Is Your Organization FEMA Grant-Ready? As state and local governments face unprecedented revenue shortfalls, savvy local officials will be on the lookout for grants that can provide much needed support for critical equipment, large capital items and operational assistance. FEMA is and will continue to be a significant source of grant funds. Unfortunately, many localRead More
TEN WAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS USE GOVTEMPSUSA GovTempsUSA (GovTemps) has been assisting local government with their short and long-term staffing needs since 2011. As of May 2020, GovTemps has placed employees in over 500 different assignments with more than 180 local governments in 16 states. Below are 10 examples of how local governments are using GovTemps.Read More
How do you know when you are ready to be a City Manager? I knew that someday I wanted to be a City Manager, but I did not know how to know when I was ready for the position. When I saw a job posting for a City Manager position in a small, rural communityRead More
Reopening and Rebalancing Guidelines for Parks and Recreation What will it take to reopen parks, facilities, programs, and events shuttered by the Coronavirus? What is the recommended best approach? What will the end product look like? We provided the following guidelines and resources to help your organization during the transition for reopening with COVID-19 regulationsRead More
City of Moline names Martin Vanags Interim City Administrator. Moline Names Interim City Administrator https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/moline-names-interim-city-administrator/
Reimagining Local Government: A Guide to Organizational Analysis What services will local government organizations need (not just want) to provide in the future? An organizational analysis can drill down into the current services offered with the associated service delivery expectations organization-wide. Based on the direction of the local government regarding what services will continueRead More
Local Government Employees and COVID-19 Stress: What Managers Can Do About It Leisha DeHart-Davis, GovHR Vice President, Professor of Public Administration at UNC School of Government, blog posted on ICMA.org on May 7, 2020 | BLOG POST Check out Dr. DeHart-Davis' recommendations for managers on handling stress during the COVID-19 crisis. https://icma.org/blog-posts/local-government-employees-and-covid-19-stress-what-managers-can-do-about-it
Celebrating Our 500th GovTempsUSA Placement GovHR USA/GovTempsUSA (GovTemps) has a staff retreat every year in the spring. We gather to discuss the prior year’s statistics on recruitments, studies, and temporary staffing in addition to going over any process improvements and new service offerings for the upcoming year. It’s really good to see everybody at theRead More
Check out the new Blog post by Heidi Voorhees https://www.govhrusa.com/blog/five-reasons-local-government-must-embrace-remote-work/
Five Reasons Local Government Must Embrace Remote Work (WFH – Work From Home) As municipal and county offices re-open, leaders will face many challenges -- one will be more requests to work from home and another will be the need to provide a healthy work environment for employees. In putting the post COVID workplace puzzleRead More
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