While San Antonio is known for its rich Spanish heritage and landmarks like the Alamo, it also happens to have a population of nearly 1.5 million people. Add to that the thousands of tourists who visit the city each month and the city definitely provides its share of challenges to the public servants working under…

It’s Day 2 of Public Service Recognition Week and our celebration of community heroes is in full swing. Yesterday, we introduced you to newly retired County Executive Melissa Peacor of Prince William County and Code Compliance Investigator Jeff Loeffler (read Sunday’s post). Today, we introduce the second community hero out of Prince William County: Sergeant…

ICMA Celebrates Public Service Recognition Week

May 2016 - Volume 98 - Number 4

Celebrate the value of public service! If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents each day to improve our quality of life. Some are in very public roles—like police officers or teachers. Others keep the roads maintained, collect recycling, and beautify our parks and public spaces. In honor of public service,…