Elected vs. Appointed Officials
Use the document “Elected vs. Appointed” to complete this assignment. Complete assignment directions are contained in the document. The city is in El Paso, Texas.
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ADM-624 – Public Governance
Topic 1 – Public Policy, Public Administration, and Governing
Elected vs. Appointed Officials
Directions: This assignment will be divided into two parts. You will identify an elected official and an appointed official in your area. As an example, you may choose the mayor of your city and an appointed position would be the city manager. Finally, you will synthesize the information by using the literature to support your claims. You should list all references used at the end of each part as well as, in-text citations when needed. All citations must be in APA format.
Part One – List an individual, their position held, and explain the role of that person plays in policy making.
Elected Official:
Appointed Official:
Part Two – In 250-500 words, discuss the similarities in the policy making process of the roles listed above. Compare the elected and appointed official. Consider how each gain the position, the role of each, and how they can affect policy.
Use two to three scholarly resources to support your explanations.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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Answer preview
Part 1: Elected versus Appointed Officials
Elected Official Dee Margo is an elected mayor of El Paso. Mayor in ElPaso is the head of the city government and approves all acts of the city council. The mayor heads all government ceremonies in the city as a representative of the city’s internal government and intergovernmental. Because the governance in ElPaso is sprit into legislative and executive, the mayor has no role to play in the administrative governance unless stated otherwise by the law (City of El Paso. 2019).
Appointed Official Tommy…
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