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Interior Alaska was hammered with a series of snow and ice storms so epic over the 2021 winter holidays that it was dubbed “Icemageddon.” Snowfighters had to respond to the…
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In 2022, the Village of Buffalo Grove started its IoT journey. At the 2022 Snow Conference in Pittsburgh, the team looked at various IoT technologies that could be deployed for…
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High turnover, retirement, and a competitive employment market are all factors forcing today’s public work leaders to look for non-traditional workers to fill vital positions in their departments. How can…
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Accurate equipment calibration is a cornerstone best management practice for winter maintenance operations. Yet, many agencies do not recognize or understand its value. Attend the first session in this 2-part…
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Is leadership an art or a science? This is a debate that’s raged across the centuries. Turns out, it’s neither. Instead, leadership is a process that occurs when shared values…
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Regardless of your role as a supervisor, manager, or leader in your agency, developing and retaining staff is a key priority, especially in today’s environment. Using a coaching approach, you…
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Accurate equipment calibration is a cornerstone best management practice for winter maintenance operations. Yet, many agencies do not recognize or understand its value. Attend the first session in this 2-part…
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The City of Regina, Saskatchewan, updated its Winter Maintenance Policy based on a thorough review involving stakeholder engagement and research of best practices. The new policy introduced several enhancements in…
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The concept of Smart Cities continues to be applicable to all divisions of state and local government, with some agencies investigating what this means for them, while others are active…
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Public works and winter maintenance organizations require a published plan to direct operations and provide metrics to measure performance to provide world-class service to stakeholders. The plan should provide the…
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