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Snowfi ghters head to Hartford 2016 APWA North American Snow Conference

The Municipal Posted on April 16, 2016 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

“The Premier Event in Snow & Ice Management,” APWA’s North American Snow Conference, will bring its focused and relevant educational opportunities and snowfighting products to Hartford, Conn., this year. On May 22–25, plan to learn from and shop alongside others … Continue reading →

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News & Notes

The Municipal Posted on April 13, 2016 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

APWA Announces 2016 Jennings Randolph International Fellows KANSAS CITY, MO. — Th e American Public Works Association, in association with the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College, announced recently the 2016 Jennings Randolph International Fellows. APWA’s Jennings Randolph International Fellowship program … Continue reading →

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Predicting repair staffing, maintenance needs with VEUs

The Municipal Posted on April 11, 2016 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
Utilizing vehicle equivalency units means adding up how many sedans and sedan equivalencies an agency has, in order to determine how many mechanics need to be hired. They are most eff ective when used for a fleet that consists of one vehicle type.

In maintaining and managing a municipal fleet operation, fleet managers can take a page from the private sector’s use of vehicle equivalency units to calculate the ratio of technician-to-vehicles. Put simply, using VEUs means adding up how many sedans and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet | Tagged Vehicle Equivilency Units, VEU

Planning and benchmarking drive Durham fleet into winner’s circle

The Municipal Posted on April 9, 2016 by Christine BeemsAugust 2, 2023
The city of Durham’s shop facility, located at 1900 Camden Ave., has achieved recognition thanks to supervisors Fred Spain, Joe Belmonte, Shawn Thomas, Moses Pajibo and Charles Street.

A favorite quote of Joseph Clark, fleet management director for the city of Durham, N.C., is from the French poet Antoine de Saint-Exupery: “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” With the city’s blessing, Clark puts that motivating … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet | Tagged Durham

John Maczko: CEAM Engineer of the Year

The Municipal Posted on April 6, 2016 by Anne Meyer BylerAugust 2, 2023
Maczko intended to become an architect, but a wise neighbor redirected his love of building things into a career in civil engineering. (Photo provided)

John Maczko, winner of the City Engineers Association of Minnesota Municipal Engineer of the Year Award for 2015, has labored in several different types of engineering throughout his career. He began in traffic signal timing in 1985, later working as … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile

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The Municipal Posted on March 8, 2016 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

APWA appoints Kansas City Division Manager Patricia Hilderbrand to ISI board of directors KANSAS CITY, MO. — The American Public Works Association announced recently that Patricia Hilderbrand, MPA, PE, division manager of Coordination Services for the Kansas City Public Works … Continue reading →

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Top-shelf communication: That’s the good stuff for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., fleet service

The Municipal Posted on February 26, 2016 by Christine BeemsAugust 2, 2023

“Our Fleet Services Department falls under our Sustainability Division within the public works department,” said Carlos Berriz, fleet program manager with the city of Fort Lauderdale since 2012. “That puts the environment in the forefront of the way we do … Continue reading →

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Make your voice heard: Strategies for cutting down on the budget blues

The Municipal Posted on February 24, 2016 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

Budget time can resemble a Sisyphean task. According to Katherine Vigneau, CAFM, director of professional development for NAFA, “Budget time for fleet managers is a time of opportunity, but also a frustrating exercise of trying to articulate what the organization … Continue reading →

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New dynamic earns PD DOJ award

The Municipal Posted on February 22, 2016 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
Heights Chief of Police, and Kathy Kelly, Columbia Heights, Mo., superintendent of schools, receive the 2015 L. Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award

A phoenix that rose from the ashes of a poor relationship between the Columbia Heights, Minn., Police Department and the city’s public school district led to vastly improved synergy and a 30-year low in criminal activity. The turnaround has also … Continue reading →

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Reeder takes on ‘continuity of change’

The Municipal Posted on February 11, 2016 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Public Works Director Greg Reeder poses with a map of the city. (Photo provided)

Greg Reeder, public works director for the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was gratified to learn he had been selected as one of the Top Ten Public Works Leaders by the American Public Works Association on the 55th anniversary of … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile | Tagged Council Bluffs Iowa, Greg Reeder

Danville, Ill.: Engineering sustainability

The Municipal Posted on February 7, 2016 by Christine BeemsAugust 2, 2023

In 2005, the city of Danville had a problem. A century-old viaduct that permitted traffic on a vital east-west artery to flow beneath six tracks of busy railway lines had, by engineering standards, structurally failed. While the infrastructure remained operational, … Continue reading →

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