MRSC Advisor Columns

HR Advisor - Social Media in Hiring: Minimizing Legal Risks

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:12:00 PDT

In this month's HR Advisor Column, Sofia D'Almeida Mabee, Employment Attorney, Summit Law Group, offers advice on minimizing risks associated with using social media sites as a source of information about job applicants during the hiring process.

Planning Advisor - Providing for Usable Open Space for Multifamily Developments

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:20:00 PDT

In this month's Planning Advisor column, Bob Bengford, AICP, MAKERS, examines the goals and benefits, notable challenges, and lessons learned in providing on-site open space for multifamily developments, including a comparison of how a few Washington cities regulate this type of open space.

Finance Advisor - Using GFOA's New Financial Management Assessment Tool to Improve Performance

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:10:00 PDT

In this month's Finance Advisor column, Mike Bailey, Finance Director, City of Redmond, describes the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) new financial management self-assessment tool that invites users to test their own financial management practices against public sector financial management best practices.

Council Commission Advisor - City Budget Woes: RESET "deja vu all over again"

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:10:00 PDT

In this month's Council/Commission Advisor column, Carl Neu, President of Neu and Company and Director of the Center for the Future of Local Governance™, argues that the "good old days" pre- 2008 are gone, irretrievable, and no longer useful in creating the solutions to the challenges we face, and that opportunities to move forward can be found in three phrases: Bold Leadership, New Balance, and New Normal.

Open Government Advisor - Public Records Act (PRA) Case Law Update: 2009 — 2010

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT

In this month's Open Government Advisor column, Ramsey Ramerman, Assistant City Attorney, City of Everett, discusses “reverse” third-party PRA claims and reviews recent PRA case law.