PROGRAM What is the Range Rider Program? T is designed to make retired members of the city and county management profession available to managers to help solve their professional concerns. Range Riders meet periodically with managers, upon request, to discuss developments in the management field and professional concerns of the managers. Discussions will include such topics as relations with councils, career changes, professional management techniques, financial and budgetary problems, and questions of professional ethics. HE RANGE RIDER PROGRAM PROGRAM How to Participate in the Program To contact a Range Rider, write or call: Region I. NE North Carolina John E. Whitehurst 702 Belmont Street Windsor, NC 27983 (252) 794-2189 [email protected] Region II. SE North Carolina J. Wayne Deal 6468 Waters Edge Drive Rocky Mount, NC 27803 (252) 446-3291 [email protected] Region III. Piedmont Cyrus Brooks 906 Flicker Lane High Point, NC 27262 (336) 885-1904 [email protected] Region IV. Western North Carolina Lewis Price 405 Woodridge Drive Lenoir, NC 28645 (828) 757-4524 Charles B. Archer, Secretariat NCCCMA PO Box 3069 Raleigh, NC 27602-3069 (919) 715-3918 [email protected] PROGRAM Sponsored by North Carolina City and County Management Association and the International City/County Management Association A PROGRAM OF THE ICMA AND THE NCCCMA Who are the Range Riders? Why a Range Rider Program? Sponsorship and Cost T R T are retired city and county managers with extensive experience in the management profession who are selected by the NCCCMA Board of Directors. This program will make a Range Rider available, at no charge, to city and county managers for private counseling. These retired managers have experienced the problems and frustrations of managing local governments and are willing to assist managers in resolving these issues. Range Riders are envisioned as friends, colleagues and counselors to the individual managers and should not be considered as “consultants” to the local governments. HE RANGE RIDERS ANGE RIDERS have several advantages in addressing city and county management problems. Experience in solving professionally related problems, demonstrated ingenuity and willingness to offer their HE RANGE RIDER PROGRAM is sponsored by the North Carolina City and County Management Association and the International City/County Management Association, founder of this Management Assistance Program. services are some of the valuable elements of this program. Range Riders can also assist in the pro- The North Carolina City and County Management fessionalization of the management field. These Association and the International City/County Man- competent, dedicated and knowledgeable individ- agement Association pay the travel and per diem uals can play a significant role in assisting and expenses of the Range Riders. No honorarium or improving your management capacity. salary is paid to these voluntary “range rider” managers. THE RANGE RIDERS also have easy access to ICMA/ NCCCMA programs and resources. These advantages make this program an attractive source of outside counsel for the management profession.