City Councillor Chief Executives & Legislators

The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.

Analyse the existing legislation from a national or local government in order to assess which improvements could be made and which items of legislation could be proposed.

Establish affectionate and long-lasting relationships with local communities, e.g. by organising special programms for kindergarden, schools and for dissabled and older people, raising awareness and receiving community appreciation in return.

Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.

Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.

Observe the set of rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorised person.

Perform debate and argumentative dialogue in a political context, using negotiation techniques specific to political contexts in order to obtain the desired goal, ensure compromise, and maintain cooperative relations.

Write complete reports based on minutes taken during a meeting in order to communicate the important points which were discussed, and the decisions which were made, to the appropriate people.

The regulations concerning the procedures during elections, such as voting regulations, campaign regulations, which procedures candidates must follow, how votes are counted, and other electoral procedures.

Recommended Books

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Routledge Handbook of Election Law

David Schultz, Jurij Top…

2022

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The methods and regulations involved in the process of accurate bookkeeping.

Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.

The part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government, and the relationships between individuals which concern society directly.

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Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems

Paul Daly, Joe Tomlins…

2023

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The ideas and principles that political parties stand for and the politicians representing them.

Different elements and phases of project management.

The economic influence of the government, and the workings of government revenue and expenditures.

Identify and respond to specific social problems in a community, delineating the extent of the problem and outline the level of resources required to address it and identifying the existing …

Delegate activities and tasks to others according to the ability, level of preparation, competence and legal scope of practice. Make sure that people understand what they should do and when …

Inspect the financial procedures of a government organisation which deals with budget and resource allocation and spending to ensure that no faults are being made and no suspicious activity occurs …

Ensure administrative systems, processes and databases are efficient and well managed and give the sound basis to work together with the administrative officer/staff/professional.

Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

Manage the operations of the implementation of new government policies or changes in existing policies on a national or regional level as well as the staff involved in the implementation …

Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet …

Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific …

Produce thoughts using logic and reasoning in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Inspect the resources available to a national or local government organisation, such as tax incomes, to ensure that the incomes are compliant with the income expectations, that no faults are …

Promote the political party or politician before and during election when the political campaign is being held to ensure a wide audience and the most beneficial outcome possible for the …