Governance & Finance: Page 43

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    How counties can create more efficient courts and enhance the juror experience

    How counties can create more efficient courts and enhance the juror experience

    By Lynne Finley • Oct. 26, 2021
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    ‘I get more smiles here’: Topeka makes a bid for the remote worker

    For many people, crowded and expensive areas like New York or the Bay Area have grown nearly unlivable. The Choose Topeka program has found success dangling up to $15,000 for remote workers to relocate to the Kansas city.

    By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 25, 2021
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    Jaywalking reform efforts see mixed results across states, cities

    Policymakers in California, Virginia, Philadelphia and Kansas City, Missouri, are among those who have considered how to promote pedestrian safety while reducing enforcement inequities.

    By Maria Rachal • Oct. 22, 2021
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    National Restaurant Association urges mayors to support expanded outdoor dining through winter

    Outdoor dining makes up 20% or more of daily sales at 68% of full-service restaurants, but 61% of these operators can only use their outdoor spaces through October, according to the association. 

    By Alicia Kelso • Oct. 21, 2021
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    Majority of Los Angeles County residents face high risk to climate hazards, new study shows

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.A new stud...

    By Michelle Havich • Oct. 20, 2021
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    North Port, Florida utilities department depends on SCADA and remote alarm notification

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Located on...

    By Jeremy Meegan • Oct. 19, 2021
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    5 ways to increase construction contract opportunities for small businesses

    As city and county government agency leaders know, there is tremendous power in the procurement process.

    By Dwayne Pierre-Antoine • Oct. 15, 2021
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    How local government can make better organizational decisions

    Organizations are often disappointed with the outcomes of key institutional decisions.

    By Jeff H. Edmonds • Oct. 15, 2021
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    City strategies evolve on American Rescue Plan spending

    Local governments are working through the historic influx of federal funds, including newly available competitive grants, while infrastructure bill dollars remain at bay.

    By Maria Rachal • Oct. 14, 2021
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    How simplifying the permit process empowers local governments and improves local communities

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Building permi...

    By Jarkko Turtiainen • Oct. 13, 2021
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    Cloud security is key to cybersecurity resilience in state and local governments

    Cloud security is key to cybersecurity resilience in state and local governments

    By Rick Rosenburg • Oct. 12, 2021
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    6 questions with Smart Columbus on lessons since program’s conclusion

    The program manager of the USDOT's Smart City Challenge winner reflects on the initiative's challenges, offers key advice for city leaders seeking to implement smart tech and maps out what's next for the city.

    By Danielle McLean • Oct. 11, 2021
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    Regional consortiums create one of the largest US smart cities networks

    The National Smart Coalitions Partnership includes more than 100 governments across seven regional consortiums, aiming to lower barriers for local leaders to implement solutions and share best practices.

    By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 8, 2021
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    Data mining software helps cities find and collect STR tax revenue

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Short term...

    By Michelle Havich • Oct. 7, 2021
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    Rescue funds buoy economic outlooks, but cities eager for infrastructure dollars: NLC report

    Many cities lost revenue in FY21, but certain economic and tax changes, plus infusions of direct federal relief, helped them weather the pandemic better than the Great Recession, according to National League of Cities researchers.

    By Maria Rachal • Oct. 7, 2021
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    NLC releases annual City Fiscal Conditions survey

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.The Nation...

    By Michelle Havich • Oct. 5, 2021
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    Smart cities’ impact on inequality, privacy, democracy are the focus of a new online program

    The Smart Cities for City Officials class from Sweden's Malmö University is "the first online, open-access educational program on smart cities from a social sciences perspective," its co-organizer says.

    By Danielle McLean • Oct. 1, 2021
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    How local governments can use the budgeting process to increase transparency and trust

    COVID-19 has deepened many citizens’ relationship with their local governments. In the United States, citizens are focused on both the federal government’s response and that of their local governments, which have been highly influential on the overall pandemic response in any given part of the country.

    By Charlie Francis • Oct. 1, 2021
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    5 ways online purchasing channels can boost government procurement efficiency

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.In the fir...

    By Danielle Hinz • Oct. 1, 2021
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    Why equitable community engagement matters—and how to practice it

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Overseeing...

    By Celeste Frye • Sept. 30, 2021
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    Keep getting better: Cooperative procurement is evolving to meet government’s changing needs

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.This artic...

    By Tammy Rimes, MPA • Sept. 30, 2021
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    Taking the lead on cooperative contracts can offer sizable rewards

    This article originally appeared in the Q3 issue of Government Procurement.

    By Michael Keating • Sept. 29, 2021
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    24 U.S. mayors selected for Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

    24 U.S. mayors selected for Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

    By Michelle Havich • Sept. 28, 2021
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    Report: Urban Wealth Funds allow cities to commercially capitalize on their assets for the public’s benefit

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Subways do...

    By Andy Castillo • Sept. 28, 2021
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    Five lessons procurement can learn from fleet management

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.On these p...

    By David Yarkin, Bernadette Launi, Alex Stonehouse • Sept. 28, 2021