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Voting Time
In case you haven't noticed, it is election time. The local news channels bombard you with constant commercials expounding on the virtues...
David Anthony
May 17, 20223 min read
Just What KMS Can Do For You
The challenge of municipal management is that significant change is almost always on the horizon. Given the state of employment in local...
David Anthony
May 4, 20223 min read
ARPA Reporting due April 30, 2022!
The American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) was enacted in March 2021 providing an unprecedented $1.9 trillion in direct relief to combat the...
Timothy Horstmann - Ryan Gonder - David Kratzer
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
The daily news just isn't getting any better. Inflation and rising prices are hitting every home and business hard, and efforts to do...
David Anthony
Apr 20, 20223 min read
2022 Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program Grant Funding Available
The United States Department of Justice has announced that it is now accepting grant applications for its Fiscal Year 2022 COPS Hiring...
Adam Santucci
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Alternatives to Tax-Exempt Advance Refundings Continue to Proliferate in Municipal Bond Market
Our friends at the McNees Public Sector blog recently posted an interesting article on advanced refundings in the municipal bond market. ...
Timothy Horstmann
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Can Your Municipality Transition Successfully?
When a municipality loses a key member of its administrative team, it can be devastating not only to the Board of Supervisors or Council...
David Anthony
Apr 6, 20223 min read
How Are You Managed?
In northwest Pennsylvania, a township manager is an anomaly. If you look at the surrounding counties from Erie in any direction, you will...
David Anthony
Mar 23, 20224 min read
You Can’t Win Them All
No matter how long you have served in some capacity for local government, at some point, you will undoubtedly make some residents...
David Anthony
Mar 9, 20224 min read
Are You a Municipal Influencer?
Some of us older municipal managers may not know exactly what an influencer is nowadays. In days past, we might have considered them a...
David Anthony
Feb 23, 20224 min read
Parking or Piled, You Have a Choice
From my perspective, at least, it appears that climate change may be having an impact on the weather and particularly snowfall. Northwest...
David Anthony
Feb 9, 20224 min read
The New and Improved ARPA
by David Anthony Yes, there are more than 437 pages in the final rule distributed by the US Treasury regarding the implementation of the...
David Anthony
Jan 26, 20223 min read
ARPA Spending, Perception
The American Recovery Plan Act or “ARPA” included the infusion of $6.15 billion in aid to Pennsylvania counties, cities, boroughs and...
David Anthony
Jan 5, 20224 min read
Don’t Give Up the Ship
The phrase "don't give up the ship" was uttered by Admiral Perry during the war of 1812. My hometown area of Erie, Pennsylvania,...
David Anthony
Dec 15, 20214 min read
Hire, Fire, Retire, Inspire
A recent trip across the Southern Tier Expressway of New York State caused me to take notice of the multiple billboards advertising for...
David Anthony
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Planning for Municipal Manager Succession: Proven Methods to Fill Vacancies Successfully
The four steps every municipality should take in the search to hire the best, most qualified candidate for manager positions. When a...
Brooke Queenan
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Planning for Municipal Manager Succession: 10 Considerations to Make Before Rehiring
There are several considerations municipalities or authorities should make before beginning the process to replace a manager, Keystone...
David Anthony
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Planning for Municipal Manager Succession: Key Employee Turnover Trends and What They Mean for You
Why municipal officials at all levels are leaving long-time posts, what’s lost when they depart, and what municipalities can do now to...
Adam Santucci
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Those Who Volunteer, Please Step Forward; Hello, Anyone There?
If you crack open the trusty old dictionary (Remember that big, thick book that no one looks at anymore?), you’ll see the following for...
David Anthony
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign
Around 1970, a band called the Five Man Electrical Band had a hit song dealing with signs. Now, I am pretty sure they weren't thinking...
David Anthony
Oct 27, 20214 min read
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