zencity

JULY 12, 2023

Here are four things every state and local government leader needs to know about Threads to be a successful early mover: Register your username(s) right away. What must you consider to comply with your state and local laws? agency officials, professionals, and elected.).

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 26, 2024

When a property owner dies without a will or estate plan, state laws governing inheritance determine how the property is divided among the remaining family members, or heirs. At the Center for Community Progress, we’ve engaged with heirs’ property issues for years. One of the most challenging vacant properties to resolve?

Local Government 52

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Social Pinpoint

JUNE 5, 2023

In today’s digital world, online platforms and digital engagement tools have played a significant role in connecting communities closer together with their local and federal governments. Why is data protection and privacy important in community engagement? Key principles of data protection.

Community Engagement 52

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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. Accordingly, a preliminary step for a local government is to conduct an assessment of the local housing need.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The growing popularity of electric bikes in cities nationwide is an exciting development in the use of transportation technology. While electric bikes are a new and convenient addition to many cities, it is important that public officials understand both the pros and cons of integrating these fast electric bikes into their community.

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zencity

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We are incredibly excited by what Tim, Andrew, Shasa and the Civil Space team have created, and thrilled to be adding the ability for cutting-edge, two-way, open engagement between governments and their residents to our leading suite of community engagement capabilities. The Importance of Community Engagement.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Most of us are aware of the horrible health and developmental repercussions that come with lead paint, and hopefully had it removed from our residences and commercial properties decades ago. Yet, the unfortunate truth is that many citizens are still breathing in toxic fumes as a result of lead paint.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of GovTech technology, the startups aim to address justice and public safety challenges, such as increasing community engagement, deterring crime, and reducing recidivism. 911 call centers are facing unprecedented challenges, with high call volumes, legacy technology, and short staffing.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

As we begin our new year, we can reflect on the important moments in the municipal government space with our municipal year in review. The world of local government is constantly changing. Laws, technology, and citizen demands ensure that their municipalities continue to keep their finger on the pulse of progress.

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zencity

MAY 3, 2023

We’ve welcomed numerous new partner communities across the world, rolled out cutting-edge new features, including the first-ever use case of ChatGPT in local government , and re-launched as the best full-service community engagement platform available for government today. Welcome to the team, Maurice!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

What does this have to do with winning grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)? Quite a bit. In a significant change in federal grant-making opportunities and requirements, grant seekers for BIL funding must prove that at least 40% of their projects benefit underserved communities.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Land banks are public entities with the unique authority under state law to acquire, manage, and transform problem properties, prioritizing community goals over profit. The other part of successful land banking that addresses racial and economic inequity is community engagement.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In a May 2022 post , Tyler outlined many of the ways in which North Carolina’s local governments can aid the development of privately owned affordable housing. 2] In these cases, a local government is both an “issuer” (i.e., Therefore, a state or local governmental entity (e.g., 26 U.S.C. §

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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.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

While not all states have mandatory recycling laws, whether for disposables or organic waste, most cities and counties have some sort of voluntary or required household recycling program, separate from requirements for commercial recycling. Innovative local governments with next-level recycling & composting.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Decker, Andrew.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

US state and local government and education customers can get in-person no-cost training, hands-on help, and more at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) State and Local Learning Days. AWS will offer one-on-one support and more at two AWS State and Local Learning Days events. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector Team today.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 3, 2024

This initiative, led by our Director of Engagement Odetta Macleish-White, creates opportunities for marginalized local developers and promotes equitable development in underserved communities. One highlight has been the generous grant of over $1 million from JP Morgan Chase to support our Developers of Color initiative.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 15, 2023

State laws gives land banks their unique powers. Community priorities and state laws determine what land banks can do with properties. A land bank’s primary purpose is to acquire properties that some call “ blighted ” and temporarily hold and take care of them until they can be transferred to new, responsible owners.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Organizations use data sharing to improve citizen engagement and overall government efficiency through more streamlined services and research, which translates to better informed decision-making. “At In Virginia, data integration helped battle opioid addiction.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

AWS wants to help startups develop solutions that address the needs of government agencies, with the first cohort focused on justice and public safety organizations including courts, corrections, emergency services, and law enforcement.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Rivero, now an executive government advisor at AWS, has experience making data work for government. “The The data governance framework needs to be built on the principle of sharing data, not restricting it,” according to Rivero. “To In Virginia, this data sharing was instituted by Carlos Rivero.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Law enforcement knew the name of the suspect and this individual matched a description but did not have any identification. As one client discovered, you never know when a key document is needed at a critical moment. This past August, police detained a resident of a HOPICS residential shelter as a suspect in a crime.

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Challenges with delinquent property tax enforcement in New Mexico Many communities across the country use the power granted to them in state law to foreclose on unpaid property tax and/or municipal lien debt on properties like 123 Raton Street. However, there is no such local process for municipal lien enforcement in place.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Omnichannel communications empower tax agencies to respond to taxpayer demand for digital engagement and offer more effective customer service on a 24/7 basis. The next steps will require an investment of time to teach the computer the language of tax, including tax laws and IRS requirements.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 10, 2024

North Carolina property tax law, nicknamed the Machinery Act, contains many dozens of full or partial exemptions for property as diverse as free drug samples, uranium 233, and Loyal Order of the Moose clubhouses. Government property ( G.S. See this post for more on our state constitution’s uniformity clause. See this post for more.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 25, 2021

In contrast, research supports that marginalized communities who may not be familiar with their rights, are unsure of how to file a complaint, or are wary of law enforcement/government intervention are less likely to file complaints. Neighborhood Quality and Individual Tenant Protections.

Housing 52

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Center for Community Progress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Delegations representing five states attended our 2022 VPLI in Austin, Texas for three days of engaged learning, professional development, and cross-city workshops to share best practices. Louisville’s journey and the resources the local government used along the way can serve as a model for other communities.

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AccessE11

JUNE 10, 2022

Digital tools are not only for larger cities It’s true that a majority of municipal software solutions, including those for handling citizen service requests, are not designed for smaller local governments. Many were also using it for citizen engagement, elected official offices, and even internally for staff IT ticket handling.

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zencity

JANUARY 19, 2023

Local government officials have just encountered one of the biggest public health emergencies of their careers. Over the course of 2022, the Zencity team attended nearly 70 government conferences across 22 states. Here are our top picks for the best 2023 local government conferences to attend: 1. See you there!

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The President also noted that on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak of COVID-19 (the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) can be characterized as a pandemic and that the federal government, along with state and local governments, has taken preventive and proactive measures to slow the spread of the virus.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In January 2022, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy , and Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that includes a new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. A follow-up workshop at Bellevue City Hall built upon progress from the roundtable.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Every interaction a citizen has with government is an opportunity to enhance the customer experience with rich citizen engagement and direct lines of feedback. Recent federal priorities have been set to improve the citizen experience when interacting with government. Amazon Rekogniton Developer Guide.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

I am on the board of Sugar House Park, which is owned by both the city and county, so it has some interesting intergovernmental issues.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If you are affiliated with law enforcement and the criminal justice system, you will likely require CJIS adjudication from the FBI or from the US State you are in. Microsoft helped to develop the StateRAMP standard and continues to support its role in US state and local government cybersecurity. that require CJIS.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 30, 2024

We are in the enviable position of collaborating with hundreds of organizations worldwide and innovating together to drive community and stakeholder engagement forward. Our clients range from local and state governments to industry and nonprofits that use and rely on engagement in their decision-making processes.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As bathrooms became more prevalent in housing and as local government budgets declined and demands increased, provision of public restrooms was one of the first services to be eliminated. This is common for many cities--no public restrooms. Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not.

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