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3-b) What kinds of horizontal-interlocal collaborative activities
does your local government have?
3-c) What local agencies do you consider as primary
collaborative partners, and why?
3-d) What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of
horizontal-interlocal collaboration?
Next, I want to discuss about horizontal-intersectoral
collaboration. This means working with either the private or the
nonprofit sector agencies.
4-a) Does your local government conduct horizontal-
intersectoral collaboration? Why?
4-b) What kinds of horizontal-intersectoral collaborative
activities does your local government have?
4-c) What non-governmental organizations do you consider as
primary collaborative partners, and why?
4-d) What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of
horizontal-intersectoral collaboration?
If no,
5.
Why doesn’t your local government collaborate in EM and
HS?
II. From local emergency management/homeland security
manager perspective:
6.
Does your agency or unit cover both emergency management
and homeland security issues?
7.
How long have you been working in this position?
8.
What is your professional background as a local emergency
management/homeland security manager? (i.e. What have
your last several jobs been?)