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Something’s Gotta Give: Re-examining Opportunities
for Local Government Efficiencies

Conference Agenda
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 8 am-1:30 pm

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8:00-8:30 am    Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45 am   

Welcome and Introductions
Overview of the Day
David Keefe, Principal, Shamrock Consulting

8:45-9:30 am

Keynote Address:  If Something Cannot Go on Forever, It Will Stop: Making the Case for Why Something’s Gotta Give
Kent Gardner, Ph.D., President, CGR, Inc.

9:30-10:00am   Why the Time is Ripe for Reform in New York State
William A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Professor, RIT, and former Mayor, City of Rochester
10:00-10:15 am   Break
10:15-11:45 pm Interrupted Evolution: Getting Refocused on Regional Solutions
Bruce Fisher, Director, Center for Economics and Policy Studies, Buffalo State College
  Metro Police: A Major Solution?
Edward Doherty, Vice President, Community Programs, The Community Foundation    
  Who’s Really Making Changes: Examples from Across the State          
Charles Zettek, Jr., Vice President, CGR, Inc.
11:45-12:15 pm Audience Q & A                       
12:15-1:30 pm Lunch
12:40-1:30 pm 

Lunch Panel:
Moderator: David Keefe

  • Ralph J. Esposito, Supervisor, Town of Gates
  • Paul E. Haney, Monroe County Legislature
  • Sandra A. Parker, President and CEO, Rochester Business Alliance
 

Conference sponsored and funded by the Department of Public Administration, The College at Brockport.

 

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