MRSC has joined with Carl Neu, Director of the Center for the Future of Local Governance, P. Stephen DiJulio, Attorney, Foster Pepper PLLC, Paul McClintock, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, and Ann Macfarlane, Registered Parliamentarian, to bring you the "Council/Commission Advisor." The Council/Commission Advisor will feature a new article each month with timely information and advice you can use.*
This page contains the current and all previous Council/Commission Advisor articles:
- How Much Should a Mayor Talk at Meetings?, Ann G. Macfarlane
Registered Parliamentarian, Jurassic Parliament, February 2008 - Unintended Consequences of Policy Perspectives and Decisions, Carl H. Neu, Jr., President of Neu and Company and Director of the Center for the Future of Local Governance™, December 2007
- Why the Government Lawyer may not be the Lawyer of the Council or Commission, Steve DiJulio, Attorney and Hugh Spitzer, Attorney, Foster Pepper, PLLC, November 2007
- Meeting Tips and Myths, Paul McClintock, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, May 2007
- Was I Elected To Do What the People Want or to Govern Well?, Carl Neu, Executive Vice President of Neu & Company, February 2007
- Meeting Tips and Myths, Paul McClintock, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, January 2007
- The Open Public Meetings Act and Electronic Communications, Ramsey Ramerman, Attorney, Foster Pepper, PLLC, December 2006
- Leadership: Awakening the Best in People, Carl Neu, Executive Vice President of Neu & Company, October 2006
- Meeting Tips and Myths, Paul McClintock, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, September 2006
- Public Officer Ethics: Some Do's and Don'ts, Steve DiJulio, Attorney and Hugh Spitzer, Attorney, Foster Pepper, PLLC, August 2006
- 10 Habits of Highly-Effective Governing Bodies, Carl Neu, Executive Vice President of Neu & Company, July 2006
- Meeting Tips and Myths, Paul McClintock, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, June 2006
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P. Stephen DiJulio, a partner at Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC, focuses on litigation involving state and local governments, and land use and environmental law. Particular experience includes representation of jurisdictions on eminent domain, utilities (water, wastewater, storm water, solid waste systems), local improvement districts, facility siting and contractor litigation. More.
Carl Neu, author and consultant, is recognized nationally as an authority on, and an experienced practitioner of, the theory and application of governance and leadership to city councils and county boards, local government managers, and community leaders. More.
Paul McClintock is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian and Certified Parliamentarian, professionally serving organizations as parliamentarian at meetings, teaching workshops, and writing parliamentary opinions. He also is an active leader in the National Association of Parliamentarians and the American Institute of Parliamentarians at several levels. More.
Ann G. Macfarlane is a Registered Parliamentarian. She created Jurassic Parliament to make parliamentary procedure easy to learn and memorable. She provides training on leadership, meeting management, parliamentary procedure and organizational development across the U.S.
*The Articles appearing in the "Council/Commission" column represent the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Municipal Research & Services Center.


