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JAMES H. SVARA is director of the public administration program at North Carolina State University. He is author of A Survey of America's City Councils: Continuity and Change and Official Leadership in the City: Patterns of Conflict and Cooperation and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Public Administration and the National Civic Review.

1. Redefining Leadership in Local Government: The Facilitative Model
Part One: Models of Comprehensive Leadership
2. Active Leadership in a Small Council-Manager City: Mayor Michael Mears of Decatur, Georgia
3. The County Commissioner as a Facilitative Leader: Paula MacIlwaine, President, Montgomery County Commission, Montgomery County, Ohio
4. Roles of the Facilitative Mayor: Mayor Jim Melvin of Greensboro, North Carolina
Part Two: Effective Coordinating Leaders
5. Leadership That Exceeds Expectations: Carla DuPuy, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
6. Leadership and Integrity: Mayor Noel C. Taylor of Roanoke, Virginia
7. A Profile of a Facilitative Mayor: Mayor Betty Jo Rhea of Rock Hill, South Carolina
Part Three: Change and the Viability of Facilitative Leadership
8. Mayoral Leadership in College Station, Texas: A Self-Analysis
9. The Emerging Chief Executive 1971-1991: A San Diego Update
10. A Mayor in Commission and Mayor-Council Government: Mayor Gene Roberts in Chattanooga, Tennessee
11. Key Leadership Issues and the Future of Council-Manager Government