Programs to Provide Technical Assistance to Your City
The America Downtown Program is a fee-based comprehensive downtown assistance program. The program provides direct, hands-on help to city officials who want to start, refocus, or re-energize their downtown enhancement efforts. The assistance package is designed to let the city determine the kind of help that's best for its downtown. The America Downtown Program brings together the political leadership of the National League of Cities and the downtown expertise of HyettPalma, Inc. Together, they offer individualized assistance and a combination of strengths not available anywhere else.
Offered in association with the International City/County Management Association and the National Research Center, Inc., the NCS™ provides local governments with an affordable citizen survey service for polling residents on a variety of important topics. This is a tool that provides city officials with credible data that can substantiate budget plan strategies in this challenging fiscal environment. The program offers elected officials and staff a statistically valid survey of resident opinions about the community and services provided by local government. Citizens are engaged in a participatory process that helps to satisfy client preferences and provides improved services to residents.