The Green City Index shows the access to green spaces in …
WEBAug 13, 2021 · Currently the guidelines is that residents should have access to at least 0.5 hectares of green within 300 meters of where they live and provides a specific metric for assessing a city’s level of “greenness” together with other metrics such as overall green area percentage. The tricky part, however, is how to evaluate this with ...
Municipalities celebrate National Public Works Week
WEBMay 17, 2016 · Cities, counties and states across the country (as well as some Canadian provinces and cities) are celebrating National Public Works Week, which the American Public Works Association first sponsored as an educational campaign in 1960. APWA’s website says that the designated week of May 15-21, 2016 is designed to “enhance the prestige of the ...
Report: Local and state governments are facing a retention crisis; …
WEBJun 24, 2022 · When the pandemic struck in 2020, public retention was hit hard: jobs in local government plummeted by 8.5 percent; state employment dropped by 4.4 percent.
The power of local government: How cities and counties can solve …
WEBMay 7, 2021 · Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report card on America’s infrastructure. The group analyzes 18 infrastructure elements from transit and roadways to energy and broadband. This year, America’s infrastructure scored a C-. Let’s reflect on that: C- is a near-failing grade. While it is …
Contact Us - American City and County
WEBAug 10, 2018 · Our contact information can be found below, but you can also learn more about us. The Team Caroline Hicks Senior Director, Government Portfolio [email protected] Caroline Hicks is the Senior Director of the Government Portfolio at Informa Tech. Caroline has over 10 years’ experience in B2B media and events, with a focus on content development and […]
How the IRS is watching municipal employee benefits
WEBFeb 7, 2018 · The easiest way to do this is by establishing a daily benefit amount (IRS currently allows for $3.00 per day) and reporting it as taxable income on the employee’s Form W-2. For elected officials with a government owned vehicle, the IRS requires a calculation using the lease value of the vehicle and a statement of the percentage of total ...
Genesee County and Plug Power break ground on largest green …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · Alternative energy technology provider Plug Power has begun construction on a state-of-the-art green hydrogen manufacturing facility at the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in Alabama, N.Y. in Genesee County. New York Governor Kathy Hochul joined local government leaders to break ground on the project, which will also include a 450-megawatt […]
Crown Communities Awards - American City and County
WEBCrown Communities Awards. Eligibility: Any city or county government project in the United States substantially completed over the preceding 18 months is eligible. Projects can encompass virtually any aspect of city or county government, including — but not limited to — water supply, streets and highways, parks and recreation, wastewater ...
Overcoming CIO irrelevance - American City and County
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Number 3099067. Being the leader of the IT organization has never been easy, whether one’s title is director of information services or chief information officer (CIO). Some senior managers have come to question the relevancy of the CIO position itself, especially given the explosion of other “chiefs” during the past decade.
Procurement - Page 2 of 128 - American City and County
WEBCities-counties need to monitor fleet maintenance and carefully spend tax dollars. 24th April 2024. The public sector faces high debt levels, stressed budgets and wide-ranging priorities, says Brian Fairweather, vice president of public sector at Uptake, a developer of fleet maintenance software used by all levels of government to help reduce ...