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Community Engagement for City Budgeting

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The advantage of them is that they require local government leaders to take a fresh look at community needs each year. They also give city managers more flexibility to allocate resources as they see fit. Yet they are also time consuming and require a deeper commitment to community engagement.

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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

But Earp, city manager for Hutto, Texas, and a recipient of this year’s American City & County Exemplary Public Service award , believes the winding road to his current role is evidence that he’s where he’s supposed to be. Earp attends a Block Party Bash in Hutto, where he’s served as city manager since 2022.

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The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

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California City Managers Conference. But more than that, this conference is a pivotal event that brings together city managers from across the State. This year’s focus is on the city manager experience, and the design of the event allows for a lot of networking and is perfect for the exchange of ideas.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the problems is that there has been bifurcated management of different elements of "Eastern Market." Regardless, the city management structure means that EM lacks the capacity and vision to do it and manage it. Do marketing -- harder as local media goes out of business, etc. Demonstration kitchens.