Document Type

Report

Date

11-5-2024

Keywords

Local government, Taxation, Citizenship, Civic Responsibility, Funding, Municipal Services, Syracuse, NY, Metropolitan Growth, Onondaga County, Haudenosaunee

Language

English

Acknowledgements

  • Care has been given to updating select chapters in 2024 by Trisha Balani and Tyler Branigan, Maxwell School Policy Studies students. These updates were supervised by Rich Barton, PhD, an assistant teaching professor at Maxwell, Rita L. Reicher, PhD, acting executive director, and Alicia Ernest, Program Director, of FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc.
  • In 2021, Karina Freeland and Nicholas Piro, both alumni of the Maxwell School, updated the select chapters, which was supervised by Austin Zwick, PhD, a faculty member at the Maxwell School and at FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. by Rita L. Reicher, PhD, acting executive director, Jessica Lisi, and Dee Klees.
  • Updates in 2018 were provided by Jack Schlosser and Samantha Trombley, students in the Maxwell School, and for 2015 by Mathew Mazer, a Policy Studies student at the Maxwell School. These updates were supervised and guided by William Coplin and Carol Dwyer, director of the Community Benchmarks Program (CBP), also at the Maxwell School; and Charlotte (Chuckie) Holstein, executive director emeritus, and Dee Klees at FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc.
  • The graphic design was created by Yu Ling, graduate student of the Newhouse School of Public Communications. In 2024, some design aspects have been updated in accordance with the branding guidelines adopted by FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc.

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education | Urban Studies and Planning

Description/Abstract

The 2024 revised Patterns of Government is an important resource for elected and public officials, citizens, students, businesses, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and the general public. Patterns of Government also serves as the textbook for Citizens Academy, co- sponsored by FOCUS Greater Syracuse and Syracuse University Community Engagement. Local government courses at Maxwell School of Syracuse University and Newhouse School of Public Communications also use Patterns of Government as an educational tool. This book contains vital information that ordinarily can be found only when one researches multiple sources. This informational book will help you understand how local governments are organized, the services they provide, and sources of funding. You will become aware of how tax dollars are used, the function and interaction of programs, and “who to call” for service and information. If the material in this book motivates civic trusteeship and mutual responsibility with governments, it has achieved its purpose.

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