Utopia Hills Case Study

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The City of Utopia Hills, California was incorporated on June 18, 1981as a charter city governed as a Council-Manager form of government. The council-manager government was first successfully adopted was in Dayton, Ohio in 1913 (England, Pelissero and Morgan 2012, 74).The City Council is comprised of the Mayor and four City Council members who are elected at large by registered voters of the city. Councilmembers each serve a four-year term and the Mayor serves a two-year term. The City of Utopia Hills has a three-term limit for elected officials. Elections are held even numbered years on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in concert with statewide elections.
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Assists in development of effective public outreach programs; printed publications, online newsletters, and telephone information line. Assists in the design and content on the City’s website; designs and programs HTML code; edits content to meet web server and browser technologies; creates artwork for City publications, banners, brochures and other promotional materials. Updates and maintains all city social media accounts. Responsible to mayor and City Council as well as the City