POLS 3270 Lecture : Jan25Notes.doc

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3270
• Professor: Tim Mau

Document Summary

Cao working relationships: department heads accountable to cao, but. O important for cao to have good relationship with abcs, but. Not accountable to them: recommends policies, programs, O cao must ensure council that decisions are being made. O passive let department heads make reports: active majority of reports coming to council. Will be created by department heads but looked. Over and revised by cao: dominant may hold back reports. O caos have to build trust and earn respect from their. Defend subordinates: relationship with mayor potential for. O there is lots of interaction between the two. Municipal act in 2001, the power of the mayor was. Circumscribed but it removed some of the overlap between. O cao and mayor have to establish comfortable working. Relationship: be neutral when presenting courses of. O cao can"t be seen as favouring one policy over the other, O once policy choice has been made, cao may be called upon.