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Gisborne District Council, NZ collaborates with Māori experts on resource management plan review
Local officials work with natural resource specialists from four iwi - tribes - during the one-year pilot. Weekly consultations shape revisions to the Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan (TRM) based on expertise about topics like housing and water quality. A co-design process ensures that the TRMP and the council's Long-Term Plan meet the needs of all district residents. Working relationships built during the pilot also help the district anticipate national Resource Management Act changes.
Gisborne District Council, NZ
New Zealand
Eastbourne Borough Council, GB evaluates active forest management impacts on low-carbon housing
The borough received a £200,000 grant from the Forestry Commission for the 16-month pilot. Project partners University of Brighton and Woodland Enterprise Centre will identify innovative methods for actively managing regional woodlands. Passive management of 41% of forests in the United Kingdom led to record lumber imports in 2021 and prohibitively expensive local lumber. Eastbourne hopes for reliable and sustainable sources of lumber for new housing developments.
Eastbourne Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
East Renfrewshire Council, GB improves Care at Home Service efficiency with Totalmobile partnership
East Renfrewshire will integrate Carelink software into its social care team by December 2022. Carelink allows field staff to update notes and create personalized plans from mobile devices for Care at Home's 600 clients. Council leaders access real-time data about staff deployments and patient needs from a centralized platform. Totalmobile's platform supports efficient scheduling for 7,500 weekly visits, thus freeing personnel time for patient care.
East Renfrewshire Council, GB
United Kingdom
Norwich City Council, GB streamlines human resources and finance operations with Unit4 ERP platform
City officials pursued a cloud-based platform for employee self-service and financial reporting. Project partner Embridge Consulting will integrate the platform into back-office operations with minimal service disruption. This transformation incorporates best practices for business processes and reporting into the day-to-day work of council employees. The council's first Software as a Service project increases resources for public services through more efficient administration.
Norwich City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Canada Bay, NSW works with Blackwoods on the region's first PPE vending machine for council workers
Council officials introduced the machine to fill the gap left by limited office hours at its stores department. Employees can order respirators, gloves, and hand sanitizer 24 hours a day. The Blackwoods vending machine automatically reorders items with low supplies and monitors usage patterns. The project improved staff compliance with public health recommendations, reduced supply hoarding, and cut the costs of last-minute purchases at local stores.
Canada Bay, NSW
Australia
Bondurant, IA adopted a policy of internal auditing to improve staff accountability and performance
The city of Bondurant adopted a policy of strong internal auditing which included the systematic evaluation, analysis, and communication of operation execution, resource allocation, and procedure compliance. The city developed this team-based organizational structure to improve staff accountability, performance measurements, and efficiency of workflows.
Bondurant, IA
United States
Texcoco, MX and Tepetlaoxtoc use community forest management as a powerful sustainability tool
The municipalities of Texcoco and Tepetlaoxtoc de Hidalgo use community forest management as a powerful sustainability tool. These communally managed lands, ejidos, provide abundant resources through sustainable timber-harvesting alongside careful pruning and reforestation efforts to minimize fire risks. The program establishes how much timber can be extracted each year and from which specific areas based on recommendations from technical advisers.
Texcoco, MX
Mexico
Tepetlaoxtoc, MX
Mexico
Bloomington, IN designs water main break splash solution
A T&D laborer, Jerry Waldridge, engineered an implement using everyday materials to effectively and simply minimize unwanted splashing and prevent erosion in the workspaces. The invention consists of a broomstick with a piece of tire at the end of it. The device allows one worker to stay on the surface and hold the broomstick while the attached tire segment follows the curve of the pipe and contains the splash, allowing the workers in the trench to fix the break with minimal splash.
Bloomington, IN
United States
Bloomington, IN employees create a functional water cart
In 2016, Bloomington’s Water Quality Coordinator wanted to have a water cart available for community events. However, water carts offered on the market proved expensive and not very functional. With no product on the market suitable to the specific need, a do-it-yourself cart became the best way forward. And that’s exactly what a City employee did. Now a fully functional, cheap, and attractive water cart is one of the best ambassadors for Bloomington tap water when it makes appearances.
Bloomington, IN
United States
Bloomington, IN expands storage on Fire Department Quick Response Vehicle
The fire department’s Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) is excellent for navigating Bloomington, but it lacks the crucial storage capacities needed in emergencies. Using some scrap wood, Sergeant Neibel constructed a custom storage unit for the QRV that served the needs of the department more specifically. This prototype was accepted and implemented in other vehicles and proved to not only be cheaper ($175 as opposed to $3000 on the market), but sturdier than the commercial option.
Bloomington, IN
United States
Bloomington, IN Fire Department makes its own gear drying rack
The average amount of time for drying has been cut in half, representing a difference of several hours each time gear is dried. Through small modifications (such as fastening the inner liner of the gear to the rack using clothespins and the addition of a larger fan) the firefighters are hopeful that this project will continue producing the results they need as members of a Fire Department that is always at the ready, freeing up precious dollars to be invested elsewhere in the Department.
Bloomington, IN
United States
Bloomington, IN Public Works staff make a bollard housing rack
Instead of transporting the bollard housings to and from the installation site, PW staff fabricated a rack (rather than purchasing one) that would keep the bollard housing secure and protected from damage while allowing it to be stored on-site, close to where they would be installed. Even if the team was able to order a comparable rack, supply chains throughout the world have been dramatically impacted by the pandemic and the timeframe by when the rack could have been delivered was in question.
Bloomington, IN
United States