Saviak co-authors guide on public-private partnerships for government officials

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (06/12/2014)(readMedia)-- State and local officials have a new resource to learn how to work with private businesses thanks to a guide co-authored by Flagler College Associate Professor Joe Saviak.

Saviak, along with University of Central Florida Professor Lawrence Martin, wrote the publication to explain how elected officials and administrators can successfully employ contracting for public services and public-private partnerships in ways that ensure quality while decreasing costs.

"State and local governments are confronted with unprecedented and continuing challenges. Budgetary difficulties, shrinking workforces, ongoing demands for services, and inadequate infrastructure offer a historic opportunity to fundamentally alter the way state and local governments do business," said Saviak, who teaches in Flagler's Public Administration department. "Contracting and public-private partnerships – when wisely selected, properly designed, effectively implemented, and rigorously evaluated – can be a part of the solution to ensuring that citizens can have quality services and infrastructure at reduced costs."

The guide is being distributed free of charge to all local governments in the State of Florida made possible by a grant from the Government Services Partnership Institute.

It can be found online at flipsnack.com/FBE59A8F8D6/fz95yhpk.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

Posted Thursday June 12, 2014 at 04:33 pm by Flagler College
Last Updated Friday June 13, 2014 at 08:53 am