This workshop examines key legal issues facing local government officials in West Virginia, including the roles and responsibilities of constitutionally elected offices and information concerning personal liability issues. This workshop examines the relationships and interaction of local government offices and officials with the judiciary. Emphasis is on the sharing of ideas and strategies for improving those relationships and interaction. This workshop examines the ever-evolving role of technology in government, emphasizing latest trends and the use of the Internet and other technologies, such as GIS, to improve the provision of local government services. This workshop provides practical advice concerning how to prepare for a media interview and how to conduct an effective interview.
Special emphasis is placed on the dos and don'ts of an effective interview.
The West Virginia University Local Government Leadership Academy is administered by Dr. Mohamad Alkadry, Assistant Professor of Public Administration in West Virginia University's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences' School of Applied Social Sciences. Dr. Alkadry is a specialist in bureaucratic behavior and public involvement in the policymaking process and has published several articles in the leading journals of American public administration and finance. Return to the Institute for Public Affairs' Home Page. Return to the West Virginia Association of Counties Home Page. Return to the County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia Home Page.