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Don’t Drop
the Ball with Your Council
Managers can develop consistent strategies for supporting their elected officials.
Bill Garrett, Janice Schreuder, and Bill
Mathis.
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Career Paths: Ways to
the Top
Perhaps, the stereotype of local government career paths
isn't accurate. Douglas
J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett.
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Maintenance Programs
Get Attention
Automated meter reading has saved dollars for a Michigan
city. Ron Melchert, Auburn
Hills, Michigan.
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Seeing the
Forest Through the Cell Trees
Interesting ways to reduce or eliminate views of cellphone
transmission sites are becoming popular. Jonathan Kramer, Los
Angeles, California.
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Chief Compliance
Officer: Ensuring Self-Governance Responsibilities
Appointing a compliance officer enforces a zero-tolerance
policy for legal and ethical violations at the local
government level. Wayne Schmidt, Park Ridge,
Illinois.
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Toxic
Relationships: Can the Climate of Local Government
Discussion Be Improved?
Reversing the negativity. Emily Harrison, Palo Alto,
California.
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BRAC: The Four Letter
Word That Really Means Base Redevelopment, Advantage, and
Compensation
This article presents the historical context and the
realities of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process
and provides insight for local governments attempting to
turn base closure into a redevelopment opportunity. Harry Kelso, Richmond, Virginia.
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DoD
Responds to BRAC Criteria
The U.S. Department of Defense needs to rely on hard,
quantifiable data and force structure requirements as much
as possible to make base closure and realignment decisions. Bryan Barnhouse, Washington, D.C.
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Ethics
Ethics in Local Government: It’s More Than Not Doing Bad
Things
Corporate
Profile
Waste Management
Third
Annual Swimming Pool Issue Notice
Profile
Usama Abujbarah, Cave Creek, Arizona
Commentary
FYI
· Booklets Published on Pension Obligation
Bonds and Indian Tribal Finance
· VA to Reimburse Veterans for ICC Examination
Fees
PM
Bulletin Board
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