Science and the City Manager
This page describes some of the science a municiple city manager might encounter. On September 12, I applied for the Sallisaw City Manager position. It is an appointed position from the Sallisaw Board of Commissioners. My website Honeycutt.US provides some detail about the application I submitted to Sallisaw’s executive search team.
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City Manager: Natural Science & John Honeycutt
This is my review of of fifteen items encountered by a Municipal City Manager. This list ranks the topics with the first one requiring the most familiarity with the natural sciences. For your interest, this website contains high school curriculm for the natural sciences and social science (psychology).
1. Public Health & Safety: Understanding the impact of environmental factors on health can help in developing better public health policies and practices. (Biology & Earth science)
2. Infrastructure Project: Knowledge of materials, environmental science, and sustainability could enhance infrastructure planning and construction. (Physical Science)
3. Economic Development: Insights from natural sciences can inform sustainable practices in development and resource management. ( Earth science)
4. City Processes: A scientific approach can improve efficiency and effectiveness in various city workflows and operations. (Scientific Method)
5. City Technologies: The application of scientific principles can lead to innovative tech solutions for urban challenges. (Innovation Techniques)
6. Community Enhancement: Understanding ecological and environmental factors can support community initiatives aimed at sustainability. (Physical Science & Earth Science)
7. Education & Training: Natural sciences can inform educational programs that promote environmental awareness and scientific literacy. (Instructional design for science education)
8. Public Transportation: Environmental science can guide the development of sustainable and efficient transportation systems. (Physical science, Biology, Chemistry, & Earth science)
9. Cultural & Recreational: Insights into natural sciences can enhance the management of parks and recreational areas, focusing on conservation. (Biology & Earth science)
10. Government Collaboration: Science can facilitate partnerships around environmental issues and sustainability initiatives. (Physical science, Biology, Chemistry, and Earth science)
11. Housing Initiative: Knowledge in natural sciences can help in assessing environmental impacts of housing developments. (Earth science)
12. City Employees: While indirectly beneficial, natural sciences may not directly influence employee management and operations. (not applicable)
13. City Finances: This area typically requires expertise in economics and finance rather than natural sciences. (not applicable)
14. City Technologies: Though some overlap exists, this may be more aligned with engineering and IT than natural sciences. (not applicable)
15. Community Enhancement: While important, it may not directly rely on a natural sciences background compared to other areas. (not applicable)
City Manager: Social Science & John Honeycutt
1. Public Health & Safety: Understanding human behavior is crucial in promoting health initiatives and safety protocols. (Behavioral Science)
2. Economic Development: Insights into consumer behavior and community needs can drive effective economic strategies and development programs. (Behavioral Science)
3. Community Enhancement: Psychology can inform strategies for community engagement and improving social cohesion. (Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory)
4. Education & Training: Knowledge of learning theories and psychological principles can enhance educational programs and workforce training. (Blooms Taxonomy & Educational Psychology)
5. Government Collaboration: Understanding human dynamics can foster better teamwork and communication among agencies and stakeholders. (Socio-Cultural Psychology)
6. Public Transportation: Insights into human behavior can improve user experience and encourage higher public transit usage. (Advisory Psychology: City Planning)
7. Housing Initiative: Psychological factors, such as community needs and preferences, can guide housing policies and developments. (Lesson 10 Psychology science)
8. City Processes: Social science perspectives can optimize processes focused on citizen engagement and public service delivery. (Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology Theory)
9. Cultural & Recreational: Understanding community values and preferences can enhance recreational programming and cultural initiatives. (Book Link 77 Lifespan Theories)
10. City Employees: Psychology can improve employee satisfaction, productivity, and organizational culture within city departments. (Book Link 46 Introduction to Learning)
11. City Technologies: While relevant, the impact may be less direct compared to other areas that focus on human behavior and interactions. (Book Link 77: Moral Development)
12. Infrastructure Project: Although important, this area is more technical and may not leverage social science insights as much. (not applicable)
13. City Finances: Primarily focused on economic factors, this might not benefit as directly from psychology. (not applicable)
14. City Technologies: Similar to finances, this area might be more technical or engineering-focused rather than behavioral. (not applicable)
15. Government Collaboration: While people skills are important, this might rely more on negotiation and political science than psychology specifically. (not applicable)
Also see: https://sallisaw.us/