00952pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001800040245012200058260000900180300001500189362000800204520055000212650002100762773003500783180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSiegel, David  aThe public service bargain in local government: A new way of looking at relations between municipal councils and CAOs  c2015  ap.406-425.  aSep  aThis article examines the link in local government between the mayor and councillors, on one hand, and the chief administrative officer (CAO), on the other hand. The CAO is an essential link in the accountability process that flows from the electorate through the municipal council to the public servants who work for the municipality. In practice, this delicate linkage has frequently been forged in an ad hoc manner by trial and error. This article proposes a framework for a more solid structure for this important relationship. - Reproduced.  aLocal government  aCanadian Public Administration