NLC’s Sustainable Cities Institute hosted a four-day workshop for sustainability coordinators, city managers and other city staff. The workshop brought together sustainability professionals to share knowledge and learn from each other, and learn from experts in the field.
For both existing and new infrastructure, rates of deterioration, repair and borrowing need to be aligned. Asset management agreements can bring additional capital and experience to infrastructure development.
U.S. Communities, NLC's national purchasing cooperative for cities, announced last week that Tradition Energy has been awarded a three-year contract to provide energy consulting and management services. Governments will maximize savings on energy expenditures while improving procurement efficiency.
Memphis, Tenn. Councilmember Myron Lowery captures some of the highlights of NBC-LEO's recent Summer Conference, which was held in Milwaukee, Wis. this year.
Goats grazing the graveyard, a Washington 'first'
NLC’s Sustainable Cities Institute profiles Baton Rouge, La. in a new case study, The Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative: Promoting Health and Nutrition through Collaboration. Baton Rouge is actively taking steps to improve the health of its residents by capitalizing on the expertise of a wide array of community stakeholders.
NLC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host a learning session on the Health Insurance Marketplace and SHOP on Wednesday, August 28, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This learning sessions will provide information on how elected officials can help residents and small businesses obtain the health care coverage they need.
NLC asks local officials for their help in protecting the tax exempt status of municipal bonds. If proposals to eliminate or limit the tax exemption become a reality, local governments will pay more to finance projects, leading to less infrastructure investment and fewer jobs.
New rules from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) include changes for how cities and towns must report on their pension funds. In addition to reporting on a fund's annual required contribution and how much a city or town has budgeted towards its pension fund, municipalities must now also report the pension fund’s unfunded liability.
Chicago launched three dropout reengagement centers last January, joining a growing number of cities that are using this approach to reengage out-of-school youth.
