GCN

JANUARY 29, 2024

COMMENTARY | As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.

Elected Officials 78

Elected Officials Local Government Government Constituents 78

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

According to multiple state and local government surveys conducted by the Center for Digital Government (CDG), only a small minority of US states, counties, and cities have migrated more than 50 percent of their systems/applications to the cloud. Interested in attending an upcoming AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days?

Education 189

Education Public Sector Local Government Elected Officials 189

GCN

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Local government IT executives are reluctant to even ask elected officials for more, according to the group behind the survey, knowing requests will likely be rejected.

Elected Officials 91

Elected Officials Local Government Government 91

NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 17, 2024

Local elected officials play a crucial role in ensuring public safety and regulatory compliance within their communities.

Regulations 52

Regulations Elected Officials Public Safety Local Government 52

Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the end of November, a survey was released that investigated how local government finance leaders feel about their current budgeting practices and their readiness to embrace modernized approaches. These results come from higher performing organizations based on surveying GFOA’s distinguished budget award winners.

Budgeting 64

Budgeting Elected Officials Strategic Planning Local Government 64

Barrett & Greene

MAY 20, 2024

Not to be overly blunt, but we’ve grown sick and tired of hearing people complaining about how long it takes state and local governments to make dramatic improvements in the lives of their residents. without the time for adequate preparation, may be great for elected officials anxious to make quick headlines.

Government 75

Government Elected Officials Political Process Legislation 75

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? One thing is certain: government alone does not have the resources to construct and operate the needed housing units. Elected officials and attorneys, who took oaths to uphold the state constitution, understandably wish to tread carefully.

Local Government 40

Local Government Housing Government Laws 40

Barrett & Greene

MARCH 14, 2023

by Hala Altamimi Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Kansas In the public administration literature, it is generally expected that city managers are likely to support practices that improve government performance. There’s little question that’s true for a variety of reasons.

City Manager 52

City Manager Management Elected Officials Public Administration 52

Barrett & Greene

JUNE 10, 2024

” in which we made the case that the pressure for states and localities to solve problems overnight can often lead to failed efforts. Delay in gathering, analyzing and disseminating data can also lead people to believe that state or local governments aren’t making things better for them. Jumping into new initiatives.

Elected Officials 64

Elected Officials Political Process Public Administration Implementation 64

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 21, 2016

Scott County was the first local government in the State to implement Priority Based Budgeting. Over 700 FTE were individually allocated to each program, along-side a practical non-personnel cost allocation (this Program Costing approach is documented here in GFOA's Government Finance Review ).

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Budgeting Implementation Local Government 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 28, 2016

We'll be featuring many of the most creative and innovative local government leaders from across the country! This year’s “unconference” featured innovators in local government who pioneer best practices in data-based initiatives. The 2016 CPBB Unconference is going to be our biggest and most dynamic event to date!

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Leadership Local Government Elected Officials 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be. A complete revolution in how local governments utilize their limited resources to the benefit of the communities they serve.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Local Government Elected Officials Stewardship 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 22, 2025

At the same time planners (and elected officials) are supposed to be helping the citizens. I think it is the job of an office of planning to name-identify these kinds of issues, for citizens and elected officials, and to help us work through them and come to as much of a consensus understanding as is possible.

Urban Planning 52

Urban Planning Elected Officials Housing Development 52

Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

To prevent a “climate catastrophe,” the focus of local, regional, national, and international government leaders has been to keep temperature rise in check – no more than 2.0°C C increase above pre-industrial levels. The contents of this guest column reflect those of the authors, and not necessarily those of Barrett and Greene, Inc.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Elected Officials Local Government Sustainability 52

Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

But doing something about vacant properties is so hard because of the complicated web of local, state, and federal laws that govern who owns a property and what a local government can do when that owner neglects two basic responsibilities: taking care of their property and paying property taxes.

Housing 52

Housing Local Government Elected Officials Laws 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And for local governments engaged in business location incentive negotiations with private employers, the prospect of remote or hybrid workers must now be explicitly addressed. Local government elected officials and all attorneys have sworn an oath to uphold the state constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.

Economic Development 54

Economic Development Development Local Government Laws 54

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: Metro’s prospects for replacing hundreds of millions of dollars in fare revenue that vanished during the pandemic appeared to be waning as stimulus money runs dry, particularly as weary elected officials watch the agency struggle during a year-long train shortage. They all have to agree on major decisions.

Management 52

Management Elected Officials Transportation Budgeting 52

Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 4, 2022

I don’t believe there are schemes just designed for state and local governments. I think the schemes are the same, but in government you have people who are in positions much longer than in the corporate sector. And yes, there was some failure on the side of the bank and there was failure on the side of the (elected officials).

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Accountability City Manager Nonprofit 52

AccessE11

JUNE 10, 2022

In terms of job function, we received feedback from users involved in customer service, operations, finance, administration, and IT, as well as from elected officials. Many were also using it for citizen engagement, elected official offices, and even internally for staff IT ticket handling.

Elected Officials 40

Elected Officials Local Government Engagement Management 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program. commitment and time.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Implementation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Having lived through that period of disorder, I am always amazed that elected officials in cities like SF, Seattle, Portland, and DC are happy with encouraging it. I first moved to DC in grim times, the late 1980s and 1990s, when crime burgeoned. I don't think that's what they intended.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Elected Officials Development Implementation 52

Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

The plan focused on action steps and funding approaches that could be taken by local government entities and partners. The city and county both saw such a fund as beyond their own administrative capacity, and stakeholders said that it would probably need to be operated by a local community development financial institution.

Implementation 52

Implementation Development Community Development Elected Officials 52

Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

State and local governments, as well as finance and insurance, are also potential employers. City managers are public administrators who try to make city governments operate with the efficiency of successful businesses. They are chosen by elected officials and can work for small towns on a part time basis or for large cities.

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Education Leadership Elected Officials 40

Death and Taxes

MARCH 25, 2025

For 94 years, the UNC School of Government has been the backbone of support for North Carolinas public officials, from clerks and judges to budget analysts, municipal and county managers, newly elected officials, public defenders, and prosecutors.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Government Local Government Budgeting 52

Public Works Group Blog

MAY 7, 2022

There are four primary reasons: To minimize accidents and damages and related insurance claims To eliminate squalor and impacts to health To support local government in ensuring health and safety to taxpayers To reduce damages and loss of life in the event of a disaster. Why do we have modern building codes?

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Local Government Public Works Development 52

Public Works Group Blog

MAY 7, 2022

There are four primary reasons: To minimize accidents and damages and related insurance claims To eliminate squalor and impacts to health To support local government in ensuring health and safety to taxpayers To reduce damages and loss of life in the event of a disaster. Why do we have modern building codes?

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Local Government Development Government 52

Death and Taxes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I will also be presenting on this material at the 2021 North Carolina Local Government Budget Association’s Winter Conference and that presentation will be followed be a roundtable discussion of some folks around the state sharing their experience with creating and maintaining revenue manuals. Quite a bit. References: Morgan, D.,

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Elected Officials Laws Local Government 52

Barrett & Greene

JULY 25, 2023

The 11 billion in the title referred to the total dollars spent on economic development in New York’s state and local governments – a number that the report indicates “likely will increase more in the coming years, potentially exceeding $13 billion in 2025.”

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Elected Officials Legislation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 16, 2025

reminds me of an idea I've had for 17 or so years, making the federal Attorney General an executive office elected official with the agency and its reporting agencies like the FBI, independent of the President. What will be the policy for recusal for her and for other attorneys? From the NYT : As attorney general, Ms.

Laws 52

Laws Voting Elected Officials Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Interestingly, the local high school newspaper gets it even if elected officials and automobile dependent folks do not, " MOVE Culver City: Rethinking Urban Mobility in the Heart of Screenland ," Culver City High Centaurian. So some drivers can get to their destination two minutes faster. transit ," LAT.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Elected Officials Implementation 52