zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

It’s a new year, which means our team is here to share the local government conferences we’re most excited for in 2022. But by mid-year, as things began opening up, we were back in action in person, happy to see so many of our local government friends and colleagues! 10 Best Local Government Conferences 2022.

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Local Government Government City Manager Engagement 52

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JANUARY 18, 2022

From my perspective, the past few years have given rise to a perfect storm – where COVID-19 is one of the biggest contributing stressors – and a storm that is unavoidable for our residents, our employees, and ourselves as city managers. In a perfect storm, a series of stressors come together to create an all-powerful force.

City Manager 52

City Manager Management Communications Social Media 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The role of government, even in a high-priority program, is not always to be the direct service provider; it can be a key partner! What services might the local government consider "getting out of the business" of providing? There are 87,453 units of local government as recognized by the US Census.

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Local Government Budgeting Social Media Government 52

zencity

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

5 types of city and county budgets and how to add community feedback to each. The most traditional form of budgeting for local governments is line-item budgeting. Zero-based budgets are the polar opposite of line-item budgets, providing local government leaders with a blank slate each budget cycle.

Community Engagement 52

Community Engagement Budgeting Engagement Local Government 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 16, 2016

By 2009/2010, ICMA, GFOA, NLC and the Alliance for Innovation urged us to broaden our ability to serve many local governments surviving the Great Recession. The Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) was created “ to produce a replicable and scalable methodology and toolset for all local governments” to use.

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