zencity

JULY 24, 2023

Additionally, recognizing that budget and management are on the mind of mayors is also telling. The availability of ARPA funding to stabilize local government budgets has now been offset by inflation and supply chain issues elevating the cost of government, especially in the area of wages and capital construction costs.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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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. With the help of AWS Partner Unleash live , the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works harnessed data to adapt and enforce COVID-19 social distancing regulations, enhancing public safety.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Yes, local governments are increasingly vulnerable to ransomware attacks, says Jay Kaine , director of Threat Intelligence at Motorola Solutions and director of the Public Safety Threat Alliance (PSTA). The PTSA is a cyber-threat information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO). Motorola Solutions established the group in 2022.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 2, 2016

"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. As part of this process, Joplin conducted a citizen survey to collect public input and validate community results.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

The Tracker provides ARP budgeted data through last December (2022) for all local governments except Tier 5 (the smallest cities and counties). The data reflect adopted budgets only, not proposals or expenses. Nationally, only about 11% of adopted budget ARP dollars have gone to infrastructure projects. Public Space 12.5

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From budget constraints, to crime and public safety , to environmental issues, local government officials deal with numerous problems on a daily basis. While tackling these problems, they must keep their constituents happy by being transparent and holding themselves to the highest standard of accountability.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

New York’s program is funded by $40 million previously budgeted for an ill-fated Wi-Fi network designed for NYC public safety agencies. Officials say that Big Apple Connect will be the largest broadband subsidy implemented by any U.S. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact.”

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 25, 2023

Every year, Congress is required to approve appropriations that fully fund the federal government’s budget. Since implementation of the Congressional Budget Act in 1977, this has happened 20 times. When Congress does not pass full-year funding by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct.1— In turn, the U.S.

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Barrett & Greene

MAY 8, 2023

One of the channels created to affect change was a public engagement effort to Reimagine Public Safety. Staff worked hard to make sure engagement with our residents about public safety was inclusive. Since it was probable there would be budget implications, we knew we couldn’t promise all ideas would be acted upon.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

APRIL 25, 2023

From 2014-2016, he was a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In that role, Adam helped provide strategic direction, policy advice, management oversight, and operational coordination for eleven agencies with an overall budget of more than $3.1B and 30,000 employees.

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Let's Talk Parks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Have you ever experienced: a limited budget? And when developing quality programs, I think you have to take into consideration one what the objectives are, but what’s your budget for it? So in Columbus, we had a zero marketing budget. We love our public safety Department. low participation?

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AccessE11

JANUARY 17, 2024

Smaller cities often operate with limited budgets and manpower, which can hinder the adoption of advanced data collection and analysis technologies. Challenges in Smaller Communities Implementing a data-centric culture in smaller municipalities does not come without it’s challenges. One of the primary obstacles is the scarcity of resources.

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iGrantWriters

JULY 7, 2021

Given the public service nature and importance of Indian Country jails, it is essential to recognize them as part of the community. As such, jails play an integral part in public safety, re-entry, reunification, and reducing recidivism. Jails are a complex ecosystem with a variety of challenges.

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GovLoop

MAY 10, 2024

Is separate from the budget process, as much as possible. Values transparency and is thoughtful/ strategic about public engagement. A well-designed performance measurement system, also called performance management: Draws a direct connection between collected data and the outcomes you want today. Focuses on outcomes, not outputs.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

Note that this was written before it was announced that the Washington Wizards and Capitals would be moving to Alexandria, Virginia.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 2, 2022

The city’s annual budget is $47 million, a fraction of the company’s annual revenue of more than $1 billion. And public safety. We can't forget the importance of the value of public safety, for business owners and residents. But not meeting Pella Corp.’s Pella Corp.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 26, 2023

And property taxes fund basic community services like schools, roads, parks, sidewalks, and public safety—the things that enable families to live and build wealth in vibrant, secure neighborhoods. That consequence exists for a reason. Property has intrinsic and monetary value.

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Government Technology Insider

JULY 9, 2024

Not to mention, limited public budgets often limit solution procurement and the hiring of top-tier talent, making it difficult for CIOs to deliver on constituent and staff expectations.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

For instance, municipalities are increasingly focusing on integrating these technologies into their infrastructure to improve everything from traffic management and waste disposal to energy usage and public safety. A key trend in 2023 has been the emphasis on modular and scalable smart city solutions.

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Government Technology Insider

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The challenge of balancing multiple roles, budget constraints, and outdated equipment makes the department lack efficiency. Detective Sergeant (DS) Christopher Collins is the only digital examiner in his department and must manage multiple roles, from major crimes and felonies to digital forensics.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This is common for many cities--no public restrooms. Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not. As bathrooms became more prevalent in housing and as local government budgets declined and demands increased, provision of public restrooms was one of the first services to be eliminated.

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Social Pinpoint

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The overall objectives included: Understand the needs of Apple Street stakeholders Improved public safety and amenity of the Apple Street precinct for residents and businesses Enhanced visitor experience of the precinct 2. Funding is being sought through grant streams and the Council budget for construction.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 3, 2022

They are crimes and they have tremendous negative effective on quality of life and public safety. This "Small Business Public Safety Resources" guide was produced by two New York City Councilmembers with the aim of getting businesses to call for responses other than police.

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Masters in Public Administration

JUNE 13, 2011

Here’s a look at 10 interesting facts about the history of public administration. It’s interesting to see how far we’ve come and how public administration continues to develop as we deal with new challenges like the Internet and public safety. Taylor is dubbed the “father of scientific management.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety.

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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.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2024

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, " Mayor Parker’s budget slashes funding for Vision Zero, a program designed to end traffic deaths ," that the mayor has cut funding for Vision Zero programs, which are designed to reduce traffic fatalities. Other cities have had mixed to negative results from similar initiatives.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 10, 2025

This approach will focus on funding small AI experiments and the replacement of outdated technologies, with an emphasis on testing prototypes on smaller budgets before scaling them up. A new digital system will also support the police in tackling crime and improving public safety.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

I don't understand when elected officials don't appreciate how important getting public safety under control was to inward investment and population growth in the 2000s. And cities have limited budgets and many priorities. My lesson from the bad times is that it's very easy for disorder to get out of control.

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Partnership for Public Service

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This restriction has some exceptions and does not apply to military personnel or positions related to immigration enforcement, national security or public safety. The Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management have issued guidance regarding the hiring freeze.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

Gender budgeting. In 2017, the Economist ran a provocative editorial, " Why governments should introduce gender budgeting ," building on an earlier article, " Why national budgets need to take gender into account." Governments routinely bat away sensible policies that lack a champion when the money is handed out.

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