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NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

Limited in their ability to respond by financial constraints, an overwhelming majority of...

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Local government leaders need to cast a wide net, says Laura Kroeger, technical director,...

Report: Financial literacy education presents an opportunity for both public employers and employees

With inflation driving up prices for everything from groceries to houses, the number of public...

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Certification program by Bloomberg Philanthropies recognizes cities using data to drive change

In this digital age, data is driving change across both agencies and agendas. This new focus by city administrators, is in turn leading to better services, smarter and more efficient use of tax dollars, greater transparency and more effective civic engagement, according to the study “Closing the Data Gap: How Cities Are Delivering Better Results for […]

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Public safety organizations will face new, ongoing challenges in the new year

Following a turbulent 2020 that was marked by protests over police killings, this year brought with it many challenges for those in public safety—from local policy changes to confronting the ongoing pandemic and a national reckoning over the way agencies should operate. Next year promises to bring about more changes. “The last few years have been […]

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Procurement staffers have gone the extra mile to keep governments supplied during COVID-19

The pandemic has taken a toll on procurement teams. “Government employees—such as acquisition professionals—kept working amidst massive global disruption during the pandemic to allow government suppliers to keep people employed,” says Sydney Heimbrock, chief industry advisor for Government at Qualtrics, which offers a secure, agile, online platform that is a common framework for organizations to […]

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How the past informs the future: 12 predictions for 2022

It may not be Groundhog Day again, but something feels eerily familiar. The broadcasters have announced that they have moved the goalposts to another season as the pandemic hangs on—or extended to another quarter (again). We no longer try to define normal or the “new normal” anymore, we are in unchartered territory. Nevertheless, having read […]

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Collaborative revenue initiative to reconsider the way governments fund services

With social interaction and business conducted mostly digitally these days, Shayne Kavanagh, senior manager of research at the Government Finance Officers Association, thinks it’s time for local governments to reconsider the way public services are funded. “A lot of the revenue sources were developed in the agricultural-industrial age,” Kavanagh said. “Technical elements of revenue have not kept up. The whole government revenue system has not kept up. […]

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Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

Now that the battle has ended and the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is law, another challenge has come into stark relief—how to build this critical infrastructure securely. The only way to do this is to have a “cyber-first” mindset when developing these projects across the country. To its credit, the legislation sets aside nearly $2 […]

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Kenton County among first to procure 3-D hydrography data, employ semiautomated remote sensing techniques

If a picture is worth a thousand words, I always say, then a map is worth a million. This explains how the Kenton County (Ky.) Geographic information system and mapping (GIS) has been able to give Northern Kentucky solid direction over the last 35 years. Since its inception in 1985, the department, on its own […]

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Report: City officials play a key role in bridging the digital divide

As community leaders look to close out another difficult year stamped by the pandemic, it’s clear there’s no going back to the former way of conducting business. Digital engagement, which used to be an abstract concept in some communities, is now uniformly an everyday reality across the nation; many town employees who started working from home when stay-at-home orders descended […]

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2022’s 10 best cities for remote workers

The COVID pandemic changed how America lives and works. According to a recent Gallup poll, as of Sept. 2021, nearly half of U.S. full-time employees were fully or partly working remotely, and more than nine in 10 remote workers hope to keep telecommuting beyond the pandemic. So, if people can now work from anywhere, where are […]

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Four key elements to building community trust and transparency in strategic plans

I have enormous respect for the work of local government officials. Under immense pressure, and with significant constraints, they set out each day to uncover new ways of improving the lives of the people in their communities. Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has tested their mettle. As the crisis took hold in […]

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Administration

Highlights

NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Report: Financial literacy education presents an opportunity for both public employers and employees

News

Certification program by Bloomberg Philanthropies recognizes cities using data to drive change

News

Public safety organizations will face new, ongoing challenges in the new year

Article

Procurement staffers have gone the extra mile to keep governments supplied during COVID-19

Article

How the past informs the future: 12 predictions for 2022

News

Collaborative revenue initiative to reconsider the way governments fund services

Article

Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

Article

Kenton County among first to procure 3-D hydrography data, employ semiautomated remote sensing techniques

News

Report: City officials play a key role in bridging the digital divide

Gallery

2022’s 10 best cities for remote workers

Article

Four key elements to building community trust and transparency in strategic plans

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