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| Reminder, members can post job announcements on the Chapter web site for $25 for a two month period. Can't beat the price; give us a try. Please send job announcements. |
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| The Sacramento Chapter now also has a site on the National APWA web site at sacramento.apwa.net. |
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| It is with great pride that the Sacramento Chapter of the American Public Works Association announces that Cheryl F. Creson, Municipal Services Agency Administrator, Sacramento County, California, has been selected by the American Public Works Association as one of its Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year. The Top Ten Public Works Leaders Award seeks to inspire excellence and dedication in public service by recognizing outstanding career service achievements of individuals from both the public and private sectors.
In March 2004, Creson was appointed as Administrator of the Municipal Services Agency, a new agency in Sacramento County, California. The agency, which employs approximately 2,500 staff, was formed by combining departments from the Public Works Agency with Community Development and Neighborhood Assistance to provide services similar to those of a city. Under Creson's leadership, the agency is providing services closer to its constituents by opening satellite offices and providing Service Area Managers as ombudsmen to individual communities in the unincorporated County.
The experience Creson has accumulated over her career in the private and public sectors has culminated in her current assignment as Municipal Services Agency Administrator. As a registered nurse and subsequent work in water quality, solid waste, water supply, transportation and air quality, she achieved an appreciation for protection of public health and the role public works plays in that protection. Her technical skills were developed during her education as an engineer and early years of engineering.
Creson has maintained strategic planning as a standard operating principle throughout the Municipal Services Agency. An overarching annual Agency Plan is produced by the Cabinet (Directors and Administrator). Goals are developed at the Cabinet level and staff input is used to determine the tasks to implement the goals. The completed plan includes assigned staff, milestones and measurements. Each department within the agency also prepares an annual plan guided by and complimentary to the Agency Plan. Budget decisions are based on the plans and measurements are reflected in the budget. |
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