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Using Winter Maintenance Programs to Power Smart City Initiatives

The concept of Smart Cities continues to be applicable to all divisions of state and local government, with some agencies investigating what this means for them, while others are active…

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Lessons Learned from Placer County Response to the Record-Setting 2021–22 Sierra Storms

A record-setting winter storm resulted in unprecedented amounts of snow in the upper elevations of Placer County. Heavy snow and downed trees and utilities caused extensive road closures, travel complications,…

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Weathering the Storm – Together

Everyone wants to feel needed, and we all want to be the best. But, being a Level 5 leader means being able to step away from operations and have it…

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Liquids in a Small Community

The presenters will focus on implementing a successful liquid program in a community with a population of less than 20,000. Different products and equipment will be discussed for the practical…

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Winter Maintenance Performance Measures

With everyone’s budgets getting tighter and public expectations at an all-time high, an effective and efficient method of tracking and communicating winter operations is needed. Every agency has performance measures,…

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Making Sense of the Weather Headlines

The weather and the climate seem to be the lead stories each night on the news. Disasters, extremes, and climate seem to be all anyone is talking about these days.…

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Women of Winter – WOW

Building on the well-received WOW session as presented at last year’s conference, we are honored to offer an updated session to include input and feedback from 2022 and to continue…

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Oh My GARSH! Communicating and Planning Winter Maintenance

When you’re responding to a storm and helping people get back on the road in the winter, what does the public care about how you get your job done? As…

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YMCA of Management (You, Me, City/Company, Anything)

YMCA of Management is a collaborative approach to team-employee engagement, where leaders develop and mentor public works heroes by courageously talking to them about You, Me, City/Company, Anything. As tough…

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Roving Reporter S2: E2 – First Responders, Part 2

First Responders – The Roving Reporter Education Series, featuring Rita Cassida, visited Gainesville, Florida to visit with their first responders to talk about why public works is an integral part…

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