Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

To see for yourself, check out the below top 50 city government blogs. Read them to learn how a city budget works, how townhall meetings are conducted, and even to see the inner workings of a police department. You can also get links to local government, such as the city office and several high schools. The Red Room Blog.

Government 40

Government City Manager Budgeting Local Government 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Some of those same local leaders are responding with a plan of their own: Convince the federal government, whose workforce is Metro’s largest customer base, to subsidize the system’s operational costs. But it is also a management failure of local government. Good luck with that.

Management 52

Management Elected Officials Transportation Budgeting 52

Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

A city manager is often charged with managing the city’s budget, various offices, and a ton of other responsibilities. City Budget Office : Because budgets are something a city manager comes into contact with a great deal, stop here. It is the site for the Budget Office of Seattle, Washington.

City Manager 40

City Manager Management Budgeting Supervision 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Basically our local government finance systems were set up when the country was growing. The economic circumstances they face are issues common to that of municipal finance for communities and metro areas across the country, which I wrote about in " The real lesson from Flint Michigan is about municipal finance " (2016).

Voting 52

Voting Local Government Public Service Development 52

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

His past work has included a range of both strategic and technical roles at Results for America and the Sunlight Foundation as part of the What Works Cities initiative, which helps local governments improve people’s lives by using data and evidence effectively to tackle pressing challenges.

Leadership 52

Leadership Communications Public Sector Outreach 52

Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Manoharan , executive director of the National Center for Public Performance at the Institute for Public Service (IPS), Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University; Robert Shea , chief executive officer of GovNavigators and former associate director of the U.S. And, if you have additional suggestions, please send them in!

Public Administration 52

Public Administration Public Affairs Budgeting Public Policy 52

Death and Taxes

APRIL 16, 2025

By Jackson Dille Questions for Practitioners How does the starting point of a budget simulation shape how participants engage with the budget making process? What role can simple design elementssuch as prompts, visual indicators, or default valuesplay in encouraging more realistic or legally compliant budget outcomes?

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Engagement Public Administration Education 52

Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

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. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

Local Government 40

Local Government Financial Management Budgeting Public Affairs 40

Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

Many governments, therefore, have interfund transfer policies established that regulate the process of using interfund transfers to prevent arbitrary manipulation and misuse of public resources. This is adapted in part from a Public Budgeting & Finance journal article by Michelle L.

Management 40

Management Financial Management Budgeting Public Administration 40

American City & Country

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The undeniable fiscal constraints associated with local governance has challenged contemporary public administrators to achieve more with less. Budgets are stretched thin, and local government managers face increasingly complex service delivery demands from an electorate that loathes the idea of paying higher taxes.

Public Safety 110

Public Safety Public Administration Political Consequences Leadership 110