Presenter Information

Darrin Jacobs, Henry CountyFollow

Location

STEW 278

Start Date

12-11-2019 1:00 PM

End Date

12-11-2019 1:45 PM

Description

Officials who work in the public sector deal with external pressures from citizens, elected officials, contractors, and developers. These groups are all trying to influence building, planning, and code enforcement officials to make sure that their particular projects are completed on their terms. Sometimes these efforts to influence are outright unethical, other times they are more subtle, but can be just a damaging to a public officials reputations. It’s important for an official who works in the public sector to recognize when they may be entering into dangerous territory and ways to avoid putting themselves in a compromising position.

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Nov 12th, 1:00 PM Nov 12th, 1:45 PM

Pitfalls When Dealing With The Public, Politicians, and Project Developers

STEW 278

Officials who work in the public sector deal with external pressures from citizens, elected officials, contractors, and developers. These groups are all trying to influence building, planning, and code enforcement officials to make sure that their particular projects are completed on their terms. Sometimes these efforts to influence are outright unethical, other times they are more subtle, but can be just a damaging to a public officials reputations. It’s important for an official who works in the public sector to recognize when they may be entering into dangerous territory and ways to avoid putting themselves in a compromising position.