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These reports are produced primarily on the basis of field interviews with local managers who are responsible for managing 28E agreements for their city, county, fire department, or school district. Agreements were selected for in-depth field interviews on the basis of returned 28E surveys and other factors important to sample selection for a specific type of public service (e.g., economic development). Each report discusses multiple agreements used for a type of public service.
Report authors are graduates of the MPA program at Iowa State University and the project served as their final capstone project. All management reports adhered to the same basic research design, including a loosely structured interview questionnaire and an informed consent document approved by ISU's Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Questions and comments should be directed to Dr. Kurt Thurmaier kthur@niu.edu .
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Completed Reports
Annexations - Pluckhahn
Executive Report Management Report
City-School Recreation - Textor
Executive Report Management Report
Economic Development - Dawn Ashbacher
Executive Report Management Report
Decategorization - James Thompson
Executive Report Management Report
Emergency Management - Derek White
Executive Report Management Report
Fire Services - Vick
Executive Report Management Report
Mental Health - Amy Lavallee
Executive Report Management Report
Traffic Patrol - Martha Scanlan
Executive Report Management Report
Wastewater Treatment - Dion Peters
Executive Report Management Report