next speaker is madison mayor paul soglin who was reelected to his office on april 5th, 2011, after a 14 year absence. he begins his third tenure as the city's chief executive. mayor paul soglin has worked diligently over his term as mayor to achieved considerable success in managing the city's resources, encouraging responsible growth, economic development and investing in neighborhoods. his successor as mayor is based on a combination of strong leadership and deep respect for his management team of employees. he told me a minute ago he believes in the tom sawyer school of management. make everybody else do the work and take the credit. which i think it's brilliant. an innovator in government management and administration he has lectured on his experience of total quality management. the city's strategic planning and management system and other city initiatives. we are delighted to have him join us today. mayor soglin, thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for sharing an interest in what is such an important topic for route this country. let me tell you wha

[applause] >> our next speaker is madison mayor paul soglin, he was reelected to his office on april 5, 2011, after a 14 year absence. he began his third tenure at the city's chief executive. mayor soglin has worked diligently over his term as mayor to achieve considerable success in managing the city's resources, encouraging responsible growth, economic development and investing in neighborhoods. his success as there is based on a combination of strong leadership and deep respect for his management team and public employees. he told me, and it ago he believes in the tom sawyer school of management, make everybody else do the work and take the credit. [laughter] so i think it's brilliant. and innovator in government management and administration. has lectured on his experiences and total quality management. the city strategic planning and management systems and other city initiatives. we are decide to have him join us today. mayor soglin, thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, and thank you all for sharing an interest in what is such an important topic throughout t