Weedoo Boats: Trusted by municipalities worldwide for eco-friendly aquatic management equipment
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Law Enforcement
#WhyIWearTheBadge A promotion of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, for some time now it has been encouraging o fficers to Tweet about why they’re o fficers and to post a picture. www.theiacp.org/whyiwearthebadge
Continue reading →Law enforcement data in an instant
In a world of ever-changing technology, it’s important for law enforcement to stay one step ahead of criminals. As two recent high-profile cases illustrated, New World Systems’ AEGIS Public Safety software does just that. The following stories highlight the effectiveness … Continue reading →
Competency and integrity in law enforcement
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 →
August Classifieds
Click the link below to view the classified listings from the August 2015 issue of The Municipal. Municipal Classifieds Download
Continue reading →Meyer Distributing
Ensuring your municipality’s vehicles are stocked and outfitted with the best and most reliable aftermarket parts and accessories is incredibly important when sending out your fleet to handle countless needs. Whether it’s keeping your roads clear of dangerous ice and … Continue reading →
What does your city’s infrastructure say about your city?
One of government’s primary purposes, whether federal, state or local, is to provide basic infrastructure for its residents and businesses. Services such as water, sewer, electric and garbage collection, and brick-and-mortar structures like roadways, bridges and government buildings, are all … Continue reading →
News & Notes July 2015
GPS Insight celebrates 10 years of innovation and success Scottsdale, Ariz. — GPS Insight, a top technology provider of GPS vehicle and asset tracking software for commercial fleets, celebrated its 10th birthday in April in the rooftop garden at GPS … Continue reading →
Rolla Missouri
Settled Early 1800s Pop: 19,561 (2010) Government type: Mayor, administrator and council www.rollacity.org As discussions initiated regarding the upcoming sesquicentennial celebrations of Phelps County in 2007 and the city of Rolla in 2011, the topics came around to the entities’ … Continue reading →
Top Ten ‘Livable’ U.S. Cities
What makes a city ‘livable?’ According to the AARP Livability Index, an online tool that was launched in the spring, it’s a combination of housing, health, the environment, proximity to jobs, transportation options, social and civic engagement and job opportunities. … Continue reading →
Brooklet Peanut Festival 2015 festival date: Aug. 15
In a state where peanuts are king, the small municipality of Brooklet stands as a paragon of success in celebrating Georgia’s signature crop. The town’s first festival in 1990 drew more attendees than its population. Brooklet has 1,395 residents, and … Continue reading →
Municipal fleets and emergency preparedness
When events of cataclysmic proportions harness their destructive forces on communities and neighborhoods, it brings a semblance of reassurance to know that emergency workers and equipment are poised and ready to be summoned at a moment’s notice to become rescuers … Continue reading →
Cheeseburger in … Caseville? 2015 festival date: Aug. 14–23
To quote John Belushi in Saturday Night Live’s Olympia Cafe sketches: “Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger!” To quote thousands of Parrotheads each August: “Cheeseburger in Caseville!” Cheeseburger in Caseville is an annual Jimmy Buffet-themed festival, held in the tiny Michigan burg since … Continue reading →
Budget prioritization structure and tools from the CPBB
The Center for Priority Based Budgeting began in 2009 with the experiences in government finance and budgeting of Jon Johnson and Chris Fabian, co-founders. At various levels of government they had wrestled with the following questions, which are still front … Continue reading →
Paddling in Porterdale
Once upon a time, there was a lonely and neglected body of water running through Porterdale, Ga., that was snubbed by its shore-bound population for many decades. Until, that is, some visionary volunteers decided they wanted their waters to be … Continue reading →
Police departments partner to fight domestic violence
It may still be a few months away, but now is the time to start planning for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October and how your department can get involved to help raise awareness. Thankfully, a lot has changed since … Continue reading →
How to keep your job when Mother Nature kicks your butt
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 →
Ban the barriers Decrease road noise at the source
Asphalt is the material of choice for engineers and motorists alike. According to Kent Hanson, director of engineering for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, 94 percent of the nation’s roads are surfaced with asphalt. Quality of life is the name … Continue reading →
Pipeline to alleviate water costs, spur economic development
Faced with three options as water rates with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department entered the double digits — one, continue with Detroit; two, use the Flint River as a drinking water source; or three, join the Karegnondi Water Authority … Continue reading →
