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GIS Planning’s clients range from small towns with a single economic development person (who often also handles duties at the chamber, the city manager’s office etc.) to large cities or regional and s…

Kartik Kumar National Practice Leader, Municipal Government and Broader Public Sectors. As vaccinations slowly allow for the workforce to return to the office - there are many things to consider as bo…

Do you dread conducting annual employee reviews? Ripple is a platform for providing quick, anonymous team member evaluations. By rating colleagues based on the Big 5 Personality Traits, Ripple turns o…

Local governments are continually looking for ways to streamline their operations. But with increasing citizen demands for more modern and accessible digital services, along with limited and declining…

Our world has always been in a state of perpetual change. Now more than ever, it is perceived to be doing that at an ever-rapid pace. Positive changes such as economic growth, and technology advanceme…

There are four elements that make up a complete COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Program: Personal Safety, Screening, Testing, and Vaccination. Screening is the second element and is c…

I don’t like going to the doctor’s office. Part of the reason is because my doctor also happens to be a good friend of mine and I already see him enough on the golf course, squash courts and playing p…

In the last few weeks there has been a rise in reported malware and malicious attacks on small municipalities. Testing of three small municipality websites in recent weeks by our team has resulted in…

Lessons learned from Cyber Incident Response We are finding many companies that have experienced a Cyber Incident are not performing even the most basic Third Party Vendor Risk Assessment. It is absol…

I’ve been negotiating contracts for so long now that it’s impossible for me to remember every moment in every negotiation But there’s one thing I remember vividly from every single negotiation, becaus…

When it comes to adopting new software, local governments have historically been somewhat cautious. And you can understand why. Government authorities face a number of unique challenges and must opera…

Well into the COVID19 pandemic, organizations, governments big and small have had to take measures and make changes to their environments to adapt to the needs of their staff, customers, their service…