NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By Shelley Dickstein, City Manager for Dayton, Ohio When city leaders learned Dayton would receive around $138 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, I was both thrilled and scared—thrilled that our community and city government would benefit from a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but scared that deadlines and competing priorities might (..)

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GCN

AUGUST 18, 2022

Brandon Branham, assistant city manager and chief technology officer of Peachtree Corners, said 5G opens the door for low-latency use cases.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When the pandemic shut down many government offices in March 2020, residents could no longer physically interact with government employees in many cities, including Santa Monica, Calif. The Santa Monica city manager turned to the municipality’s CIO for a solution to boost citizen services online.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

MARCH 24, 2016

To learn more, we are joined by Betsy Fretwell ( @ BetsyFretwell ), the City Manager of Las Vegas. She has been in that role since 2009, overseeing a city workforce of nearly 3,000 and a budget of $1.2 The results have been dramatic. billion per year.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

During a panel on urban operations at Smart Cities Connect Fall 2022, Dan Hoffman, city manager for Winchester, Va., described his biggest smart city challenge in keeping citizens informed. “We

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 23, 2023

Wastewater monitoring can help cities manage wastewater effectively and also creates a safer, healthier, and more […] Source When we turn on the tap or flush the toilet, we often don’t think about where all that water goes.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By Scott Timmer, City Manager, Fairfield, Ohio The City of Fairfield, OH, (pop.

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The Market Urbanism Report

JULY 10, 2022

DAOs that operate on smart contracts can make city management more transparent.

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The Market Urbanism Report

JULY 10, 2022

DAOs that operate on smart contracts can make city management more transparent.

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Localgov

JUNE 23, 2021

Local-government leaders, from city managers to clerks to finance directors, are interested in how to manage and monetize short-term rentals in their community. Take this quick quiz. Take this quick quiz about vacation rental platforms, tax compliance, and how it impacts communities.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

By automating the collection and processing of data, these innovative tools significantly reduce the likelihood of human error and the labor-intensive aspects of data management. The real-time nature of digital reporting means that city managers and officials have immediate access to up-to-date information.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

By automating the collection and processing of data, these innovative tools significantly reduce the likelihood of human error and the labor-intensive aspects of data management. The real-time nature of digital reporting means that city managers and officials have immediate access to up-to-date information.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

Yep, in the blink of an eye, my $80,000 award for the city’s police department to help reduce our growing number of DUI-related accidents and injuries dropped to $0. And I had to report that to the city manager and police chief. Thankfully, my city manager understood that no one is perfect, and mistakes happen.

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zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

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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zencity

JANUARY 18, 2022

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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

Some metropolitan cities have grant professionals embedded in multiple departments – police, fire, parks and recreation, and transportation. Sometimes we are found in administration or some other catchall department.

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AccessE11

JUNE 20, 2023

According to an article from Govtech website , the city of Evanston, Illinois has significantly improved it’s success rate since adopting citizen management software. For example, their recycling “miss rate” has dropped to 0.0001%, according to Erika Storlie, deputy city manager for Evanston.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently, in an interview that appeared on Route Fifty’s October 11 “Follow the Money” broadcast, City Manager José Madrigal, talked about the effort to fight fraud in Durango, a city of 19,000 in a rural county in the southwest part of Colorado.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In addition to these recommendations, the auditor suggested updated training for staff and also developing a central 3-1-1 phone call-in system, a common communication device that San Diego does not have, in contrast to most large cities.

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Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited by the National Center for Public Performance to be the inaugural panelists in its series of webinars about performance management.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 16, 2020

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 16, 2020

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 2, 2016

"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. Congratulations to the City of Joplin for their leadership in civic engagement through priority based budgeting.

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Barrett & Greene

MAY 8, 2023

Historically that has been the case in Asheville, and so when a former City Manager said to me “we’ve got to do something to improve community trust,” about eight years ago, I responded with a resounding “yes.” But then came the critical question: How?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

I have seen grant professionals parlay their skills into the work of project managers, executive directors, city managers, trainers, speakers, software creators, authors, and so much more. Those abilities serve you well in many aspects of our profession and other fields. The sky is the limit! Don’t believe me?

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Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

Top City Government Manager Blogs. City managers are often charged with the day to day tasks of running a city and can be read more about in the below blogs. Blog from the Office of the City Manager. This city manager serves the town of Lowell, Massachusetts. Ventura City Manager.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 4, 2022

We subsequently had long talks with the city manager of Durango, Colorado, as well as officials in Cincinnati, Stonecrest, Georgia and Buncombe, County, North Carolina, which had all experienced financial scandals of their own in recent years.

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GCN

MAY 19, 2023

Lessons from Seattle’s years-long effort to consolidate IT workers from different city departments into a single agency.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 5, 2017

." - 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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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 14, 2023

If that still describes your community and you’re not served by a land bank, consider getting in touch with your local representatives, community development organizations, and city managers to generate support for starting a land bank, if one is needed.

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zencity

JUNE 16, 2022

In the Zencity Hall community, the curtains are pulled back, and local government leaders can easily mingle and swap ideas with the Zencity team of experts — including former city managers and police chiefs, and strategic consulting professionals.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The Bothell - Kenmore Reporter recently published an article written by Catherine Krummey with a focus on City of Kenmore budget development ( City of Kenmore officials find the fun in 2017-2018 budget ). This piece is reprinted in full below. 24 meeting.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It's also a failure of elected officials to not see themselves as "asset managers" and "risk managers." -- " Town-city management: "We are all asset managers now" ," 2015 -- " Municipal Natural Assets Planning Initiative, British Columbia ," 2018 What's up? The employees are considered DC Government employees.

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. Guest Contributors: Hai (David) Guo and Can Chen. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

APRIL 25, 2016

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. This article originally written by Becky Zimmer from the Humboldt Journal. The public had their chance to ask questions on April 5th at the public budget meeting at the Uniplex.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

They also give city managers more flexibility to allocate resources as they see fit. Zero-based budgets are the polar opposite of line-item budgets, providing local government leaders with a blank slate each budget cycle. However, without a base from which to start, zero-based budgets can be especially time consuming.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 16, 2016

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.

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