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Outsourcing City Management

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

22 September 2005 - 2:00pm

Sandy Springs, GA, is undertaking a bold experiment to outsource city administration to the private sector.

"The Governor's Commission on Sandy Springs will propose to the new City Council that the Colorado-based firm of CH2M Hill-OMI manage the city's administrative functions and run the hands-on parts of the government...As the governor's commission tries to create a city from scratch, it has been pursuing a bold experiment to outsource government services."

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Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 22, 2005
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