The City of Lincoln was recently notified they were re-accredited by the American Public Works Association, APWA. Congratulations!
APWA Accreditation provides an agency an opportunity to assess all aspects of a public works department and set goals to advance the department for future endeavors. Agencies who seek accreditation work through five phases:
- Self-Assessment
- Application
- Improvement
- Evaluation
- Accreditation
- Established agency-wide culture of continuous improvement
- Improved operational performance
- Team building and staff development
- Succession planning/institutional knowledge retention
- Central location for documentation and SOPs
- Increased efficiencies/reduced duplication and wasted resources
- Improved communication
- Justification for budget requests
- Lowering of insurance premiums
- Reduced liability
In the announcement sharing Lincoln's re-accreditation, Senior Manager of Accreditation Jeanette Klamm invited other interested agencies to reach out to begin the process.