Topic - Personnel Archive

2009 Annual Conference Preview

How Cities Can Manage Legal Costs Without Increasing Risk

City attorneys are exploring ways to provide more cost-effective legal assistance while maintaining the level of service expected by the city.

by Michelle Marchetta Kenyon

How to Help Your Council and Staff Do Their Best Work in Hard Times

by Chris McKenzie

How GIS Can Save Money and Increase Efficiency for Cities

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software to automate the notification process reduced the amount of staff time needed to do the job by 90 percent. And that’s just one of several recent examples of success the City of Santa Rosa has experienced with GIS.

By Eric McHenry

How Maintaining Your IT Investment Can Help Your City Survive the Economic Downturn

By Tim Williamsen

The Gift That Keeps on Giving: Changes to the Gift Rules, PART 2 OF 2

Is the State Eating Its Seed Corn? How Cutting Redevelopment Kills Jobs

Investments by redevelopment agencies represent one of the state’s most meaningful economic development programs.

By John F. Shirey

Understanding the Basics of Local Agency Decision-Making

Cultivating Diversity in Municipal Management

By Troy Brown, Anton Dahlerbruch, Marcia L. Godwin and Julie C.T. Hernandez

Palmdale Community Builds New Recreation Facilities