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Does your State, County or government agency have a Mutual Aid Agreement? If not – Why?
As the demand for responding to disasters and emergencies of all types across the nation have increased and become more complex, emergency management agencies at all levels of government are turning increasingly to the use of mutual aid as a means for providing the resources and capabilities on both inter- and intra-state events to augment disaster response capabilities of state and local governments.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA's Facilities and Grounds Committee Total resource management is knowing the quantity and condition of all of your physical assets for parks, buildings and grounds and the maintenance requirements for keeping them in optimal condition. Examine how to identify maintenance resources needed within budget constraints.
Read MoreState-of-the-art parking control technologies are essential for the modern community. This is your chance to learn about multiple parking technologies, including: electronic chalking (License Plate Recognition), electronic handheld ticket writers, multi-space and single-space smart meters, parking payment via smartphone systems, and wireless parking space monitoring.
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Sponsored by APWA’s Diversity Committee Lessons learned – from those who have made it to the top. That is what you can expect from this extraordinary panel of women in the public works profession. They will discuss the thinking behind their career decisions, the importance of finding the right mentor, plus stories about challenges met and resolved. Show up and get your questions answered.
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Sponsored by APWA's Facilities and Grounds Committee It is estimated that 16 million green tons of wood is removed from urban areas as a result of pests, wind storms, construction, hazard trees and other factors. Unfortunately, most of this wood ends up in landfills. This dynamic panel presentation will demonstrate successful urban wood waste utilization programs that are feasible and doable in your local community.
Read MoreDespite the challenges facing public works operations, limited resources and structured systems often discourage us from expanding our thinking, changing our behavior, and finding innovative solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about key techniques for motivating your team to innovate for best solutions and practices
Read MoreThe City of Ottawa uses a structured framework to engage employees in a process of identifying innovative management, operating, and business practices to improve performance and reduce costs. Discover how to get started and turn ideas into reality.
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The Ohio Department of Transportation developed a snow and ice performance measurement tool using live speed data combined with live Road Weather Information System (RWIS) data. They are tracking how quickly vehicle speeds recover from a snow and ice event.
Read MoreEvery community relies on Public Works; however, most citizens do not understand how Public Works affect them personally. By leveraging public outreach and education strategies and developing multi-agency collaborations, you can help community members become more aware of your agency, the indelible connection between Public Works and local history; and how their investments in Public Works, community infrastructure, and related engineering & design projects continue to improve daily life.
Read MoreSponsored by the APWA Small Cities Rural Communities Committee In response to the MUTCD, the Village of Fox Point, Wisconsin, inventoried all signs using GPS-enabled mobile data collectors to expedite processing and to include comprehensive information about every sign. This information was used to develop a sign replacement budget and schedule
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