Personnel - Sacramento

	Title	Issue
	Lower Your Costs by Adopting an Employee Wellness Policy Obesity-related health care and physical inactivity cost California $41 billion annually. In their role as employers, cities can affect two leading components of health: nutrition and exercise. Because employees spend a significant amount of time at work, it makes sense to introduce programs that make it easier for them to eat healthier ford and increase activity levels. by Charlotte Dickson	April 2010
	Ethics and the Agency Auditing Function Auditors can help elected officials and agency managers make sure that public resources are properly used. By conducting periodic audits, local agencies can underscore their commitment to ethics and ensure that any misuse of public resources is detected and investigated.	December 2009
	Workforce Reductions: 10 Steps to Making Layoffs in Local Government More Gracefully by Jim Schutz	November 2009
	Municipal Fiscal-Health Contingency Planning Good times come and go. How can cities best position themselves to weather the bad times? One city’s approach involves having a fiscal-health contingency plan in place so it doesn’t face financial challenges unprepared. by Bill Statler	November 2009
	New Public Service Ethics Resources for California Local Officials	November 2009
	Annual Conference Preview by Liz Birmingham	September 2009
	2009 Annual Conference Preview	August 2009
	Would the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 Impact California Cities? by Bruce Barsook and Danielle Eanet	August 2009
	2009 Annual Conference Preview	July 2009
	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	July 2009

Lower Your Costs by Adopting an Employee Wellness Policy

Obesity-related health care and physical inactivity cost California $41 billion annually. In their role as employers, cities can affect two leading components of health: nutrition and exercise. Because employees spend a significant amount of time at work, it makes sense to introduce programs that make it easier for them to eat healthier ford and increase activity levels.

by Charlotte Dickson

April 2010

Ethics and the Agency Auditing Function

Auditors can help elected officials and agency managers make sure that public resources are properly used. By conducting periodic audits, local agencies can underscore their commitment to ethics and ensure that any misuse of public resources is detected and investigated.

December 2009

Workforce Reductions: 10 Steps to Making Layoffs in Local Government More Gracefully

by Jim Schutz

November 2009

Municipal Fiscal-Health Contingency Planning

Good times come and go. How can cities best position themselves to weather the bad times? One city’s approach involves having a fiscal-health contingency plan in place so it doesn’t face financial challenges unprepared.

by Bill Statler

November 2009