...1 The CDBG Case Management 585 Professor Stephanie Pane Shavon Adams September 29, 2015 2 Introduction The CDBG Case profiles the CRA department of BOK Financial Corporation, a struggling community development department that undergoes new leadership in an effort to improve overall performance. BOK’s newly appointed Senior EVP, Steve Bradshaw saw the need to make serious changes within the department due to barely satisfactory performance reviews, inefficient procedures and failure to serve the neighboring community. Although the CRA department, named after the Community Reinvestment Act, had received satisfactory ratings in their prior year performance evaluations, the complacency of the department threatened the potential for future growth opportunities for BOK and its affiliates. Bradshaw, with a clear direction of how he wanted the department to flourish, brought on a leader by the name of Paula Bryant-Ellis to spearhead the new direction of the CRA department. A professional with a strong background in banking and accounting, Paula was an ideal fit to lead the new direction of the CRA department. Her expertise and industry knowledge made her a perfect fit to restructure the department to increase their decreasing profitability. Paula and Steve quickly dove into the restructuration process along with a few other handpicked leaders. Over a two year time span, CRA’s new leadership managed to create quite a turn-around in reshaping the structure...
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...TRANSFORMATION FROM WITHIN: THE CDBG CASE Scott Johnson, Northeastern State University David Kern, Northeastern State University Katie Haight, Northeastern State University Ryan Haight, Northeastern State University CASE DESCRIPTION This case is designed for the study of leadership and organizational change within a unit of a larger organization. As such it provides an important learning experience for students who are already managers or who aspire to that level of responsibility. The primary learning opportunities address building a vision at the unit level, restructuring for success, overcoming resistance to change internally and across other units of a larger corporation, building support with powerful sponsors, and the importance of communication and persistence where authority is limited. The case has a difficulty level appropriate for undergraduate seniors and graduate students, and is designed for courses addressing organizational change, leading change, and leading teams. It can be covered in a one hour class. Preparation for the case is expected to require 3-4 hours. CASE SYNOPSIS The case begins with the recognition by a senior vice-president that the inadequacies of a seemingly insignificant compliance unit could jeopardize the overall growth strategy of BOKF, a large regional bank holding company. Paula Bryant-Ellis agrees to take on the transformation of the CRA department into a modern Community Development Banking Group (CDBG) that will contribute to...
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...Kyle Mathes Texas A&M Commerce MGT. 585 CDBG Case 1 Overview In early 2004 the Community Reinvestment Department of BOK Financial Corporation was no performing to BOK’s standards. The CRA Department is necessary for regulated banks to expand. This department was meeting the minimal standards, which resulted in “satisfactory”. BOK expected “outstanding“ performance ratings for all of its banking departments. The CRA Department had five locations with nineteen that were very unorganized. The head of the Department was located in Tulsa Oklahoma. A few of the major issues involved inside the CRA Department include issues with the CRA personnel reporting compliance issues, a lack of automation, and a bad reputation. Steven Bradshaw was assigned to turn the department around Discussion of the Decisions Two of Bradshaw’s major concerns were the department was not profitable and did not meet BOK’s standards. The first step he took to turn the department around was a change of leadership. Bradshaw hired Paula Ellis as the new leader. Ellis worked under Bradshaw in the past and was very well qualified for the position. The leadership of a department is extremely important and in this case Paula was a great decision. She has experience working with banks and in the community. Together, Ellis and Bradshaw helped create a good “tone at the top”. There were four key points the team wanted enact. They include establishing a new direction, building an effective group, automating...
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...Career Choices | May 16 2013 | Careersite.com was the first website that I discovered when beginning this assignment. While browsing this website I noticed that it gives you a variety of ways to search for jobs. I also found that you can select a long description or a short description for the job you are researching. You have the option once you have found jobs to sort them again if needed. The second website that I used was usajobs.com. I search this site often. This site gives you so many options and so much information about the job that you are seeking. There a huge differences between the two sites. This website gives you the salary range, how long the job will be open, the name of the person you can speak with concerning the job, benefits, and if they will pay a relocation fee if the job is not in your area. There is also a dock station that gives you a drop down that shows all sections that you can search about the job. Usa.gov is a more professional website and it has more information about the job. This is the best website that I have seen by far. I have found several jobs that are interesting in my desired field of study. I have narrowed it down to four possible careers. The three career choices that I have chosen to discuss are: HR Director, HR Manager and Administrative Assistant. An HR Director guides and manages the overall provision of Human Resources services, policies, and programs for the entire company. An HR Manager guides and manages the overall...
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...LaToya Williams March 22, 2012 PADM 4226 R51S12C Mission Analysis Does Mission Matters? The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. According to http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/about/mission, HUD’s mission statement states that it is HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes: utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business. HUD’s responsibility was dealing with housing shortages and related public housing problems. They were to ensure a decent, safe, sanitary and suitable living environment for every American. “In an effort to meet this goal, the department, which has about 11,500 employees during 1999, administers several insurance, rent-subsidy, and grant programs. Some of the grant programs were designed to help state and local governments improve housing conditions in urban areas.” (Nenno, 5) A few examples are: rental assistance for low-income families and the rehabilitation of residential housing units. The department guarantees loans to home buyers made by private lenders and administers loan programs that help borrowers...
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...CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 2013 Budget Proposal October 29th, 2012 10/29/2012 Mayor’s Office of Communications 2013 Budget Presentation • Background • Performance Management/Review of Improvements • 2013 Budget Proposal 2 2013 Budget Proposal Funding Cuts at the State and Federal level are posing significant budgeting challenges for municipalities across the U.S. ● Nearly 48% of cities plan to reduce workforce this year ● Los Angeles predicts over 200 City jobs will be eliminated due to budgetary challenges ● San Bernardino closing all but one library and reducing 100 jobs including Police and Fire positions ● The State of Louisiana is not meeting its obligation to fund District Attorney, Indigent Defender, or mental health We must continue to take action to be smart about how we get smaller 3 2013 Budget Proposal The Landrieu Administration addressed an inherited $97M spending gap Budget Comparison $550M 2009 Expenditure $528M 500 110 450 $431M $97M Gap 400 418 431 Gap Recurring Revenue 2010 350 300 2009 Note: One-time revenue sources not included in chart 4 2013 Budget Proposal First step to eliminating gap was to reverse the spending trend Annual Expenses $550M $528.0M $496.0M 500 $483.0M $479.9M $477.8M* $50.2M Difference 450 400 350 *= Proposed $477.8M expenditure does not include $13.4M appropriation to fund balance. Including fund balance contribution, the City is proposing a budget...
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...for the Pledge of Allegiance. After the Pledge of Allegiance, members called the meeting to order and carried out roll call. They next approved and discussed the meeting minutes of the meeting dated on the agenda, which was September twenty-fifth which was a regular meeting. They then continued onto examining the abstract of audited vouchers where they went over vouchers and finances to ensure that all payments were correct. Listed correspondence followed the discussion of abstract of audited vouchers. The members read the listed correspondence to the people attending the town meeting and explained any correspondence that needed to be. At 7:15 PM the board stopped what they were currently discussing for the introduction and deliberation of CDBG Application and Potential Projects. At one point a member of the board talked to the audience, addressing most of the students to attended. She explained what they do at the board meetings and what kind of conflicts they have to find solutions for. They also discussed grants with the students and how the local government takes a very aggressive stance on grants. They explained that most grants had to be intended for more low income areas and that most are granted for an increase in safety in a specific area. For example, they can be used for new street lights, construction, etc. The members next went over resolutions and audience participation. The members stated that any person who wanted to stand in front of the board and address any...
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...Exam 3 1. According to Carl Stenberg, what are the major types of federal grants and what are the distinctions between them? How have block grants in particular evolved over time? What are the major concerns that state, local, and federal officials have regarding block grants? According to Carl Stenberg, there are two types of federal grants: categorical aid, which is specified for a specific use or program; and block grants, which are less specific and are designed to reduce the federal burden or responsibilities on certain programs. Block grants are used as a tool for redistributing power and accountably by using devolution and decentralization of authority (Conlan and Posner, 2008, 264). Sternberg has divided block grants into three distinct approaches: full devolution, partial devolution, and intergovernmental decentralization. Full devolution is the total removal and redistribution of federal policy, funding, regulatory, and administrative responsibilities (Conlan and Posner, 2008, 264). In the 1990s, this was referred to as “devolution revolution” and consisted of rhetoric proposing to push more power away from the federal government and down to the state and local levels. Full devolution was not popular and was only successful a few times, using legislative, executive, and administrative devolution to shift functional responsibilities from the federal level to state governments, for example, the regulation of marine port pilots, insurance, interstate horse racing, shipping...
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...all funds proposals, requests cannot be accepted for capital expenditures, tuition, scholarships, fundraising drives, emergency relief, or endowments. In the budget breakdown section of the proposal, we request a more detailed breakdown in the areas of non-personal and educational equipment. As noted on our request guideline we do not fund any capital expenditures and, we need more clarification on these costs before we can accept the proposal. Credibility The credibility of CECC is also a question that needs to be answered with more clarification. CECC has been around for six years and that is quite an accomplishment. However, are there any other awards or recognitions that CECC may have received after the award from CDBG in 1994? The type of service provided by CECC correlates into the We Care Foundations guidelines. We Care is a foundation that supports needy people throughout the world and works to empower people and maintain a quality of life that creates positive changes in the lives of those in our program and promote change to inhumane and unjust conditions. CECC seems to be along our same guidelines when it comes to assisting those in need and has been...
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...have created a mess on the island. Tourism and exports are down. Our first recommendation is to work with the government of Kava to apply for a HUD section 108 loan. The proceeds of this loan, at greatly reduced interest rates, will accomplish improving the transportation infrastructure and give the residents pride in their community. Tourism will increase with a clean and safe destination. Without adequate infrastructure the suppliers will have a hard time reaching our processing facility. It is recommended that KMAAD apply to the Kava government for fifty percent property tax abatement on the increase on facility improvements. These funds can be used as security to help pay the 108 loan. Also future Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds received can be used as a guarantee for loan payments. Kava will benefit by having updated...
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...Anthony Morris SOCW3103/Aging Instructor: Adelle Sanders, DPA, MSW Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain the transportation needs of, and for the elderly as a social problem. I will attempt with the help of research to show how badly the elderly need help, I will research the transportation availability. for the elderly publicly and privately in my community. Looking at the demographics in the Fuller Park community, to show ridership, location of bus stop, show the accessibility for wheelchairs. To research my neighborhood, for shopping centers, Doctors offices, food pantry’s, grocery stores. Transportation is a major problem for the elderly, and the department’s senior services area Agency on Aging administrates a variety of programs designed to address the diverse needs and interests of the elderly. For those who are healthy and active, to those who are frail and homebound. Transportation Paper Addressing the needs of the elderly is becoming a Hugh social problem. Planning Transportation to Meet the Needs of an Aging Illinois: Chicago (February, 2015) communities throughout Illinois will need to make significant revisions to current transportation options, explore more varied housing greatly augment health and human services alternatives to meet the day-to-day needs of the increasing...
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...Values and Beliefs Predominately white, non-Hispanic population 2 main religions: Roman catholic – approx. 22% Protestant – 12% There are 351 religious organizations in Dane County, Wisconsin (ARDA, 2010) Approach towards health = use medical professionals, practice western medicine Promotes health: gyms, doctors, clinics, dentists, community organizations The Association of Religion Data Archives. (2010). County membership report. Dane County, Wisconsin. Retrieved from: http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/55/rcms2010_55025_county_name_2010.asp Notes: There is an ample number of religious institutions available. 351 organizations include Evangelical Protestant, Black Protestant, Mainland Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, and other. (ARDA, 2010). These religions practice western medicine. They believe physicians should be consulted for health and illness. Promotes health: Clinics, doctors, hospitals, dental care, mental health care, counseling services/centers, hospitals, school education, programs for elderly, community involvement The Association of Religion Data Archives. (2010). County membership report. Dane County, Wisconsin. Retrieved from: http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/55/rcms2010_55025_county_name_2010.asp Sperling’s Best Places. (2016). Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved from http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/wisconsin/madison Health Perception / Management Predominant health problems of Dane County, WI = Obesity,...
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...What is a federal form of government? What image do you have of when you think of federalism? \Do you think of the federal level of government? State government? Local governments? All three? Layer Cake, Marble Cake....21st Century View: Intergovernmental Relations Do democratic governments need to be organized as federal systems? Great Britain has a Unitary form of government How does this differ from the U.S.? Powerful central government with federal or central government mandates (laws) that are implemented (put into place) throughout the whole country= Unitary govt. Examples: National Health Policy throughout the whole country so that you can go from city to city in Great Britain and use your health card at any hospital. (Portability of health insurance in U.S.: can get care anywhere in our country) Current American example of an issue that is being discussed as a national issue: elections Should we have Congress pass federal rules for identification, times polls are open, voting ahead of time, etc.? Do you personally tend to look to the federal government to solve problems in the U.S. ? (synonyms for federal govt.: national govt. and central govt) OR Do you tend to focus on your state government or on your city or county (local) government? We do not have good political theories of when federal minimum national standards are appropriate...
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...Planning for Family-Friendly Communities Briefing Paper April 2010 Child care and community development by Kristen Anderson & Ellen Dektar, Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC) The American Planning Association (APA) has long recognized in its Policy Guide on the Provision of Child Care (1997) that child care is a critical component of livable communities for many families in urban, suburban and rural areas, and that local planning policies can play an important role in ensuring adequate child care. Whether by necessity or choice, the majority of parents work and many depend upon formal, organized out‐of‐home care. Since there is no federal or state universal child care system or guidelines for child care planning, most communities have supply gaps that are especially pronounced for infant/toddler age groups and lower income families. Preschool‐age programs (mostly part‐day) are proliferating nationally due to public awareness of the value of early learning. State spending on preschool increased from $2.4 billion to $4.2 billion nationwide between 2005 and 2007 (Wat, 2007). Similarly, federal and state spending on child care subsidies has more than tripled in the last decade, but most communities still face problems with inadequate supply of quality, affordable child care (Warner 2007). The majority of child care and part‐day preschool centers are run by private or nonprofit entities (rather than school districts or cities) and supported largely by parent fees ...
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...The Case For, or Against, New Orleans Cost-Benefit Assessment Too asses and give recommendation on whether or not to rebuild the city of new Orleans I will be examining the cost to benefits of such a rebuild and the impact and benefits it will have towards the city. In the CBA, I will be examining the cost of rebuilding New Orleans to pre Katrina conditions without making any additional upgrades to the levees and infrastructure. This will give me a more accurate cost model to base my recommendation on. As for the benefits I will examine the benefits of recovered losses when comparing pre Katrina data to post Katrina dat. The areas where I will be examining are tourism recovered, port operations recovered, wages recovered, spending recovered, and taxes recovered. The future value (FV) of these benefits will then be discounted to present value (PV) and compared to the cost of rebuilding to represent the net present value (NPV) of the expected amount to be gained or lost by carrying out the recovery. If the NPV is less than the cost, then rebuilding New Orleans will yield a loss and my recommendation will not favor a recovery. If the inverse is true, and the proposal will be in favor of the recovery. All calculations will based on post Katrina 2006 reports and data to give a more realistic prediction of the decision that could have been concluded given data directly after the catastrophe. Costs of Rebuilding These cost are compiled from the Department of...
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