Decision making and Management

Merely identifying stages in the normal evolution and denouement of a municipal project does not guarantee effective decision-making. Effective decision-making is the result of having sufficient data to provide the basis for making rational choices between alternative courses of action. Effective decision-making also requires a refining, sifting and winnowing of the issues and data, the creation of an atmosphere conducive to making decisions in an unhurried and judicious manner and the weighing of potential consequences of alternative decisions or courses of action. Finally, effective decision-making requires the creation of a local administrative system that will guarantee that decisions made by the governing body will be carried out as intended.

Gathering data or background information is generally the role of governing body members individually and collectively and of municipal departments and administrative heads.