What happens when a mountain community approaches workforce housing as if responding to a disaster? Those of us in attendance at the Spring Colorado City and County Managers Association (CCCMA) conference in Glenwood on April 14th got a glimpse of two communities that recently treated housing as a crisis. The Read more…
I had a Martin Buber I-Thou moment at this summer’s CCCMA Emerging Managers Summer Camp in Fort Collins when the welcome was delivered by Darin Atteberry, City Manager. His enthusiasm for the job, the place, and the people after 24 years is infectious. “I happen to be one of those Read more…
Heard about fraud lately? I sure have. At CCCMA in February this year, Charles Jones, Professor at the University of Kansas taught The Shape of Ethics: Two Columns, Three Triangles. In his presentation he said “ethics and policy have a human face.” He urged city and county managers to open Read more…