The ways in which technology has changed how we all work over the last couple of decades amounts to nothing less than a paradigm shift. We do almost everything differently now than we did back then. On most days we … Continue reading →
Targeted response and deployment: It means using the best resources and data to aid shift commanders’ decision-making process. For the New Bern, N.C., Police Department, it also presented the opportunity to couple the department’s community policing practices with reliable, evidence-based … Continue reading →
In early August, President Obama signed a bill crafted by the House and Senate that will keep the Highway Trust Fund from running out of what relatively little money it has until October. It was another Hail Mary pass by … Continue reading →
Controlling extreme fire behavior is part of the mission of the fire service. Preventing flashover — that moment when the combustible material in an enclosed area reaches its maximum ability to absorb heat energy and ignites nearly all at once … Continue reading →
It’s certainly all too easy for members of the public to either vilify individual police officers or their departments, once an officer-involved incident makes the evening news cycle or hits social media. The contrary knee-jerk reaction happens, too, when a … Continue reading →
Extreme winter weather events aren’t the bread and butter of street crews. Getting salt on the roads and the snow and ice off of them are the priorities: taking time to plan for a one in a million weather shot … Continue reading →
During National Public Works week last month, following the hashtag #NPWW on Twitter triggered a flood of well wishes, accolades, appreciation and a surprising number of photos. The stream depicted hundreds of community events held to showcase the work of … Continue reading →
When Matt Wıttum was promoted to public works supervisor for the village of Spring Grove, Ill., the pocket-sized agency on the state’s northern border wasn’t into liquids. “Can’t say as I was either,” said Wittum. “I had the mentality of, … Continue reading →
Accordıng to the evenıng news, the recession has been declared officially over. While Scott Pelley may be technically correct on that count, we know that it has come at the cost of a paradigm shift: one that we are far … Continue reading →
It’s an issue presumed to have been relegated to past generations: the underrepresentation of women in local, state and federal government leadership. But in February, “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd made an observation. In the company of female officials … Continue reading →
City and town management is receiving special coverage in this issue of The Municipal. We’re pleased to take a look at the values and characteristics of two different generations of residents who are living in your city, and which improvements … Continue reading →
