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Local Government Basics For Those Leaving Public Service

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Sample Leaving Office Checklist

Some local agencies provide officials who are leaving public service with checklists that can help with required financial reports and other important tasks.

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Retirement Celebration Planning: Looking for Ways to Avoid Another Rubber Chicken Dinner and a Plaque?

This article describes how a contribution to the Institute for Local Government’s endowment fund in lieu of a gift, plaque or full-scale retirement event enables the community and the retiree’s colleagues to recognize the retiree’s public service with a contribution in his or her honor.

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Honoring Retirees: Legal and Ethical Considerations

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Draft Sample Resolution to Honor Retiring Employees
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Sample Press Releases
Press releases are an important tool for raising awareness of a pending retirement. Read more»

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Sample Farewells to Communities and Staff
A farewell statement is an opportunity for an official who is leaving office to offer thanks and share perspectives gained through the official's life in public service. Read more»

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Sample Reception Invitation
This is an example of a reception invitation with a request for a charitable contribution in honor of the retiree. Read more»

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Honoring Retirees: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Those planning celebrations for retiring officials must avoid legal and public relations pitfalls. Read more»

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