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Studies show that brighter signs improve safety. A 3M Sign
Grant can help reduce costs to replace underperforming traffic signs in
preparation for compliance to new federal retroreflectivity standards.
Act now. The grant application period closes November 30, 2009. For
more information, including grant details and application information,
visit www.3MSignGrants.com.
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In The News
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Former president
backs PACE program
Former President Bill Clinton is backing efforts to
expand the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which finances
energy-saving retrofits for homes and buildings, to a national level.
The PACE program, which began in California last year, is already
administered by cities in 13 other states. Read the entire article here.
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Has the
recession permanently changed your local
government?
Local government operations have changed permanently
as a result of the recent financial crisis, according to a report from
the Washington-based International City/County Management Association
(ICMA). Eighty percent of the more than 1,500 local governments that
answered a survey for “How It Plays in Peoria: The Impact of the
Fiscal Crisis on Local Governments” reported that the financial crisis
had "moderately” to “severely” affected their local government.
ICMA Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Kellar said in a September
press conference that “the recession has ushered in permanent changes
in governing at the local level, and the changes that have been
implemented represent a new way of doing business that will continue
beyond the fiscal crisis.”
As a result of the recession, has your city or county government made
changes to its way of doing business that may become permanent?
Please send your responses to Ed Brock at edward.brock@penton.com.
Include your name, title and the organization with which you work.
American City & County will print some of the responses.
Click here
to see how readers responded to the August Platform question: Should the
gas tax be increased to finance the Highway Trust Fund?
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Local Government Summit: Stepping Forward into Tomorrow's Local
Government Now
Virtual Conference - October 20, 2009
Learn best practices at informative and engaging sessions, interact with
industry partners and live booth personnel, and network with fellow
colleagues throughout the virtual summit. The day-long free virtual
conference will focus on practical resources, tools and methods for:
Developing innovative processes for service delivery to
citizens and businesses
Leveraging technology to drive local government
transparency
Streamlining internal organization efficiencies and
collaboration
Register
for free today!
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NASCIO, White
House observe National Cyber Security Awareness
Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month,
and the Lexington, Ky.-based National Association of State Chief
Information Officers (NASCIO) and the White House are joining other
government and private agencies in efforts to educate the public on
securing the Internet. This is the sixth year for observing the month,
which is sponsored by the Washington-based National Cyber Security
Alliance (NCSA). Read the entire article here.
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Mayors named
as land-use fellows
The mayors of Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia and
Phoenix are among 16 community leaders selected to participate in
fellowships for the Washington-based Urban Land Institute’s (ULI)
Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use. The fellowships
will provide a year-long forum to help the four mayors and their teams
address the most challenging land use issues facing their communities.
Read the entire article here.
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KaBOOM!
announces top 12 play programs
Washington-based non-profit KaBOOM! has named 12 local
initiatives that exhibit best practices in increasing the quantity of
available play space and the quality of children’s playtime in their
areas. Read the entire article here.
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ICMA publishes
guide to developing coastal areas
With more than half the U.S. population living in
coastal counties that cover less than 17 percent of U.S land area, local
government officials in those areas must strike a balance between
development and protecting the environment. A new report from the
Washington-based International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
offers tips on how to achieve sustainable growth on the coast. Read the
entire article here.
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Weekly
Snapshot winner
This week’s winner is Ted Strand, retired management
analyst for the Clearwater, Fla., Building & Maintenance Division, for
his photo of the 70-foot Pirate’s Ransom, owned and operated by
Clearwater Beach-based Captain Memo’s Pirate Cruise, under sail at
sunset in Clearwater Pass.
To view this week's snapshot, visit americancityandcounty.com/weeklysnapshot/.
Each Friday, a photograph depicting a local scene will be selected to
appear on www.americancityandcounty.com.
The photographs should be by city or county employees or of city and
county public activities. At the end of the month, one photo will be
selected to print in American City & County magazine. To submit a photo,
simply send an e-mail to edward.brock@penton.com.
Attach the digital photo in jpeg format with a 300 dpi resolution, 5X7
inches. Include a description of where the picture was taken, when and
the photographer's name. You will be notified by e-mail if your
photograph is chosen to appear on the Web and in print.
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Municipal Index
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In the market for new products? Visit the American
City & County Municipal Index online (www.americancityandcountyguide.com/)
to find suppliers of products used in water and wastewater facilities,
streets and highways, solid waste collection, processing and disposal,
parks and recreation facilities, and much more.
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Career Opportunities
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PUBLIC, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT (PEG) MANAGER —
Gillette, Wyo.
For information on this and other local government job openings, visit
"HireAGovPro.”
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Contract Announcements
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The District of Columbia Department of Transportation
has contracted with Long Beach, Calif.-based MOBIS TRANSPORTATION to
install a bicycle station at Washington’s Union Station.
The Louisiana Department of Social Services has contracted with
Dallas-based AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES to provide electronic benefit
transfer services to state residents.
Houston has contracted with locally based TPI to manage the city’s
information technology infrastructure.
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