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Is it Arbitrary and Capricious?

Apr 10, 20242 min read

Is it Arbitrary and Capricious?

“Arbitrary” and “capricious” are legal terms often used in administrative law to challenge government actions. They are meant to imply...

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Cyberattacks Don’t Care How Big or Small Your Municipality Is

Mar 27, 20243 min read

Cyberattacks Don’t Care How Big or Small Your Municipality Is

Recently the Pennsylvania State Senate Communications and Technology Committee and the State Senate Local Government Committee examined...

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Sole Source Purchasing

Feb 14, 20242 min read

Sole Source Purchasing

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the term “sole source” often relates to a municipality’s procurement practices. It refers to...

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Home Rule 101

Jan 31, 20243 min read

Home Rule 101

If your municipality seeks more autonomy in the way in which it can operate and be governed, you may want to look into the process of...

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Keystone Municipal Solutions taps longtime township administrator Lucas Martsolf to lead firm’s western region

Jan 22, 20242 min read

Keystone Municipal Solutions taps longtime township administrator Lucas Martsolf to lead firm’s western region

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Keystone Municipal Solutions today announced veteran township administrator Lucas Martsolf has joined the firm as...

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Hiring Policies Help Prevent Unnecessary Criticism

Jan 17, 20242 min read

Hiring Policies Help Prevent Unnecessary Criticism

Whether you are in the private sector or in government, allegations of nepotism and cronyism can taint your organization’s reputation. In...

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Former Dauphin County Commissioner Chad Saylor Named Executive Director of Keystone Municipal Solutions

Jan 17, 20242 min read

Former Dauphin County Commissioner Chad Saylor Named Executive Director of Keystone Municipal Solutions

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Keystone Municipal Solutions today announced the appointment of former Dauphin County Commissioner Chad Saylor as the...

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Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Fund Municipal Projects

Jan 5, 20241 min read

Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Fund Municipal Projects

Updates in the Inflation Reduction Act could provide tax credits as an avenue for funding opportunities for municipalities to make...

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How to Maximize the Benefit of the RFP Process

Jan 3, 20243 min read

How to Maximize the Benefit of the RFP Process

When your municipality is ready to procure goods or services at a larger scale, a Request for Proposal (RFP) will likely be needed to...

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Chickens in the Neighborhood

Dec 20, 20232 min read

Chickens in the Neighborhood

In the last few years, a number of Pennsylvania municipalities have been faced with the conundrum of deciding if live chickens should be...

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Top 20 Incentives to Increase Employee Retention

Dec 6, 20232 min read

Top 20 Incentives to Increase Employee Retention

As budgets get tighter and quality help harder to find and retain, we have to be creative in what we can offer those employees as...

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Make Your Municipality a Community

Nov 22, 20232 min read

Make Your Municipality a Community

A community is a group of people living in the same place with a feeling of fellowship with others as a result of sharing common...

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Think You Can’t Afford a Manager? Think Again.

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Think You Can’t Afford a Manager? Think Again.

Many of the municipalities in Pennsylvania recognize the benefits of having a manager to oversee the local government operation. Others...

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Paved Verses Gravel

Oct 25, 20234 min read

Paved Verses Gravel

Maintenance costs for gravel roads and paved roads in Pennsylvania differ significantly due to the contrasting nature of these road...

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Big Shoes to Fill

Oct 11, 20232 min read

Big Shoes to Fill

In a previous post, I mentioned that some candidates for office might enter a race for Township Supervisor as the stepping stone to a...

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Let’s Talk Ethics

Sep 27, 20233 min read

Let’s Talk Ethics

The role of an ethics commission in the Pennsylvania municipal government is to uphold ethical standards and ensure transparency and...

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Finding Our Roots

Sep 13, 20233 min read

Finding Our Roots

Dr. Louis Gates narrates a wonderful television program called "Finding Our Roots." The show's premise is to dig deeply into the...

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OSHA Regulations Maybe Coming to a Municipality Near You

Aug 30, 20233 min read

OSHA Regulations Maybe Coming to a Municipality Near You

A bill is now heading to the state Senate that would affect every Pennsylvania public works department and its compliance with OSHA...

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EV Plow Trucks

Aug 16, 20233 min read

EV Plow Trucks

It’s clear by now that electric vehicles are more than a passing fad. In fact, it’s likely that over time EVs will become the predominant...

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AI in Local Government

Jul 19, 20233 min read

AI in Local Government

Less than one year ago, most of us had never heard the term “artificial intelligence,” or AI for short. Yet, the impact of AI on local...

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