International City/County Management Association 100th Annual ...
WEBLynne Scott Director, Marketing for Membership and Professional Development International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Ph: 202-962-3690 Fax: 202-962-3500. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. International City/County Management Association …
Municipal Cost Index - American City and County
WEBThe Municipal Cost Index (MCI), developed exclusively by American City & County, is designed to show the effects of inflation on the cost of providing municipal services. State and local government officials rely on American City & County‘s Municipal Cost Index to stay on top of price trends, monitor price increases for commodities, make ...
The power of local government: How cities and counties can solve …
WEBMay 7, 2021 · Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report card on America’s infrastructure. The group analyzes 18 infrastructure elements from transit and roadways to energy and broadband. This year, America’s infrastructure scored a C-. Let’s reflect on that: C- is a near-failing grade. While it is …
Social media can play an important role in a community's …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · History has proven time and again that communication is often hampered when a natural disaster strikes. Wildfires create widespread chaos that expands beyond political and government-managed borders; flooding events can evolve quickly, making it difficult for first responders to know what’s going on in the corners of their jurisdictions; hurricanes bring ashore intense wind, splintering ...
Designing city and county buildings for safety and accessibility
WEBJan 29, 2021 · Photo by Mark Herboth. Designing city and county buildings for safety and accessibility. The challenge of making public buildings safe from harm is expressed right there in the name. Whether a city hall, county administration building, courthouse or community service center, they are symbols of democracy, often objects of …
From freeway to walkway - American City and County
WEBAug 7, 2019 · Seattle’s Freeway Park, which covers a stretch of I-5 that bisects downtown Seattle, was completed in 1976. However, the concept is gaining traction — freeway cap parks have been proposed in 30 cities, according to a January 2019. Building a freeway cap park is a large-scale, time-consuming and costly undertaking that a large public-private ...
2019 Municipal Cost Index Archive - American City and County
WEBThe Municipal Cost Index, developed exclusively by American City & County, is designed to show the effects of inflation on the cost of providing municipal services. This archive of 2019 Municipal Cost Index data includes monthly data from the Construction Cost Index, Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index. Learn more about the Municipal Cost Index, including […]
Genesee County and Plug Power break ground on largest green …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · Alternative energy technology provider Plug Power has begun construction on a state-of-the-art green hydrogen manufacturing facility at the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in Alabama, N.Y. in Genesee County. New York Governor Kathy Hochul joined local government leaders to break ground on the project, which will also include a 450-megawatt […]
Report: Local and state governments are facing a retention crisis; …
WEBJun 24, 2022 · When the pandemic struck in 2020, public retention was hit hard: jobs in local government plummeted by 8.5 percent; state employment dropped by 4.4 percent.
The smartest cities in the U.S. - American City and County
WEBMay 8, 2019 · In 2016, Columbus came in on top of 78 midsize cities in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inaugural Smart City Challenge, winning $50 million in prize money and another $500 million in the form of investment offers from local businesses. The city aims to parlay that cash into a total of $1 billion by 2020 in funding from private and ...