City’s Building/Planning Practices Under Review (San Clemente, CA) Categories: Community Development, General Management Consulting, In the News Tag: Plan Check Permitting Process February 11, 2010 February 10, 2010 “An in-depth report of the city’s planning, building and code compliance processes will be presented to City Council on February 16, ostensibly leading to an overhaul of current city practices. The Read More
Press Release: Citygate conducts management review of community development dept. (San Clemente, CA) Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Management Review February 5, 2010 February 4, 2010 “The City of San Clemente hired Citygate Associates, LLC, a professional consultancy firm, to conduct a management review of the policies, procedures, management, staffing, and operations of San Clemente’s planning, building, and code Read More
Cost benefit analysis: small cities disincorporate now! Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting Tag: Animal Care and Control, City Management, Fire Services Consulting, Information Technology, Joint Venture Between Cities, Law Enforcement Consulting, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety February 1, 2010 By Jay Corey, February 2010 Right. Not going to happen in my lifetime or yours. Having stipulated to the obvious, most professional municipal government officials would admit, albeit not in public, that many small Read More
Business group says city is holding back progress (San Clemente, CA) Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Plan Check Permitting Process November 20, 2009 November 19, 2009 “San Clemente is on the brink of becoming a business-investment hot spot as the economy starts to turn around, but the city’s permit and development-review process is holding it back, according Read More
Accounting mess teaches Surprise painful lesson (Surprise, AZ) Categories: Fiscal Staff, General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting Tag: Finance Department Review November 12, 2009 November 11, 2009 “Surprise has grown dramatically the past decade, adding about 87,000 residents, national retailers and sports attractions, including a tennis center and Cactus League ballpark.”…read more Read More
Update on the Citygate Associates Study of the SLC Planning Process (Salt Lake City, UT) Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting Tag: Planning Department Review September 19, 2009 September 2009 “Citygate Associates, LLC conducted a nine month study evaluating the Salt Lake City Planning Processes and presented the report to the Mayor and City Council in April 2009. There have been substantial efforts Read More
Strategies for managing long-term retiree benefit costs Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Steve Harman Tag: Finance, GASB #45, Retiree Benefit Costs June 1, 2009 By Steven Harman, June 2009 Public agencies offering retiree health benefits are now required to tabulate and disclose the long-term costs of providing those benefits. Agencies are now coming to grips with the staggering long-term Read More
Protecting community development, engineering, planning, and building staff during tough times Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting Tag: Building, City Management, Community Development, Community Development Consulting, Planning January 1, 2009 By Jay Corey, January 2009 You’re the boss and for years you’ve had to struggle to keep up with the demands that growth has placed upon your organization: Complaints to your city council Read More
You’re running out of money and you’ve run out of ideas? Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting Tag: City Management, Finance November 1, 2008 By Jay Corey, November 2008 You’re the City Manager and you know the City is in serious financial trouble. You know no one wants to cut services. You’ve done all the easy things like: Read More
Got financial crisis? Categories: Cornerstone, Dwane Milnes, General Management Consulting, In the News Tag: City Management, Finance, Local Government Agency May 18, 2008 By Dwane Milnes, May 2008 What do you do when you think your agency is broke, or at the very least, the cliff is near and the rocks below are sharp? What do you do Read More