LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE CONSULTING SERVICES

LGI maintains a cadre of technical and professional specialists (Associates) with substantial education, training, knowledge, skill and ability in a variety of disciplines. We are able to put together an experienced and professional project team to meet your needs. LGI is willing to work within your budget, and has the flexibility to assign staff to work with you on a professional service basis, or as temporary employees.

LGI can provide professional consulting services in a number of areas, including but not limited to:

Human Resources. LGI specializes in the full range of human resources functions. LGI is experienced in executive search, employee recruitment and selection, wage and benefit design and administration, personnel policy development, job analysis, and risk management auditing and program design. LGI also sponsors the Local Government Job Net (LGJN), an online listing of current jobs available in local government nationally.

General Government Administration. LGI associates can serve as interim department managers, special project managers, as well as consult on a variety of general government issues or services, such as the preparation of bid documents and requests for proposal, goods and services procurement, management reviews and performance audits, fraud investigation, administrative code development, municipal codification, benchmarking, local improvement districts, long range financial planning, CIP development, and information technology systems design. LGI can also provide expert services or training in a number of areas, including: retreat facilitation, ethics, employee recruitment and selection, risk management and loss control, performance budgeting, and performance management.

Community Development. LGI can assist local governments with comprehensive planning, growth management issues, land use ordinance preparation, environmental planning, SEPA Checklists, EIS preparation, fiscal impact studies, annexation studies and assistance, economic development, strategic planning, downtown redevelopment, and urban forestry.

Public Works and Utility Operations. LGI can assist in utility cost-of-service analyses and rate studies, design and construction standards, feasibility studies, engineering studies and reports, bid document preparation, computer-aided-design, comprehensive utility planning, facilities planning, solid waste and recycling program design, and cemetery design and management.

Facility Planning and Design. Several LGI associates specialize in space and facility planning and design, site planning, architecture, ADA compliance, and facility financing plans.

Leisure Services and Landscape Architecture. LGI can put together an experienced team to help you with site planning, landscape architecture, park planning and design, sprinkling system planning and design, urban forestry, recreation program design and administration, and library management.

Public Safety. Several LGI associates have extensive experience in public safety agency management review, policy and procedure development, civil service commission testing and administration, equipment evaluation, and facility planning.

Grant writing and administration. LGI can help you write grant write a grant application, or administer a grant in your behalf. LGI associates have extensive experience with a variety of state and federal grant programs, including but not limited to: ISTEA, TIB, CDBG, EPA, and IAC.

Information Technology. LGI can put together a team to assist you to network your PCs, develop a geographic information system (GIS), prepare long range information technology (computer) plans, help on Internet and intranet design, web site design, and system procurement.

Please add LGI to you vendor lists for the above services. We would be happy to respond to your RFP or request for bids.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

The Local Government Institute is a federally recognized tax exempt independent 502(C)3 nonprofit corporation established in 1988 to provide technical assistance to units of local government.

Contact:

Don Morrison, Executive Director
Local Government Institute
4009 Bridgeport Way West, Suite E
Tacoma, WA 98466

Phone: 1-800-277-6253 (office); 1-206-565-1630 (weekends and evenings)

FAX: (253) 565-2575

E-Mail: [email protected]

URL: http://www.lgi.org

Unified Business ID

Federal Employer Identification No. 91-1504383
Washington State Business License No. 601-079-455

Last modified on Friday, January 14, 2000