Local Public Decision-making: Multiple Interactions And All-win Situation

A lot of studies have been made in recent years on our local government decision making by the academic, which is rare good news to the China's local governments at his transition period. The important feature of the local government decision-making is the comparative.The time of China's comparative study of local government decision-making is not short, but there are some unsatisfied elements, which reflected on light analysis heavy theoretical, not process heavy elements, especially for countries like the United States which process good reputation, the study remain in the theoretical description. For their case study of local government decision-making process is minimal. This paper uses this as a breakthrough, The United States, Illinois Naperville City in making "Central Park master plan " decision as the research object, introduced government decision-making support system, explore the specific decision-making process, summing up to the United States, local governments Naperville City characteristics in decision-making and experience of mining for Chinese local governments in decision-making revelation, hope for gain some reference points to our country's local governance and decision-making. This paper is divided into seven parts:The first Part-Introduction, the first topics of the Introduction presented title selections and the research meanings, in view of the domestic shortage of comparative study of local government decision-making, the paper take the United States Naperville City " Central Park Master plan " decision-making for example, analysis its development process step by step, from which sum up some beneficial experiences, but also reflect on its shortcomings with a view to making our country's local governments play a enlightenment role, and then hope that the article will stimulate more ideas in an academic sense.The second part-the advent of "Central Park master plan," decision-making. "Central Park master plan " decision is not the same as the our country dominated by local government in decision-making. In Naperville city, there are many kinds of interest groups, private organizations and associations; they tend to convey their voice to the Government through various channels. In addition, there is a characteristic Naperville city, that under the government departments set up the appropriate committee or council, in which there is a very important committees, namely the "Urban Advisory Committee", as a City Council advisory staff institutions, Can represent the majority of voters put forward various proposals to the City Council. City Council is usually careful to treat this proposal.The third part-the " Central Park master plan" decision-making's Discourse Representation。Vertically from the time, it Introduced the process that the public officials collected feedback from the public. First, public officials will communicate with the relevant interest groups and the stakeholders face to face, then a public officer will send a series of questionnaires to the public by the computer. Secondly, all citizens concerned on this matter can express a personal point of view through the online forum set by the government. Public officers in this process collect views from the citizen completely in accordance with established procedures, while citizens in this process, fully enjoyed the voice belongs to them. This process laid the foundation for the entire decision-making, because only on this basis, public officials can get to know what is the public's biggest concern on "Central Park master plan" decision-making, what objectives and plans should be eager to achieve The four Part-in the "Central Park in" interaction of citizens in decision-making. With early citizens the full exercise of the right words and investigation of the "Central Park master plan " decision-making into the second phase-civil interaction. In this process, by holding two public meetings to date to different points of view are presented and confrontation. In the first public day, the public representatives on issues of concern to their views and suggestions, and other representatives to support or oppose the views of the evaluation, and justification. The public in the next day on the second, Public officers and representatives of the design team De investigation based on preliminary results of public opinion in a public meeting of the delegates to reflect on the issues and express the aspirations of the different design of programs and sub-programs, and delegates at the meeting, the delegates After discussions and consultations, many of which programs are often able to make a final choice.The five Part-"Central Park Master Plan" to reach decisions. In the meeting on the second day reached the public programs or advice, and finally to the professional knowledge of the city to modify the Science Advisory Committee and approved, could open the program and those who are popularly elected by the Committee within the areas of discussion and finally make a choice, voters must support their decisions. The final decision is often done with the previous series of surveys on the public results, and can be said that the final decision is often welcomed by all.The six Part-Summary and Implications. Through the front of the " Central Park Master Plan" making the whole process of the description and analysis, extract Naperville City characteristics when making decisions, and specific analysis of the decisions ultimately achieve the much desired reasons. Naperville through the front of the city's "Central Park Master Plan" to reach decision-making characteristics and causes of, sum up some of them worthy of our local governments should learn when to make decisions in place.