Практикум по английскому языку для студентов специальности «Государственное и муниципальное управление»

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Responsibilities

Some of the basic roles, responsibilities, and powers of a city manager include:

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  Supervision of day-to-day operations of all city departments and staff, directly and through department heads;
  
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  Oversight of all hiring, firing, disciplining and suspensions;
  
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  Preparation, monitoring, and execution of the city budget;
  
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  Public relations, such as meeting with citizens, citizen groups, businesses;
  
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  Operating the city with a professional understanding of how all city functions operate together to their best effect;
  
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  Attends all council meetings, but does not have any voting rights;
  

In the early years of the profession, most managers came from the ranks of the engineering professions. Today the typical and preferred background and education for the beginning municipal manager is a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) and at least several years’ experience as a department head in local government or as an assistant city manager. In 2005 more than 60 % of those in the profession had a MPA, MBA, or other related higher-level degree.

The average tenure of a manager is now 7–8 years and has risen gradually over the years. Tenures tend to be less in smaller communities and higher in larger ones.
16. Translate from Russian into English:

главное уполномоченное должностное лицо, ежедневная административная деятельность, полномочия городского управляющего, руководители отделов, временное отстранение от должности, профессиональное понимание, для достижения наилучшего результата, право голоса, положение устава, минимальное количество функций, предпочтительное условие, степень магистра, руководитель отдела, местный орган управления, средний срок пребывания в должности.

1. What are the typical responsibilities of a city manager?

2. What do the powers of a city manager include?

3. What do the roles of a city manager depend on?

4. What was a typical background of a city manager in the early days of the profession?

5. What is a preferred education for the beginning municipal manager today?

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   Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
   

Plato ['pleɪtəu] – Платон;