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
Who can be a volunteer firefighter? Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News, William Sager Tag: Fire Department Consulting October 1, 2008 By William Sager, October 2008 Who can volunteer to work as a firefighter in your community? The first answer that comes to mind is, “anyone can.” Not so fast. The Fair Labor Standards Act Read More
Succession planning: blowing up conventional wisdom Categories: Character, Cornerstone, In the News, Leadership, Rick Carr Tag: Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Training, Succession Planning, Training June 9, 2008 By Rick Carr, June 2008 A major responsibility of leadership is the selection and development of potential leaders. Succession planning is a means to perpetuate future organizational success. Identifying and preparing promotable candidates through 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
Citygate opens pacific northwest office Categories: Community Development, Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, Geoff Davey, In the News, Rich Carson Tag: Community Development, Local Government Agency, State Government Agency May 1, 2008 Citygate Associates, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Rich Carson as both a Senior Associate and the General Manager of Citygate’s new Pacific Northwest office based in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. Joining Read More
Facing tough times? How to guide the community toward informed decision-making Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, In the News, Stewart Gary, Strategic Planning Tag: Leadership April 4, 2008 By Stewart Gary, April 2008 Nationally, economic news is discouraging across the board. The problem is not simply one of “not enough revenue,” but one of systemic imbalances. Weak and eroding revenue sources are Read More
Animal control checklist Categories: Animal Care and Control, Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting, Mike Ross Tag: Animal Care and Control, Local Government Agency March 1, 2008 By Mike Ross, March 2008 Before a pilot flies an airplane, he/she performs a preflight inspection following a checklist. The checklist is used to make sure nothing important is overlooked. “Mixture rich, check; prop Read More
Is your EOC ready? Categories: Cornerstone, Emergency Management & Operations Training, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News, Incident Management Training, William Sager Tag: City Management, Fire Department Consulting February 2, 2008 By William Sager, February 2008 Many communities, particularly in the disaster prone west, are feeling the threat of disaster and doing something about it. They realize they cannot wait for calamity and hope that Read More
How to resolve fire service field deployment challenges Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News, Stewart Gary Tag: Fire Department Consulting October 18, 2007 By Stewart Gary, October 2007 Civic leaders need to know that there are no mandatory federal or state regulations directing a minimum level of fire service response times, fire crew locations and desired outcomes. Read More
What do your citizens, customers, or employees really want? Categories: Chad Jackson, Cornerstone, David DeRoos, In the News Tag: Local Government Agency, State Government Agency July 1, 2007 By Chad Jackson, July 2007 Do you need a handle on what your citizens or customers think about your agency’s services and the manner in which they are provided? Do you need a way Read More