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Grover Beach Paving Program and Funding Measures Transform a Small Beachside Community

Grover Beach is a small beachside city on the central coast of California that has undergone a radical transformation from a budget-tight, Capital Improvement Program (CIP)-scarce town to a budget-balanced,…

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Ecosystem Services and Urban Nature, a Swedish Approach to Stormwater Management and Redevelopment, Jennings Randolph International Fellowship Study Tour

Doug Singer received an APWA Jennings Randolph International Fellowship for a Study Tour of Sweden focused on Ecosystem Services and Urban Nature as it relates to stormwater, flood control and…

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Harnessing the Sun, a Regional Biosolids Story

Florida, along with much of the US, is experiencing an ever-growing trend where landfills restrict biosolids disposal. Pasco County Utilities owns and operates four major wastewater treatment plants that generate…

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Electric Vehicle, Hear From the Manufacturers on Design, Functions, and Needs

This will be a panel discussion with automotive and equipment manufacturers to discuss their line of electric vehicles and deployments as it pertains to municipal fleet. This session will explore…

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High Performing Teams & How to Leverage Them

Public agencies are increasingly asked to deliver high-complexity projects with tighter budgets and accelerated schedules. Agencies who position themselves as a “High-Performing Team” can better attract high-performing vendors (specifically the…

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Electrifying Medium and Heavy-Duty Fleet Vehicles: Real World Insights

Medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles have arrived, but few fleet operations have added them. Learn from two experienced government fleet managers about types of vehicles and charging equipment, what has…

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Hiring Maintenance Employees? Find a Qualified Candidate Pool in Your Own Backyard

Front Range Community College is partnering with state and local maintenance agencies to offer a high school internship program that develops qualified public works candidates. Until w, your candidate pool…

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Embrace Uncertainty as “Opportunity in Work Clothes”

In our fast-paced, ever-changing world, uncertainty is everywhere. We face it every day at home and work. Few of us have been taught techniques to navigate it well. The problems…

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How Salt Lake City Increased Work Order Completion 55% With Cross-Department Asset Management

Salt Lake City’s infrastructure management was disjointed across four departments using separate, incompatible software systems for decades. The Transportation, Streets, Parks and Public Lands, and Facilities groups operated out of…

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Embrace Your Mistakes

Who among us hasn’t made a mistake? How leaders handle their own mistakes can be an essential indicator of a healthy workplace and one that has a growth mindset. Insecure…

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