table of contents | JULY/AUGUST 2021 BUILDING COMMUNITY RELATIONS


8 The Ties That Bind: Building Strong Community Relationships By Geoffrey A. Macy, EdD, SFO


12 Getting to Know You: Learning About Your Community By Ron O’Connor, SFO


15 Effective Negotiations: Being Good Stewards of the Public’s Trust By Renée Williams


19 Building Unity in Community By Paul O’Malley, EdD, and Steve Ryan


22 COVID-Relief Funds: Reducing Operating Costs and Enhancing Resilience By Anisa Heming and Sara Ross


27 A Lifetime of Returns with Financial Literacy By Lindsay A. Gold, PhD, and Treavor Bogard, PhD


ASBO ELECTION SPECIAL


30 Meet the 2021 ASBO International Board of Directors Candidates


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DEPARTMENTS 5 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 6 PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE 7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE 18 AD INDEX


38 FACILITIES Innovative Strategies to Optimize Value By Tanner Backman


41 LEGAL ISSUES


Cyberbullying, COVID-19, and the Law: An Ongoing Concern By Charles J. Russo, JD, EdD


44 MEET THE MEMBER Samuel. A Rippin, CPA, SFO


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