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City of Humboldt Open House Brings Priority Based Budget to Public

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

"Priority based budgeting will better allow the city to support its long-term strategic goals based on community values." The public had their chance to ask questions on April 5th at the public budget meeting at the Uniplex. Unlike the budget draft that had a $3.6 It needs to be put in council hands."

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC received a scathing report from HUD about the failures in managing the city's public housing stock of 8,000 units, 25%--2,000-are vacant because most are uninhabitable (" D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ," Washington Post ). Housing Authority better ," Post ).

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FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

Barrett & Greene

The day after the feature appeared, we got a note from a well-respected official in one of the nation’s largest counties who wrote to say that, while he was impressed at the city’s goals, he’d be surprised if it accomplished more than one or two of them.

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FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

Barrett & Greene

The day after the feature appeared, we got a note from a well-respected official in one of the nation’s largest counties who wrote to say that, while he was impressed at the city’s goals, he’d be surprised if it accomplished more than one or two of them.

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25 Exciting Career Paths in Public Administration

Masters in Public Administration

They make policy and procedural recommendations for meeting budgets, deadlines, etc. City Manager. City managers are public administrators who try to make city governments operate with the efficiency of successful businesses. Housing Specialist. Case Manager. Budget Analyst.

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Town-city management: We are all asset managers now " (2015) is a further extension of these ideas, in part around risk management (" Where is the risk management approach to police misconduct and regularized killings of citizens? And cities have limited budgets and many priorities.

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. His scholarship focuses on state and local public finance, budgeting and financial management.