“My Elected Board wants it done now, but I don’t have the staff to do the work!” Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting, white papers Tag: Animal Care and Control, Building, Community Development Consulting, Economic Development, Executive Search Consulting, Fire Department Consulting, Human Resources Consulting, Law Enforcement Consulting, Planning, Public Works, Redevelopment September 13, 2010 September 2010 Are you cutting back on staff? Does your Elected Board still need and expect important key projects and programs to move forward? Could you use some short-term help? Remember Lucy in 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
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
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
The rollout stage of the performance audit report: principles and steps Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting Tag: Leadership, Performance Audit March 19, 2007 By Jay Corey, March 2007 You are the leader. You came up with the idea to hire an independent, third party auditor to examine the department of…fill-in-the-blank. The audit is in its draft form Read More