"U ROCK" by Caro Wallis is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Whether you're a manager or a coworker, you can make someone's day with a sincere compliment. Most of us love feeling valued and appreciated. It's an easy way to lift someone's mood, and your own, too. In honor of National Compliment Day [...]
Henderson, NV OnBoard page City of Henderson, NV, Implements New Management System To Attract More Applicants to Boards and Commissions HENDERSON, NV – November 1, 2019 – The City of Henderson, NV, has implemented OnBoard, a board and committee management system city officials say will save time and money, and attract more applicants [...]
Mental Floss is a great source for a wide array of information. That includes these 14 Google search hacks that can help at home and work. Along with Google search basics, such as using quotation marks, minus signs, and searching within a specific website, they also have tips for using Reverse Image Search, Related search, [...]
September is Deaf Awareness Month—an ideal time for local government professionals to review and strengthen how they serve Deaf and hard of hearing community members. Whether you’re planning public meetings, providing essential services, or communicating online, fostering accessible, inclusive communication is vital year-round. Ten Best Practices for Communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals [...]
At ClerkBase, we love working with local government employees. We've built real friendships with our client contacts. img: Melinda Forrester We hope you'll join us in our LinkedIn Group discussion, "What do you love about your local government job?" Share the love!
Do you know how many boards, commissions, and/or committees your town government has? Do you know what they do, or who's on them? These groups drill-down on specific interests for the governing body, such as housing, health, property assessment, etc. The members are volunteers who are appointed or assigned to focus on that specific subject, and [...]
If you're a new reader, you may not have the most up-to-date information on ClerkBase and our services. You may have heard that ClerkBase has been in business for more than 30 years, providing local government solutions like board and commission management. We added to our growing family of open government solutions with the Applications [...]
Ugh. Who doesn't dread organizing records, folders, paperwork, and files? For most of us, either at work or at home (or both), it's a daily responsibility. With the tax deadline looming and spring cleaning season upon us, now is a good time to get started. That's probably why Records Information Managers designated April as National Records and [...]
It happens in every organization, regardless of type. Someone changes jobs or retires, and everything they knew goes with them. Each of us carries a part of our agency's "institutional history" with us. Smaller agencies are particularly at risk of "brain drain," since each staff member has a greater percentage of institutional knowledge. Governing has an article [...]
