Local Government Services & Resources
The Center for Public Service offers a wide range of on-demand services and resources for Oregon’s local governments. Take advantage of interactive training or custom consulting assistance in any of these areas:

Community-Building and Community Engagement
- Techniques for community-building sessions to deal with difficult challenges
- Establishment of citizen involvement plans
- Encouraging input and involvement by hard-to-reach communities
- Developing a Citizens Academy
- Getting things done through collaboration and partnerships

Governing Board Effectiveness
- Owning and implementing the board’s policy agenda
- Strategic planning and goal-setting
- Effective team and interpersonal relationships

Managing the Organization
- Customized program analysis research and consulting
- Process improvement
- Development of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion plans
- Cultural competence training
- Managing cybersecurity risks
- Municipal code updating (removal of bias, elimination of outdated sections, improving clarity of language)

Human Resources
- Compensation studies; updating compensation and classification systems
- Addressing pay equity
- Updated and useful job descriptions
- Recruiting top talent
- Alternatives to the traditional annual review process
- Advanced topics in HR

Budget and Finance
- Development of general fund forecasting models for strategic financial planning
- Implementation of Expenditure Control Budgeting and other alternatives to top-down budget management

Environment
- Solid waste reduction and recycling
- Development of climate action plans
Useful links:
CPS Consulting Services
Public Service Fellowships
Hatfield Fellowship (32-week resident fellowship)
Oregon Summer Fellowship
Executive Master of Public Administration
Professional Certificate Programs
--Collaborative Governance
CPS Centers and Units
--Mark O. Hatfield Center for Cybersecurity
--Community Environment Services (solid waste research, climate action plans)
Other Centers:
National Policy Consensus Center
--Oregon Solutions
PSU Population Research Center
Center for Women's Leadership
For more information on the services and programs of the Center for Public Service, please contact:
Sara Saltzberg, Director, Center for Public Service, ssaltz@pdx.edu
or
Scott Lazenby, Local Government Projects Manager, slazenby@pdx.edu