The Wichita City Council and Sedgwick County Commission unveiled a plan Tuesday to merge their parks and cultural arts departments with an eye toward providing better services through public-private partnerships. The plan was presented to a joint session of the two groups by Misty Bruckner of Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center, who said it would maximize efficiency and reduce bureaucracy. “It creates opportunity for collaboration,” Bruckner said. “It puts people in the same room having discussions about the community, the residents and the visitors that they are trying to serve.”
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
