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What local governments provide by way of service can often be a mystery to the common resident.
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The City of Boulder designed and developed the EnergySmart residential energy efficiency service in conjunction with SmartRegs
Through a variety of innovative changes, Bernalillo County, NM increased the efficiency and convenience of voting services.
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Public sector leadership is increasingly taking note of “Lean”, realizing that using its approaches and removing the wasteful
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This report combines IBHS’ engineering expertise and regulatory research to create a model for assessing the quality of residential building code and enforcement systems in hurricane-prone states.
The deadline for proposals is January 31, 2012.
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PM magazine asked administrators around the world what they thought the local government management profession would be like in the year 2020.
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Celebrate the value of professional management. Nominations for the 2012 ICMA Annual Awards Program are open through March 16, 2012.