILAN F K1EPr>ER ,·· r. ur tv J.,f m-u~e· ,R JOHN N LET 1N 5 pt , Program. A contract between h the federal government and the City PAUL\'.' M,ll ER hr J AICJPR t '." R( C PARRlq~ I f fe • ,\ I I' 'Jr rg Eng nf' TrlV~A5 H µ, 8[RT<;, A P Df< ,T pO, () y'll"~'...n,./~ D,r Pub Ye of Atlanta for the grant funds was approved and executed by the !..PMP r... " fJ Mayor and Board of Aldermen in December 1964 . Severa l studies Pt, Jl l V,t.!R ,'i1tN W ,rks Gt:>r: Mer are required by virtue of th e application and subsequen t contract. The enclosed study on governmental a dmi nistrati on is one of these required studies . ATLANTA'S MUNICIPAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM �Community Improvement Program Staff Report Page 2 Commensurate with the approval of the above application, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta adopted 11 A Policy Statement on Community Development 11 which was to serve as an objective framework for the preparation and development of Atlanta's Community Improvement Program. Section IV of this policy statement enumerated several objectives pertaining to governmental and related activities, namely: l. 11 To more clearly define ~e functions and objectives of the various agencies and governments involved in the urban development process; and, to determine the most effective forms of organization needed to attain these objectives. 11 2. 11 To encourage closer cooperation between the agencies and governments engaged in redevelopment activities in this region, including the encouragement of patterns of continuous Iiaison a nd the free exchange of information 11 ; 3. 11 To seek a dopt ion within the City" government of improved adm inistrative procedures yie lding greater efficiency . 11 In May 1965, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta, Georgia reta ined under contra ct Public Administration Service, a non- profit corpora tion of Chicago, Illinois, to undertake a broad- sca le inventory a nd eva luation of its system of governme nt. Their examination wa s a lso to include recommendations for governmenta l improvement . Pub lic Administration Service ha s proven itsel f we ll qua lified for this undertaking in that it has achieved internationa l acc laim for its exce ll ence in the fie ld of governmental organization and management stud ies. �Community Improvement Program Staff Report Their report entitled II Page 3 Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (A Survey Report 1965), 11 is now complete. It is a constructive report aimed at the broad overall functions of City government. The report includes a review of management practices, administrative procedures, personnel and budgeting policies, planning, etc. A projected population to double our current size by 1985 and a commensurate increase in demand for municipal services provided the atmosphere in which this report was undertaken. Action In the months immediately ahead the findings, conclusions and recommendations contained in this report should receive the objective attention, careful scrutiny and evaluation of the citizens of Atlanta and their elected representatives. The future development of the City of Atlanta and the role its government should play may wel I be governed by the outcome. _j �