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Upcoming Events

Lean Government Conference 2012
Save the date! September 19, 2012, Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, WI.

We are currently looking for sponsors who wish to be in front of over 200 local and state government decisionmakers wanting to improve the way their units of government work. Contact exec_dir@localgovinstitute.org for more information.

LGI Publications

Case Studies of Local Government Collaboration, Cooperation, Service Consolidation

A Roadmap For Government Transformation
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Local Government Reform Initiatives
LGI has assembled an archive of documents ranging from 1956 - 2009 related to local government reform initiatives in Wisconsin, including:

Kettle Commission
SAVE Commission
Knowles Commission
Church Committee
And many more.....

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Planning for Energy Independence: An Overview of the 2010 Energy Independent Communities Planning Grant Program
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Case Studies of Cooperation, Sharing or Consolidation
We are looking for examples of local governments working together to reduce costs, improve services, or to better address regional issues. Go here to report an example or learn more.

Planning for Energy Independence: An Overview of the 2009 Energy Independent Communities Planning Grant Program
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Leadership Training Opportunities
There are numerous programs and/or organizations in Wisconsin that provide relevant training programs for local government officials. Please feel free to browse our list of these resources, and let LGI know if there are other programs that you feel should be added to the list.
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Completed Events

LGI Webinar Series

Webinar 1: "Establishing a Forum for Collaboration"

Friday, April 20, 2012 at 12:00 pm

The first webinar of the 2012 LGI Webinar Series focused on the initial step to finding opportunities for collaboration - getting units of goverment together to talk about it. The webinar featured three speakers who shared their experiences with local forums that were established specifically to promote inter-government cooperation and collaboration.

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Developing Public-Private Relationships

March 28, 2012 – 8:30 am – 3:15 pm, Pyle Center, Madison. Cost: $128.

In this workshop we identify the changing role of government in our communities, explore the foundations of an effective partnership, discuss the conditions that are most conducive to public-private partnerships, and explore a variety of alternative strategies to government service delivery. We look at examples of public-private partnerships and you identify prospective public-private partnerships for your agency. Click here for more info.

Extreme Government Makeover Workshop

Lean Government Conference
October 10, 2011
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI

The Local Government Institute of Wisconsin, in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence, put on this one day conference for state and local government officials that focused on tools and principles to improve quality, cost effectiveness, service delivery and responsiveness to the public.
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Doing More with Less: Collaborative Leadership for Servicy Delivery Workshop
The Local Government Institute of Wisconsin, in partnership with the UW - Extension's Local Government Center, hosted a leadership workshop designed for local government leaders on April 28, 2011 at eleven sites across the state.
For more information on the workshop, click here.

Listed below are the case studies in our database. You can filter the list by selecting one or more filters and clicking the Apply button.

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County

Ambulance/Emergency Medical Services

City of Eau Claire, City of Altoona

Animal Control

Villages of Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Greendale, Hales Corners, River Hills, Shorewood, West Milwaukee, and Whitefish Bay; Cities of Cudahy, Franklin, Glendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, West Allis.

Brown County Lean Government Initiative

Brown County

Building Inspection Services

Dane County - City of Monona and Village of McFarland

Building Inspection Services

Village of Sharon; Village of Fontana; Village of Walworth

Capital Region Sustainable Communities Partnership

Capital Area Regional Planning Commission; Madison Area Transportation Planning Board (MPO); Dane County; Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District; Madison Metro Transit; City of Madison; City of Fitchburg; City of Middleton; City of Monona; Village of Waunakee; Towns of Westport, Windsor, Springfield, Dunn, and Sun Prairie; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; UW-Madison Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Various private partners including Urban League of Greater Madison, Dane County Housing Authority, and others

Central Wisconsin Airport

Owners: Marathon County; Portage County; Operator/Governed By: Central Wisconsin Joint Airport Board

Comprehensive Planning

Marathon County worked with 53 of its 62 municipalities in the county in the comprehensive planning process.

Cooperative Plan

Village of DeForest, Town of Windsor

Data Servies Center and IT Support

City of Wausau, Marathon County, and the North Central Health Care Center

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