State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As deputy city manager and chief public safety officer in Maricopa, Ariz., While these powerful models help bring generative AI to life, they need to be handled with care to ensure privacy and security, among other considerations.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In January, a cyberattack against water utilities in small Texas towns caused water to overflow in the city of Hale Center. There were 37,000 attempts in four days to log in to our firewall,” Mike Cypert, city manager of Hale Center, told the Associated Press.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s a New School Year in America’s Cities: Back-to-school season is always an exciting time, including for city leaders and community members who are supporting all the learning, progress, and opportunities that students will experience in the new academic year.

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Disaster Zone blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

City manager asks for emergency declaration.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When the pandemic shut down many government offices in March 2020, residents could no longer physically interact with government employees in many cities, including Santa Monica, Calif. The Santa Monica city manager turned to the municipality’s CIO for a solution to boost citizen services online.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The weight of these difficult local government budget decisions does not have to fall on the council, city management and budget offices alone. What do you do when a tight budget forces projects and service cuts that many community members love?

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JULY 16, 2024

Cities in the network have committed to implementing new policies, programs and practices that increase economic opportunity for residents through small business ownership and entrepreneurship. In November 2023, City Manager Mike Miller of Muskogee, OK, committed to the implementation of an […] Source

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

MARCH 24, 2016

To learn more, we are joined by Betsy Fretwell ( @ BetsyFretwell ), the City Manager of Las Vegas. She has been in that role since 2009, overseeing a city workforce of nearly 3,000 and a budget of $1.2 The results have been dramatic. billion per year.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

During a panel on urban operations at Smart Cities Connect Fall 2022, Dan Hoffman, city manager for Winchester, Va., described his biggest smart city challenge in keeping citizens informed. “We

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GCN

AUGUST 18, 2022

Brandon Branham, assistant city manager and chief technology officer of Peachtree Corners, said 5G opens the door for low-latency use cases.

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AccessE11

JUNE 20, 2023

An Alternative for Small to Mid-Sized Municipalities One such alternative is citizen issue management software, which proves to be an effective option for municipalities to track, manage, and respond to citizen requests and concerns. The post Citizen Management Software: An Affordable 311 Alternative appeared first on AccessE11.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

City administrators play a significant role in strategizing and allocating budgets across local government departments.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

Yep, in the blink of an eye, my $80,000 award for the city’s police department to help reduce our growing number of DUI-related accidents and injuries dropped to $0. And I had to report that to the city manager and police chief. Thankfully, my city manager understood that no one is perfect, and mistakes happen.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By Shelley Dickstein, City Manager for Dayton, Ohio When city leaders learned Dayton would receive around $138 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, I was both thrilled and scared—thrilled that our community and city government would benefit from a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but scared that deadlines and competing priorities might (..)

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The Market Urbanism Report

JULY 10, 2022

DAOs that operate on smart contracts can make city management more transparent.

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The Market Urbanism Report

JULY 10, 2022

DAOs that operate on smart contracts can make city management more transparent.

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Localgov

JUNE 23, 2021

Local-government leaders, from city managers to clerks to finance directors, are interested in how to manage and monetize short-term rentals in their community. Take this quick quiz. Take this quick quiz about vacation rental platforms, tax compliance, and how it impacts communities.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 23, 2023

Wastewater monitoring can help cities manage wastewater effectively and also creates a safer, healthier, and more […] Source When we turn on the tap or flush the toilet, we often don’t think about where all that water goes.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

By automating the collection and processing of data, these innovative tools significantly reduce the likelihood of human error and the labor-intensive aspects of data management. The real-time nature of digital reporting means that city managers and officials have immediate access to up-to-date information.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

Some metropolitan cities have grant professionals embedded in multiple departments – police, fire, parks and recreation, and transportation. Sometimes we are found in administration or some other catchall department.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By Scott Timmer, City Manager, Fairfield, Ohio The City of Fairfield, OH, (pop.

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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. This will help better manage the broad number of services we provide, while recognizing our budget constraints.”

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Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

Top City Government Manager Blogs. City managers are often charged with the day to day tasks of running a city and can be read more about in the below blogs. Blog from the Office of the City Manager. This city manager serves the town of Lowell, Massachusetts. Ventura City Manager.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

By automating the collection and processing of data, these innovative tools significantly reduce the likelihood of human error and the labor-intensive aspects of data management. The real-time nature of digital reporting means that city managers and officials have immediate access to up-to-date information.

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Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited by the National Center for Public Performance to be the inaugural panelists in its series of webinars about performance management. But in the real world, that’s just not true, and the real goal of performance management is to gather information that will be helpful in making decisions.

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zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

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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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In addition to these recommendations, the auditor suggested updated training for staff and also developing a central 3-1-1 phone call-in system, a common communication device that San Diego does not have, in contrast to most large cities.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

Have the ability to herd cats – because that is precisely what managing a grant application process looks like. As a grant professional, you must manage a plethora of deadlines, personalities, statistics, data, and stories. JustGrants). Communicate with funders to keep them informed of your grant process.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 16, 2020

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 16, 2020

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 16, 2020

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

DC received a scathing report from HUD about the failures in managing the city's public housing stock of 8,000 units, 25%--2,000-are vacant because most are uninhabitable (" D.C. It attributed the issue to management failure and said the vacancies have accelerated the agency’s steadily deteriorating financial condition.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently, in an interview that appeared on Route Fifty’s October 11 “Follow the Money” broadcast, City Manager José Madrigal, talked about the effort to fight fraud in Durango, a city of 19,000 in a rural county in the southwest part of Colorado.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 5, 2017

." - Jamie Rouch, Branson Finance Director As Jamie Rouch from the City of Branson, Missouri put it, the evolution of the PBB Master Plan has necessarily shifted from helping communities “implement PBB, to using PBB data to make change! ” The City of Branson was the first city in Missouri to implement Priority Based Budgeting.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

AccessE11 is proud to be at the forefront of modernizing the municipal space, ensuring we keep a focused approach on improving the citizen engagement and issue management process. In recent years, AI’s role in cities has evolved from being a novel concept to a practical tool that addresses unique municipal challenges.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

APRIL 25, 2016

City Manager, Roy Hardy, made the presentation to a small crowd on what the 2016 budget is going to look like in terms of tax increases and social programs. When it comes to the amount of feedback the city has received from Humboldt residents, the waste management program has received the most feedback through social media.

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