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North Olmsted finds versatile staffing solution

The Municipal Posted on July 27, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Aladtec provides online employee scheduling and workforce management soft ware, which makes scheduling staff ’s job easier, faster and more efficient. Here, a woman views her monthly calendar through Aladtec. (Photo provided)

Scheduling can be a challenge, especially when it comes to meeting safe staffing levels for fire, EMS and police. North Olmsted, Ohio, Fire Department knew those struggles firsthand as it searched for a scheduling soft ware. Fire Chief Edward Schepp … Continue reading →

Posted in Cover Story, From the Cover, On the cover

Maintaining good driving habits, even as technology makes things ‘easier’

The Municipal Posted on July 23, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Until vehicles can fully communicate with each other, accidents will continue to occur. (Shutterstock.com)

Autonomous vehicles are leading headlines, with expectations that by 2020 there will be nearly 10 million cars with defined self-driving car features, according to a report from BI Intelligence. Motley Fool noted in August 2016 driverless cars could save about … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet

No need to wait for a California-style drought

The Municipal Posted on June 18, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
The city of Chula Vista integrates green infrastructure concepts in new development projects to reduce stormwater runoff and beautify its neighborhoods.

Droughts, given the right collision of conditions, can take root anywhere, with sections of The Municipal’s readership already having experienced varying levels of drought early on in 2017. And as the traditional saying goes, “necessity is the mother of invention” … Continue reading →

Posted in Utilities, Wastewater Management

Community treasures: Keeping masonry buildings around for years to come

The Municipal Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
In Massachusetts, Norwood Town Hall’s most recent renovation project addressed its masonry veneer and replaced sections of its slate roof and copper to fix leaking. Pictured is the building prior to the latest renovation efforts, which finished in November 2013. (John Phelan via wikimedia.org; https://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en)

Masonry buildings are oft en the cornerstones of downtowns across the country, with many dating back decades or centuries and serving as visual ties to a city’s past. However, their long-lasting natures can serve as a double-edged sword when it … Continue reading →

Posted in City / Town Management

Cities and towns weigh overtime vs new hires in fire service

The Municipal Posted on March 31, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Cities and towns vary on overtime versus new hires, oft en based on budgetary concerns or state legislature, which might make new hires more appealing. (Shutterstock.com)

In a perfect world, staffing decisions — particularly whether to continue with overtime or hire new — would be easily reached; however, in a world with budgetary concerns and only a finite amount of time humans can operate at their … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefighting & EMS

Innovation remains key to Husky’s success

The Municipal Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

Since its founding in December 2004, Husky Portable Containment has strove to be the best at everything it does, leading to a series of one-of-a-kind innovations that continue to shape the fire industry. Innovation, however, is only one of several … Continue reading →

Posted in Cover Story, On the cover

Buying or leasing, the answer depends on your city

The Municipal Posted on February 21, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
In most cases, leasing offers a debt instrument for municipalities to leverage cash to close the backlog of vehicles that require replacing. Buying, however, offers its own benefits, such as rotating the equipment from high-end users to lower-end users as it ages. (Shutterstock.com)

It’s going to happen eventually: The vehicles composing your fleet are going to cost you more than they are worth, meaning the replacement cycle begins anew. Fleet managers have long used the economic theory of vehicle replacement to determine where … Continue reading →

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Alternative fuels continue to shape fleet management

The Municipal Posted on February 15, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
alternative fuels

Green is the name of the game for many fleet mangers across the U.S. as they integrate alternative fuels and other management technologies to meet sustainability or management goals, whether those include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cutting dependency on foreign … Continue reading →

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Cities reach across borders

The Municipal Posted on February 8, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Mayor Josh Pope of Elkader, center, was presented with the key to the city of Mostaganem during a visit to Algeria in September 2016. Elkader has been sister cities with another Algerian city, Mascara, since 1984. (Photo provided)

U.S. cıtıes have been reaching across international borders for more than 60 years, since President Dwight D. Eisenhower first launched Sister Cities International. A nonpartisan nonprofit, the organization counts more than 500 U.S. cities, counties and states as members and … Continue reading →

Posted in City / Town Management

Innovations cutting costs, overtime

The Municipal Posted on January 16, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

Another season of snowfighting is underway, with most of those in our readership — those of us who receive snow, anyway — having received some decent snow events already. And with winter’s return, so too comes the long hours spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note

An attachment to tackle any job

The Municipal Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Forget about the shovel with the HLA side discharge bucket. With a left or right discharge design, the side discharge bucket can handle a variety of materials, including sand, gravel, mulch, top soil and sawdust, while eliminating the need for awkward maneuvering. (Photo provided)

Having the right tool available can make every difference at the end of the day. Horst Welding is comprised of three divisions: HLA Attachments, HLA Snow and Horst Wagons, all of which specialize in providing attachments and other equipment that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cover Story, From the Cover, On the cover

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