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Opportunity-Rich Schools and Sustainable Communities: Seven Steps to Align High-Quality Education with Innovations in City and Metropolitan Planning and Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level School District, City or Town, School Board

State(s) All States

Source UC Berkeley Center For Cities & Schools

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families

This report aims to help community development and regional planning practitioners collaborate on cross-sector educational improvement efforts, increase productivity, and foster social equity. Its seven-step process recommends developing an understanding of the educational landscape,...

Mutual Aid Agreement for the Sharing of Municipal Resources

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This model ordinance establishes a mutual aid agreement to allow one municipality to share its services with another in a time of need. It outlines the responsibilities and obligations of each participating municipality, provides a framework for dispute resolution, and limits liabilities...

How Ohio Funds Public Transit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This report highlights the inadequate funding and strains faced by public transit in Ohio, emphasizing the need for increased support from the state. More funding must be needed to ensure the city's ability to maintain services and expand to meet growing demands. The report proposes...

2007 New York City Ordinance 596 Requiring the Department of Housing to Provide Language Assistance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source The New York City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

The ordinance requires the department of housing preservation and development to provide free language assistance services to limited English proficient individuals. The department shall also translate all of its documents into the top nine languages other than English spoken by persons...

City of Madison IT Strategic Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Madison IT

Policy Areas Data & Technology

Madison's technology needs and challenges are changing rapidly, requiring an expansion in Information Technology Services and Support. This municipal strategic plan outlines improvements to cities digital toolset, connecting the public with the City government, and prioritizing customer...

Madison Network Security Policies and Procedures

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Madison

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

Data de-identification is the process of modifying or removing personally identifiable information from datasets in a way that minimizes the risk of unintended disclosure of individuals' identities. This report outlines the fundamentals of data de-identification within the educational...

A County Manager’s Guide to Shared Services in Local Government

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) All States

Source IBM Center for the Business of Government

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

Shared Service Agreements are contracts or agreements that expand access to quality services while promoting collaboration and innovation between multiple local governments. This guide outlines best practices for establishing these agreements, highlights successful case studies, and...

Virginia 2022 HB30 Adjusting Funding and Language for Employee Compensation

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Virginia

Source State of Virginia

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This bill allocates funding from the state budget toward 5% yearly salary increases for state employees, university faculty, and state supported local employees. It also specifies the timelines for the salary increases and requires the Department of Human Resource Management to establish...

What Works Cities Brief: The City Hall Data Gap

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source What Works Cities

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

There is a gap between cities' need to adopt data-driven decision-making processes, their ability to do so, and the expectations of their constituents. This report provides a framework for local governments' data and technology usage, and provides examples of how cities innovate to...

LIFT-UP: Innovative City Strategy Reduces Utility Debt and Financial Insecurity for Residents

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report outlines the impact of the Local Interventions for Financial Empowerment Through Utility Payments initiative (LIFT-UP) which helped cities connect citizens to financial services while recouping revenue from unpaid utility bills. It found that residents who participated...

Integrated Health Care and Criminal Justice Data in Camden

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source Harvard Kennedy School of Criminal Justice Policy and Management

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Health

The Administrative Records Integration for Service Excellence program (ARISE) is a government initiative in Camden, New Jersey that integrates data from agencies and service providers to gain a more holistic understanding of individuals who frequently interact with the health care...

Mayoral Views on Racism and Discrimination

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Democracy & Governance

This report draws on the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors to explore how mayors of medium-sized and large cities understand race, discrimination, and equity in their communities. It highlights three key findings: mayors believe that immigrants, transgender individuals, Black people, and...

How Cities Can Get Smart: 6 Tips from Local CIOs

Type Article

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Colorado

Source Smart Cities Dive

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

This report from a meeting of Chief Innovation Officers (CIOs) from across the country examines smart cities, what they are and how to become one. Participating CIOs emphasized the need to identify a clear return on investment for smart city projects and suggested that governments...

Payver Case Study Case Study: Plano, TX

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source North Central Texas Council of Governments

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

A case study conducted by the City of Plano, Texas, comparing manual surveying to Artificial Intelligence Vision and crowdsourced dash camera footage and found that the latter approach provides results often equal to or better than manual surveys while costing 90% less. Roadway management...

Engaging with Local Decision-Makers: A Toolkit for Communities Seeking Improved Water, Sanitation, and Other Municipal Services

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source American Civil Liberties Union of California

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Safety, Health

Everyone needs basic municipal services, ranging from water to garbage and sewage removal. But these services are not equitably distributed. The purpose of this toolkit is to help residents advocate for the services they need and deserve. It explains a key process by which local governments...

Civic Innovation & Asset Mapping & Data Collection

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Digital Government

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

Medium-sized counties and cities investing in data modernization efforts sometimes fail to fully leverage cloud-based solutions and advanced tools due to a lack of skilled staff and disproportionate amount of manual data processes. This report finds that most organizations and city...

Model Resolution for Protecting Immigrant Students

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Civil Liberties Union of California

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Education

The attached Model Campus Safe Zones Resolution language was developed for K-12 school districts that are contemplating adopting protections for their immigrant students. ACLU recommends that any resolution contain language to address these critical issues: limiting the sharing of...

2001 Oakland Ordinance 12324 Improving Language Accessibility for City Services

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Oakland City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The Ordinance requires city information and services be provided in every language that is represented by 10,000 people or more in the city; the hiring of bilingual staff in public contact positions; establishes an in-house translation service for written government materials and...

2009 San Francisco Ordinance 202 Language Access

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance requires City Departments to translate the following written materials into languages spoken by a substantial number of limited English speaking persons: applications to receive benefits or services; tests for which knowledge of written English is not required; materials...

Center of Prosperity and Empowerment: An Efficient Memphis and a Shared Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Tennessee

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

What would have to happen for the city of Memphis to reduce poverty by 10% within 10 years – lowering it from 27% to 17% – and fundamentally shift economic opportunity and well-being for low-income residents? Today, there are 180,741 Memphis residents living below the poverty line...

Chicago’s 2021 IT Strategic Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City of Chicago

Policy Areas Data & Technology

The 2021 IT Strategic Plan for the City of Chicago highlights technology as a catalyst for engagement, innovation, and improved quality of life for residents. Acknowledging the city's technological ambitions, the plan highlights achievements such as remote work adoption, expanded...

Crumbling Roads, Poisoned Water and Unsafe Schools: the Effects of a Decade of Disinvestment

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Health, Education

This infographic examines trends of reduced social spending and infrastructure investment in Michigan communities, using Flint and Detroit as case studies of the impacts of these austerity programs include diminished government purchasing power and a rise in extreme-child poverty...

Undertrained, Underpaid, and Unprepared: How LA's Commercial Office Building Owners Are Failing Security Officers and Compromising Public Safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2006

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Public Safety

This report details how substandard training practices, high turnover rates, and low wages in Los Angeles's security industry has left the city particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, crime, and terrorist attacks. The report uses case studies from across the city to provide...

Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Centre for Public Impact

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

The Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics aims to enhance civic engagement and improve residents' quality of life through innovative uses of technology and data. The office emphasizes small-scale experimentation and collaboration with stakeholders, and has successfully engaged the...

2016 Seattle Executive Order 2016-08 Providing Immigrants Equal Access to City Services

Type Executive Order

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families, Housing, Public Safety

This executive order ensures that city benefits and services are available to all Seattle residents, without regard to immigration status....

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