22 Mayors to be Honored for Model Public/Private Partnerships U.S. Newswire(2000³â 1¿ù20ÀÏ) [WASHINGTON] The Excellence in Public/Private Partnership Awards recognizing outstanding partnerships between cities and companies will be conferred at a luncheon led by Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. as part of USCMs 68th Winter Meeting. Mayors and their private partners from 22 cities will receive awards or special recognition.
The luncheon is scheduled for Jan. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In addition to Cianci, who serves as chair of the Mayors and Business Community Task Force, Denver Mayor and Conference President Wellington E. Webb, and Seattle Mayor and Host of the Mayors June Annual Meeting Paul Schell are scheduled to participate.
In announcing the award, Conference Executive Director J. Thomas Cochran remarked, "All of these partnerships share in common a synergy that brought positive changes in the ways city services are delivered. In recent years, in city after city, we have seen how partnerships have resulted in new and creative approaches to solving some of the most intractable problems faced by cities.
These Public/Private Partnership award winners can inspire other cities and companies to work together to improve the quality of life for all city residents." At the luncheon, the Conference will release a "Public/Private Partnership Awards Best Practices Guide." This report describes the winning partnerships in three award categories: the Award of Excellence, the Outstanding Achievement Award, and Best Practice. The guide will provide a blueprint for other cities to emulate the winners.
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