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March 9, 2018
Center for Urban Innovation at the Aspen Institute
Many city governments are torn when it comes to innovation. On the one hand, constituents increasingly demand flexibility, interaction, and iteration, and governments want to be seen as responsive to new ideas and services. On the other, cities are bound by regulatory processes developed decades ago and designed for predictability, stability, and protection. The real work for city leaders today is to create not just new rules, but new ways of writing and adjusting regulations that better fit the dynamism and pace of change of cities themselves.
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The realization by local governments that the citizens we serve, no matter the district they live in, and are not too dissimilar when it comes to their basic wants and needs, can provide a framework for elected officials to work together towards resolving big picture issues facing cities nationwide.
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How can cities foster and institutionalize a culture of innovation? Athens-Clarke County recently implemented a program to encourage collaborative and cross-departmental improvements.
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March 5, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale travels to Pelham, GA to talk with Mayor James Eubanks, a young Mayor that started in local government at the age of 25. The two discuss Mayor Eubanks leaving and coming back home to Pelham, small town rivalry with the next town over, having your own small town city school system, and why Pelham is a place you should visit.
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CitySmart by VC3
February 27, 2018
Jessica Zubizarreta, Network Infrastructure Consultant, Sophicity
There are five major reasons why modernizing your hardware is important and should take place on a regular replacement cycle (or better yet, why you should move to a cloud platform that eliminates the need for some hardware).
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February 19, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale continues his conversation with Lace Futch, Willacoochee, GA's former Mayor. The two discuss the impressive job creation in Willacooche, the joys and struggles that many rural communities share today, as well more small town adventures.
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February 15, 2018
GMA Office of the General Counsel
There are several firms actively soliciting cities in Georgia to hire them to represent the city in opioid litigation. GMA urges member cities to consult with their city attorney before deciding to join the litigation and before signing up with a law firm to represent their city in the litigation.
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February 14, 2018
Burning Glass Technologies & Harvard Business School
While popular elsewhere, apprenticeships represent a relatively small number of jobs in the United States. This report assesses the potential for apprenticeships to address the skills gap and other barriers to workforce development in the national economy.
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After leaving office I had a unique opportunity to seek the common ground in our community as I was asked to host a daily talk show on a local radio station. Although I had very little radio experience I welcomed the chance to have three hours of air time daily to laser focus on what was going on in our community.
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February 5, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale travels to Willacoochee, Georgia for a conversation with Lace Futch, Willacoochee's former Mayor. The two discuss growing up in Willacoochee and Mayor Futch's life of service and small town adventures.
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If your city hasn’t yet experienced a major data breach, it may just be a matter of time. In fact, it's already happened to a city in Georgia. Learning from this incident, your city can implement some best practices that will lessen the risk of exposing your citizens’ personal information to hackers or unauthorized individuals.
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January 17, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
An introduction to Ocilla, GA Mayor Matt Seale's Small Town Podcast.
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In the end, it may very well not be what you know or who you know, but knowing what you don’t know, that ultimately determines your success in life.
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CitySmart by VC3
December 20, 2017
Michael Chihlas, Network Infrastructure Consultant
Free software. It sounds like a great bargain. However, a recent incident shows the dangers of freeware. Back in September, CCleaner (a common free software) experienced a major security flaw. When CCleaner pushed out a software update for its customers, the software update contained malicious code that could be used by hackers to control a person’s computer.
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I found that a focus on maintaining your indie street cred as an elected official is a great way to achieve success and an unwavering bond with the people you serve.
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