David N Ammons

David N. Ammons is Albert Coates Professor of Public Administration and Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among his other books on local government management are Municipal Benchmarks: Assessing Loal Performance and Establishing Community Standards and Leading Performance Management in Local Government. Early in his career he served in various administrative capacities in four municipalities--Fort Worth, Texas; Hurst, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He consults with local governments on organizational and management concerns, including performance measurement and productivity improvement.