Citygate Associates’ Salinas Community Development Report Adopted Categories: Community Development, General Management Consulting, In the News, Uncategorized Tag: Bruce McClendon, City Management, Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, David DeRoos, Jay Corey, Keith Clarke, Management Review, Organizational Analysis, Report October 22, 2013 Citygate Associates consultants Jay Corey, Bruce McClendon, and Keith Clarke complete successful Organizational Analysis of Salinas Community Development Department After close to two hours of discussion and debate, Salinas City Council voted unanimously Tuesday Read More
Customer Service.Gov – New book published by Citygate Press available now; written by Citygate consultant Bruce McClendon Categories: Bruce McClendon, General Management Consulting, In the News, Uncategorized Tag: Authors, Books, City Management, Community Development Department Consulting, Information Technology, Strategic Planning August 21, 2013 Customer Service.Gov: Technology Tools and Customer Service Principles for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Government As reviewed by Ted Gaebler, author of Reinventing Government: “Customer Service.Gov is a user’s guide for applying technology tools and the Read More
Citygate Consultant Bruce McClendon Co-Authors “Big Data” Promises a Revolution in ICMA Public Management Magazine Categories: Bruce McClendon, General Management Consulting, In the News, Uncategorized Tag: Authors, Books, City Management, Information Technology, Local Government, Strategic Planning August 15, 2013 “Big Data” Promises a Revolution by Bruce McClendon and Wally Hill It’s called “big data.” And big it is. This emerging field promises to revolutionize government and business. How? By capturing, curating, managing, processing, Read More
Customer Service in an Upswing Housing Market: Getting Prepared! Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting, white papers Tag: Animal Care and Control, City Management, Community Development, Community Development Consulting, Customer Service, Economic Development, Information Technology, Local Government Agency, Planning July 1, 2013 By Jay Corey, MPA Principal Citygate Associates, LLC Demand for housing throughout California is once again on the upswing. Inventories are down and buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines are now jumping Read More
Citygate Consultant Greg Wellman Commended for Service in Local Government Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News Tag: City Management, Local Government May 3, 2013 Article: Former leader of Merced County, Atwater commended for service “A man who was once at the helm of Merced County and Atwater was recently recognized for more than four decades of work in 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
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
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
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