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September 2006 · Volume 88 · Number 8

The Use of “Lean” in Local Government

Delving into how organizations can make continuous cost reductions a reality without undermining the value they deliver. 
David Krings, Dave Levine, and Trent Wall, Cincinnati, Ohio..
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Older Residents Can Become Smart Growth Advocates*

Sensitive development approaches and community design is important for older citizens. 
Emily Salomon, Washington, D.C..
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Best and Worst Methods of Calculating Impact Fees*

Why are the methodologies used to estimate fee levels coming under attack? 
Emil Malizia, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Starting a Police Department Dispatch Center: It’s Not Just the Technology*

How Elk Grove, California, went about creating a communications center that the police department can use. 
John Danielson, Elk Grove, California.
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Letters*


Ethics

  • Can We Support a Political Action Committee?
  • Raising Funds for the YMCA
 

Corporate Partner Profile


Commentary*

  • Performance Management Is Here to Stay
  • Beyond Efficiency: Flexibility and the Realized Potential of Council-Manager Government
 

Exhibitors at ICMA’s 92nd Annual Conference


FYI*

  • National Study of 3-1-1
  • Building Department Accreditation Wave
  • New Book Helps Communities with Disaster Recovery
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    Performance Matters

    The Role of Citizen Surveys in Performance Measurement 







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