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Is it Arbitrary and Capricious?
“Arbitrary” and “capricious” are legal terms often used in administrative law to challenge government actions. They are meant to imply...
David Anthony
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Cyberattacks Don’t Care How Big or Small Your Municipality Is
Recently the Pennsylvania State Senate Communications and Technology Committee and the State Senate Local Government Committee examined...
David Anthony
Mar 27, 20243 min read
Sole Source Purchasing
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the term “sole source” often relates to a municipality’s procurement practices. It refers to...
David Anthony
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Home Rule 101
If your municipality seeks more autonomy in the way in which it can operate and be governed, you may want to look into the process of...
David Anthony
Jan 31, 20243 min read
Keystone Municipal Solutions taps longtime township administrator Lucas Martsolf to lead firm’s western region
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Keystone Municipal Solutions today announced veteran township administrator Lucas Martsolf has joined the firm as...
shalfond
Jan 22, 20242 min read
Hiring Policies Help Prevent Unnecessary Criticism
Whether you are in the private sector or in government, allegations of nepotism and cronyism can taint your organization’s reputation. In...
David Anthony
Jan 17, 20242 min read
Former Dauphin County Commissioner Chad Saylor Named Executive Director of Keystone Municipal Solutions
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Keystone Municipal Solutions today announced the appointment of former Dauphin County Commissioner Chad Saylor as the...
shalfond
Jan 17, 20242 min read
Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Fund Municipal Projects
Updates in the Inflation Reduction Act could provide tax credits as an avenue for funding opportunities for municipalities to make...
shalfond
Jan 5, 20241 min read
How to Maximize the Benefit of the RFP Process
When your municipality is ready to procure goods or services at a larger scale, a Request for Proposal (RFP) will likely be needed to...
David Anthony
Jan 3, 20243 min read
Chickens in the Neighborhood
In the last few years, a number of Pennsylvania municipalities have been faced with the conundrum of deciding if live chickens should be...
David Anthony
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Top 20 Incentives to Increase Employee Retention
As budgets get tighter and quality help harder to find and retain, we have to be creative in what we can offer those employees as...
David Anthony
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Make Your Municipality a Community
A community is a group of people living in the same place with a feeling of fellowship with others as a result of sharing common...
David Anthony
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Think You Can’t Afford a Manager? Think Again.
Many of the municipalities in Pennsylvania recognize the benefits of having a manager to oversee the local government operation. Others...
David Anthony
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Paved Verses Gravel
Maintenance costs for gravel roads and paved roads in Pennsylvania differ significantly due to the contrasting nature of these road...
David Anthony
Oct 25, 20234 min read
Big Shoes to Fill
In a previous post, I mentioned that some candidates for office might enter a race for Township Supervisor as the stepping stone to a...
David Anthony
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Let’s Talk Ethics
The role of an ethics commission in the Pennsylvania municipal government is to uphold ethical standards and ensure transparency and...
David Anthony
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Finding Our Roots
Dr. Louis Gates narrates a wonderful television program called "Finding Our Roots." The show's premise is to dig deeply into the...
David Anthony
Sep 13, 20233 min read
OSHA Regulations Maybe Coming to a Municipality Near You
A bill is now heading to the state Senate that would affect every Pennsylvania public works department and its compliance with OSHA...
David Anthony
Aug 30, 20233 min read
EV Plow Trucks
It’s clear by now that electric vehicles are more than a passing fad. In fact, it’s likely that over time EVs will become the predominant...
David Anthony
Aug 16, 20233 min read
AI in Local Government
Less than one year ago, most of us had never heard the term “artificial intelligence,” or AI for short. Yet, the impact of AI on local...
David Anthony
Jul 19, 20233 min read
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