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How city managers can support the mental health of residents & employees

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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.

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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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PBB Provides Branson, MO "A More Fiscally Sustainable Future for the City."

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." - 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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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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City of Humboldt Open House Brings Priority Based Budget to Public

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

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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ACTION, DATA, EVOLVE! 3 Ground Breaking Moments from the CPBB (Un)Conference

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During the Conference, Eric Keck, City of Englewood’s City Manager (and the first city manager to implement PBB in two different cities) gave a riveting presentation on the merger of his Fire Department with the City of Denver’s. Sign-up for our social media pages so you stay connected with TEAM CPBB!

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Community Engagement for City Budgeting

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They also give city managers more flexibility to allocate resources as they see fit. At the same time, Zencity’s cutting edge AI and expert analysis aggregates organic online discourse on social media and neighborhood forums to identify what people beyond the 25% of residents who attend community meetings are talking about.