More stories about Compensation

  • Beware of Legislators Bearing Gifts

  • Are Benefits Still the Icing on Your Cake?

    From doing more with less to paying more for less, public works professionals sound off about the rising cost of benefits.

  • The Gallery's Closed

  • Do e-waste regulations measure up?

  • Traffic impact fees work

  • Are your benefits flying south?

    This year we reformulated our annual salary survey to learn what keeps you and your colleagues working. We included questions about benefits, job satisfaction, and what respondents would like to see more of in their jobs and their benefits packages. What we discovered may surprise you. . .

  • Process of elimination

    Like every infrastructure manager trying to capitalize on the benefits of trenchless construction, Matt Carter went through a process of elimination to determine what method works best for his agency's unique situation.

  • For the Birds

    Sarasota County had a problem: Farmers modified the land decades ago to retain water and nourish crops. Because it sloped to the south, excess water flowed in that direction. As developers paved the land to build new homes, the ground's ability to absorb water greatly decreased.

  • Restoration plan boasts billion-dollar price tag

  • Get what you deserve

    Each year, solid waste haulers pay hundreds of millions of dollars in franchise fees or gross receipt fees to local governments. Based on gross revenues billed to the haulers' customers, these fees compensate cities for the use of their streets and rights of way.