Padded Payroll: An Examination of Municipal Employment Practices in Baltimore City

May 1st, 1998

Category: Efficiency in Government, Issue Brief

About the Author Kantayhanee Whitt is currently an assistant program manager with a Baltimore-based non-profit enterprise that provides training and technical assistance to organizations and institutions involved in community development. She received her master of arts degree in policy studies at the Johns Hopkins University in 1997. In 1995, she received her bachelor of science […]

Benchmarking: Taking Local Government into the 21st Century

June 1st, 1996

Category: Efficiency in Government, News Series

The economic uncertainty of our tomorrows necessitates a commitment to preparedness on the part of county and municipal governments successfully to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Sluggish economic growth and reduced federal and state financial assistance, coupled with increased demands for services and public intolerance for additional taxes/fees, underscore the importance and timeliness […]