American City & Country

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Numerous local governments have taken huge strides in just the past year to embrace emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology, whether applying it to streamline government tasks or simply establishing guidelines for its usage. Securing government backstops for high-value AI public works.

Development 74

Development Local Government Government Agency Public Works 74

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 4, 2025

Planning and Technical Assistance supports the short-term planning and longer-term strategy formation efforts of organizations within designated Economic Development Districts (EDDs) , states, local governments, sub-state planning regions, institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal organizations, and other eligible entities.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Parks And Recreation Coordinator 52

Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

More than just eyesores, they threaten public health and safety, drain tax dollars, bring down property values, and make neighbors feel like nobody cares about the neighborhood. As a result of this long-term decline, local governments in places grappling with systemic vacancy don’t have resources proportional to the scale of the problem.

Housing 52

Housing Local Government Elected Officials Laws 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

‘The ability to use an established agreement with a purchasing cooperative makes it easier to apply sustainability standards for equipment and services purchases, even if government IT is decentralized,’ says Sean McSpaden, CDG senior fellow and former deputy state CIO in Oregon.

Sustainability 97

Sustainability Government Operations Strategic Planning 97

zencity

JANUARY 18, 2022

Nonetheless, I believe that although we could not necessarily constrain these stressors or their impact (to say the least), we as local government managers are in a unique position to help our residents manage the mental health challenges that so many are facing, and not just in terms of services.

City Manager 52

City Manager Management Communications Social Media 52

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. In fact over the past 12 months, fully 72% of all service requests received have come through the online channel.

Elected Officials 40

Elected Officials Local Government Engagement Management 40

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Sarah Olson, CPRP, Public Works Deputy Director of Engineering, Planning, and Development Servies, City of Kirkland, Washington “Go to a pre-conference event. Join thousands of other local governments as you empower your staff and enable residents to self-service their needs through your department with our industry-leading software.

Parks And Recreation 40

Parks And Recreation Operations Leadership Local Government 40

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

Nicknamed Justice40, this initiative challenges local governments and nonprofit agencies to actively engage people living in disadvantaged communities in participating in the planning of major infrastructure improvements such as bridges, public transportation, clean air and water initiatives, and more.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Grant Writer Laws Public Transportation 98

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

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A local government might clean up a dumping site only to get a call a few weeks later about more trash and debris in the same place. Once, on a public street, someone dumped a 55-gallon drum of an extremely hazardous chemical right at the curb near a park within the city,” said Keith L.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Public Health Local Government Accountability 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

MAY 26, 2022

Governments with full-time chief financial officers are more likely to access this strategy, but it can be beneficial for different sized local governments, regardless of managerial capacity. Her research investigates public finance, public budgeting implementation, public working capital management, and fiscal institutions.

Management 40

Management Financial Management Budgeting Public Administration 40

State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2025

I have more than 40 departments that are doing more than 40 different things, from policing and fire to homelessness solutions and water, transportation, public works. It can be a challenge. They all do not move in unison, he says. Across those various departments, there are licenses for Microsoft, Adobe, Flexera and various others.

Local Government 167

Local Government Management Transportation Government 167