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This 4-page paper discusses the legal pitfalls that public administrators might be subjected to, and how one can try to avoid some of the litigation problems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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almost anything and everything. In this paper, well discuss what some of the legal pitfalls are in this regard, and what public administrators can do to avoid them.
First, because "public administration" is such a broad term, it might be a good idea to define it for purposes of this paper. Though
we can find public administrators in all walks of life, a primary definition of a public administrator is an elected official who is responsible for carrying out rules and regulations
of a particular public organization, whether it be a municipality, a region or even a country (Executive Leadership Institute, 2004). Public administrators (who are also public servants) walk the thin
line between following the will and desires of the people, and remaining responsible and accountable to the organizations they serve. This can
be a difficult role to fulfill at times, however, especially if litigation gets in the way, as it has during the past handful of decades.
For one thing, the costs of litigation on local government budgets is considered "unpredictable," uncontrollable" and "unstoppable," according to both public sector attorneys and fiscal officers (Blum,
1988, see also MacManus et al, 1993). In addition, regardless of the size of the litigation, it seems as those that are the most costly or expensive are personal injury,
police costs, violation of civil rights, environmental and land use costs and labor (MacManus et al, 1993). Its also interesting to note that, according to Blum (1988) and Lee (1987),
the majority of cases filed against local governments are civil, rather than criminal (MacManus et al, 1993). More than 10 years ago,
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