Managing Local Government: Cases in Decision Making: Cedar Valley Slowdown describes the plight of the city administration in Cedar Valley as it attempts to respond to ill-timed wage demands, first from its police officers and then from its firefighters. The e-book has all the elements of a typical local government labor relations controversy: substantial employee demands, tight budgets and taxpayer resistance to tax hikes, lack of experience on both sides of the negotiations, and reluctance on the part of the city to negotiate with employee organizations.