MISSION & GOALS

The PAR Public Service Foundation has been organized to honor the memory of and carry on the commitment to public service of Paul A. Reaume, a "Champion of Local Government."

Goals

• Create a positive understanding of public service as noble work and a laudable career choice.
• Promote open, civil, and respectful participation in local governance.
• Educate citizens regarding the importance and effectiveness of local government services.

Objective

• Provide an opportunity for family and friends of public servants to remember and memorialize those who have contributed to the common good.
• Develop an internet based "Local Government Honor Roll" with on-line databases that contain:(A) Information on individuals who have served in local government as appointed or elected officials and who have made a positive contribution to their communities; and, (B) a multimedia library of stories that recognize positive local government projects and accomplishments and which would be available to schools, community groups, and the media.
• Create a "Careers in Local Government" website with links to all of the national associations of local government organizations (e.g., International City & County Management Association (ICMA), National League of Cities (NLC), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), etc.).
• Serve as a speakers' bureau and event organizer to promote public service as a career or as a volunteer activity, and to recognize/publicize positive accomplishments in local government.