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A Policy Level Look at Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Sometimes the position of emergency manager reports to a senior appointed official like the public works director or the fire chief. Others report directly to an elected official, mayor, fire chief or county commissioners. I was fortunate to work for a senior appointed official—a Deputy County Executive.

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What Homeowners Need to Know about Building Codes

Public Works Group Blog

If the codes are the most recent version, you could send a simple email like this to your elected officials: I was on the No Code No Confidence website and noticed our community has adopted the most recent building codes. The post What Homeowners Need to Know about Building Codes first appeared on Public Works Group Blog.

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What Homeowners Need to Know about Building Codes

Public Works Group Blog

If the codes are the most recent version, you could send a simple email like this to your elected officials: “I was on the No Code No Confidence website and noticed our community has adopted the most recent building codes. First you can check the No Code No Confidence website.

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Does digitization make sense for small municipalities?

AccessE11

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.

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What can neighbors do about vacant buildings and lots?

Center for Community Progress

Organize vacant lot cleanup and maintenance : If there’s a specific lot that’s consistently overgrown and accumulating litter, reach out to your local elected official, neighborhood group, or department of public works to organize a cleanup or ongoing volunteer property maintenance.

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