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F CUS On Leaders Wanted: Sign Up For Spring 2013 Citizens' Academy City Hires Two New Managers The City of Fayetteville has hired two new executive level PDQDJHUV WR VHUYH LQ WKH &LW\ 0DQDJHU��V 2I��FH Rochelle Small-Toney has been hired as a Deputy City Manager and Dele Smith has been hired as an Assistant City Manager. Small-Toney, 56, will oversee Community Investment departments, including Special Projects, Human Relations, Community Development, Development Services and Engineering & Infrastructure. Her start date is March 18 and her salary will be $158,500. The City of Fayetteville wants citizens to be a part of the next Citizens' Academy in Spring 2013. Classes start Thursday, April 4 at 6 p.m. and are held each Thursday through May 16. The Citizens' Academy is free of charge. This Citizens��� Academy will be fun and interactive. The class meets once a week for seven weeks and gives citizens the opportunity to learn more about local government and take ownership of their community. The Citizens��� Academy also helps citizens understand how the City provides services to residents. Citizens learn what City departments do and how they do it. The City hopes that informed citizens are able to take information to community groups and share with neighbors. It may even encourage some to be involved in building a better community by becoming members of boards and commissions. To apply, log onto www.cityoffayetteville.org and click on the Citizens��� Academy button at the top of the page or call (910) 433-1578. Sign Up For Public Forums Anyone desiring to speak may sign up in advance with WKH FLW\ FOHUN ORFDWHG RQ WKH VHFRQG ��RRU RI City Hall at 433 Hay St., by phone at 910-433-1989 or by e-mail at cityclerk@ci.fay.nc.us. 6 UCW APRIL 3-9, 2013 Small-Toney Smith Smith, 37, will manage the Support Services departments, including Information Technology, Corporate &RPPXQLFDWLRQV +XPDQ 5HVRXUFH 'HYHORSPHQW DQG )LQDQFH DQG WKH &LW\ &OHUN��V 2I��FH +HU VWDUW GDWH LV April 29 and her salary will be $134,000. 6PDOO7RQH\ FRPHV WR )D\HWWHYLOOH DIWHU VHUYLQJ DV &LW\ 0DQDJHU LQ 6DYDQQDK *D 6KH ZDV 6DYDQQDK��V ��UVW $IULFDQ$PHULFDQ DQG ��UVW IHPDOH &LW\ 0DQDJHU ,Q 6DYDQQDK 6PDOO7RQH\ RYHUVDZ D UHGHYHORSPHQW SODQ ELNH ODQH SURMHFW GUDLQDJH LPSURYHPHQWV WKH FUHDWLRQ RI WZR QHZ FULWLFDO UHVSRQVH FHQWHUV DQG WKH FLW\��V ��UVW dog park. Smith previously served as Assistant to the County Manager in Fulton County, Ga., in Atlanta, where she advised the County Manager on all organizational culture and performance improvement activities, and was responsible for oversight of Communications, Fulton Government Television (FGTV), Performance Management and Training. Additionally, she was responsible for day-to-day coordination with the Information Technology and Personnel departments on behalf of the County Manager. ���I am excited about the addition of Ms. Small-Toney and Ms. Smith to our organization,��� City Manager 7HG 9RRUKHHV VDLG ��%RWK PDQDJHUV ZLOO EH LQWHJUDO WR WKH &LW\ 0DQDJHU��V 2I��FH DQG WKH RYHUVLJKW RI our departments. I am looking forward to the knowledge and expertise they will provide to the City of Fayetteville. They will be great assets to our organization and the citizens we serve.��� Fayetteville���s Hay Street Named ���Great Main Street��� Fayetteville���s Hay Street has been named a ���Great Main Street��� in the Coastal Plain as part of the second annual ���Great Places in North Carolina��� initiative sponsored by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NC). The awards celebrate great communities throughout the state. An expert panel selected six other North Carolina main streets for recognition. ���As planners, we know the importance of public-private partnerships in ensuring great communities,��� said (PLO\ %HGGLQJ��HOG FRFKDLU RI WKH LQLWLDWLYH ��:H ZDQW WR UHFRJQL]H WKH JUHDW SODFHV LQ RXU EHDXWLIXO VWDWH DQG the teams of people who worked together to create places that people love and cherish.��� WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM