Government Services

SC Appalachian Council of Governments

	Serving 6 Counties and 42 Municipalities since 1965 • Anderson • Cherokee • Greenville • Oconee • Pickens • Spartanburg •		Directions
			Staff Directory
			(864) 242-9733

Government Services Staff

Doug Burns, Deputy Executive Director/Governmental Services Director - Email Doug Burns

Donna Kazia, Training Coordinator - Email Donna Kazia

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About Government Services

The Government Services Department provides a wide variety of technical support and services to city and county governments in the Upstate of South Carolina. The Department’s staff provides hands-on expertise, cost-effective consulting services, and serves as a one-stop resource for questions and solutions. A few of the many resources provided by the Government Services Department include:

Seminars for elected officials
Council orientations, retreats and strategic planning sessions
Financial administration and budget preparation
Organizational plan
Training in customer service, public speaking, sexual harassment, ADA, FMLA and FLSA
ICMA Effective Supervisory Practices
ICMA Certificate in Management series
Preparation of policy and procedures manuals
Employee handbooks, evaluations and forms
Employee searches
Police/fire department analysis

For additional information on the many services provided by the Government Services Department please read more.

Our Services

The role of Government Services Division is to provide informative and practical services to local governments in the region. Given the current economic climate and general changes in the sercies that are provided by local governments our division can assist your organization is various different ways to allow you to deliver services to your citizens in a practical and pragmatic way. Some of the areas that we can assist your employees, elected officals and citizens are as follows:

General Government Services
    Council and Board Retreats, orientations, FOIA, A-Tax, H-Tax, LOST, TIF Development, Succession Planning

Management & Supervisory Training
    Customer Service, Time Management, Communication, Public Speaking, Sexual Harassment

Personnel Services
    Policy & Procedure Manuals, FMLA & FLSA updates, Employee handbooks

Specialized and Technical Services
    Special Purpose agreements, department analysis, employee searches

Organizational and Staffing Analysis

Please contact Doug Burns at dburns@scacog.org, 864-241-4642 or Donna Kazia at kazia@scacog.org, 864-241-4632.