What are States’ Obligations to Monitor the Use of Tax Increment Financing?
States laws typically proscribe how local governments can use their tax bases. But are too many states neglecting their responsibility to monitor, document and evaluate local government use of tax incentives? Tax increment financing districts (TIFs) demonstrate the importance of this question.…
The Best Succession Planning Practices
This article will focus on succession hiring practices in local governments, for our cities and towns. I have developed these practices to fill department head positions in smaller and medium size departments. Small departments have no Assistant Department Head position, while larger size departments do have an…
Public Administration From the 100,000-foot View
Congress has delegated administrative decisionmaking to numerous agencies including the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration. Such agencies process literally millions of decisions regarding the rights of individuals.…
Navigating the Ruins of Political Discourse: Public Service as Crisis Management
When I think of ruins, the picture that comes to mind is of a dismantled and mangled structure leaning and crumbled against itself. I see burned out beams and scorched concrete amidst a backdrop of dust and wires. I also see neglect. When we allow our creations…
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