PubWorks Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

When working with Public Works departments around the country, we often hear the struggles that organizations face daily. The biggest thing we hear from public works departments is that they are still relying on homemade databases, paper files or memory to keep track of assets, work activities and job costs.

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Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

Working capital management is a managerial strategy that monitors and uses current assets (e.g., This integral part of sound financial management uses a variety of strategic tools to manage cash flows. In our research study, we evaluate one working capital management strategic tool: interfund transfers.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The process illuminated gaps in services and areas where resources were stretched thin, which led to decision packages (budget requests) that were submitted – and some approved – through the FY2025 budget process.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The process illuminated gaps in services and areas where resources were stretched thin, which led to decision packages (budget requests) that were submitted – and some approved – through the FY2025 budget process.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Is public. It made it very easy to come up with the budget.) Citizen-initiated projects are managed and constructed by one of the four city divisions deemed the subject area for the project (Parks and Public Lands, Public Works and Transportation, Economic Development & Neighborhoods, etc.).

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PubWorks Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

What’s the right mix for Public Works? Public Works departments will always have demand maintenance issues to contend with and while most recognize the benefits of adopting a planned maintenance approach, it can be hard to implement. Reduce overtime costs by working on a scheduled basis versus a reactive basis.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The city of Grand Island , Nebraska needed a cloud-based solution that it could use to build its budget more efficiently. Working with AWS Partner OpenGov on a new solution, Grand Island’s finance department saved 1,000 hours of manual labor—equating to half the time of a full-time staffer.

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