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Public works asset management is essential for maintaining modern infrastructure. It involves systematically managing critical community resources such as roads, bridges, water systems, and public facilities. Effective asset management directly impacts the well-being of the community and local economy. By implementing strategic public works asset management practices, municipalities can: Extend the lifespan of critical infrastructure Reduce operational costs through preventive maintenance Enhance public safety and service reliability Support environmental sustainability [...]
As a public works director, ensuring your municipality’s FEMA compliance isn’t just about ticking boxes—it’s about safeguarding your community against disaster while securing crucial funding for infrastructure and recovery. Yet, navigating these requirements can often feel like an uphill battle, particularly when relying on outdated systems or processes. Thankfully, water management software offers solutions that not only streamline compliance but also enhance overall preparedness, disaster mitigation, and response capabilities. Here, we’ll explore [...]
When embarking on a GIS Mapping journey, choosing the right software is crucial. Cities without an established Geographic Information System map often face unique challenges, such as understanding the capabilities of GIS tools, ensuring compatibility, and effectively mapping critical assets. That’s where NovoGov shines. While GIS Mapping capabilities are a key component, NovoGov offers a comprehensive suite of solutions designed for asset management, collaboration, and scalability. It seamlessly integrates mapping functionality with tools to help [...]
1. Public Works Leads are Continuously Asked to do More with Less In municipal management the "do more with less" trend has been in place for years, but the pandemic significantly escalated it. Many Public Works 0perations are short-staffed, and the challenges of hiring and retaining new staff is formidable. As a result, many operations are having to increase pay rates, for starting workers and long-term staff, furthering cuts into operating budgets. At the same [...]
Disaster Recovery Documentation & Record Keeping Proper disaster recovery documentation and record keeping is not only helpful in planning for and responding to disasters, it is also critical if you want to increase your chances of approval for FEMA or Insurance reimbursement requests. In this presentation/demo, we will take a look at how the NovoGov Operations Management System can simplify how you maintain and report on this information. Disaster Recovery Documentation is just a small [...]
Municipal Websites Last Update (1/22/18) App for Everything Municipalities are constantly growing and changing. Sometimes that’s a good thing and other times, not so much. Do you ever scratch your head and wonder what it would take to be more productive and innovative? I know I’m always looking for better ways to manage my tasks and time. Perhaps that’s because there is an app for nearly everything I do. I even have an app that [...]
Today’s city managers are tasked with budgeting around an infrastructure that has limited capacity for growth, making it a challenge to address the changing needs of the community. Effectively implementing even simple changes requires the documentation, tracking, and measurement of work performance against operational standards to determine the information needed to manage a well-organized government. To that end, city managers and council members need visibility into factors such as labor, materials, and contracted work, that [...]