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Public Management
The official monthly magazine of the International City and County Management Association (ICMA). Publishes news and information on topics and issues of concern to local government managers as well as feature articles on local government from the perspect
Articles from Vol. 84, No. 5, June
City Manager Takes His Risks outside the Job. (Profile)
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People have come to know Sandy, Oregon, City Manager Scott Lazenby as a man of many talents. The city has run successfully under his care since he was hired in 1992. And during his time in the community, he has gradually revealed a breadth of talents...
Community Safety: Beyond the Basics
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The idea of smart growth is to reverse what we regard as the undesirable impacts of suburban sprawl, such as inner-city neglect, heavy traffic, and the loss of our natural environment. While various groups differ somewhat in their particular concerns...
Getting the Most out of Risk Management. (FYI)
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It is one of the most neglected, often maligned, and least understood departments in local and state government. It is the risk management department, and it has the potential to profoundly affect the daily workings of government. And how could...
GovStreetUSA: Online Procurement for Local Governments. (Corporate Profile)
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GovStreetUSA is a partnership with ICMA and the Council of State Governments, providing online purchasing services to improve the buying power of smaller local governments, while offering the same convenience and competitive pricing available to...
ICMA and the Global Village. (Director's Desk)
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When I assumed the position of ICMA's executive director in October 1983, the "I" in ICMA was quite small. The international dimension of our work as a professional association had little meaning. We had fewer than 200 members from outside the United...
ICMA Survey Data
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ICMA Survey Data Do Managers Have an Employment Agreement or Contract? Yes No Classification No. Reporting No. % of (A) No. 3,200 2,144...
Letters
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Hiring Options Needed I appreciated the work that went into writing the article "Sobering Thoughts on Hiring a Police Chief" by Keith Bushey (March 2002 PM magazine). While comment on the entire article might be productive, because of time and...
Little Canada's Web Site. (FYI)
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Benjamin Gervais would have been proud. As Little Canada, Minnesota's first European settler in 1844, Gervais could never have imagined something called a "Web site" and how it would someday tie his community into a worldwide information network....
Mapping for Caseworkers
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Although today's public managers appreciate the power and usefulness of geographic information systems (GIS), they often recoil at its costs, complexity, and requirements for specialized staff. So, would it be possible to put a sophisticated GIS-based...
Neighborhood Vitality: Enhanced with Benchmarking and GIS
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Most local governments struggle with the issue of neighborhood decline to one degree or another and face difficult challenges in addressing neighborhood problems. In Garland, Texas, officials are attempting to meet these challenges with a combination...
Resource on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Laws Available on CD-ROM. (FYI)
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From time to time, highway safety professionals and others have requested information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about the safety benefits to pedestrians and bicyclists of specific state and local laws. To fulfill...
Sick Leave Abuse: A Chronic Workplace III? (Workshop)
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At certain times of the year, do you find that your employees are missing in action more frequently? Unscheduled worker absences are increasing, and according to various surveys, government agencies have the largest amounts of absences. According...
The Future of E-Government: Technology-Fueled Management Tools. (Cover Story)
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Have you ever considered exactly how U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan keeps his finger on the pulse of the global economy? The complexity of his job must be mind-boggling. One can envision on his desk a computer screen displaying a collection...
Why Strive for High Performance?
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The question of "Why do it?" comes to mind when a manager considers making the necessary changes and going through the pain needed for an organization to become a high-performing one. Change always has been a factor in how organizations and societies...
