Local & State Government Experts - Celebrating our 23rd year.

Better Government. Stronger Communities.

Since 2003, Municipal Solutions experts have helped towns and townships, cities and counties, schools and universities, provincial and national governments, and international agencies improve operational efficiency, drive economic development, and deliver better services to hundreds of millions of residents they serve.

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What Do We Do?

Local & State Government

Executive search, interim staffing, and municipal consulting for cities, counties, schools, and special districts.

  • Executive Search — City Managers, Chiefs & Directors
  • Interim Staffing & Temporary Management
  • Efficiency Audits & Operations Studies
  • Classification & Compensation Studies
  • Municipal Broadband & Franchise Audits
  • Training Programs & Strategic Planning
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International Development

Local governance capacity building, decentralization, and public financial management across 14 countries.

  • Local Government Capacity Building
  • Civil Service Reform & Decentralization
  • Public Financial Management & Land Reform
  • Process & Structure Improvement
  • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
  • USAID, EU, ADB, UNDP & World Bank partners
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Private Industry

Government affairs, regulatory consulting, and public sector business development for corporations.

  • Government Relations & Market Access
  • Regulatory Affairs & Permitting
  • Stadium, Entertainment & Large-Scale Development
  • Expert Witness — Government Operations
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Clients: NFL, MLB, NASCAR, Intel, Marriott
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Local Government

Executive Search

300+ successful placements for local government agencies — from city managers to department heads. We find leaders who stick.

Operations

Efficiency Studies & Audits

We identify where government agencies quietly lose money and deliver action plans with measurable, lasting results.

Training

Customer Service & Leadership Training

On-site training programs for 10,000+ civil servants — covering customer service, leadership, and ethics.

HR & Staffing

Classification & Compensation

Market-rate studies that eliminate the risk of over- or under-paying — keeping your workforce competitive and budgets protected.

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Interim Management & StaffingMunicipal BroadbandStrategic PlanningSchool & University Emergency Planning & Training
Staffing

Interim Management & Staffing

Short- and long-term interim placements for critical leadership gaps — deployed quickly with no learning curve.

Technology

Municipal Broadband

Feasibility studies, RFP development, and implementation guidance for municipal broadband and fiber networks.

Planning

Strategic Planning

Community-driven strategic plans that align your agency's vision, resources, and priorities for the next decade.

Public Safety

School & University Emergency Planning & Training

Comprehensive risk assessments, emergency operations planning, and hands-on training for school and university employees — from active threat response to crisis recovery.

Base Realignment (BRAC)Private Industry AdvisorySpecial Events PermittingInternational Development
Special Projects

Base Realignment (BRAC)

Economic impact analysis and community transition planning for military base closures and realignments.

Private Sector

Private Industry Advisory

Government relations, permitting strategy, and public-private partnership guidance for Fortune 500 firms.

Events

Special Events Permitting

End-to-end permitting coordination and logistics consulting for large-scale public and private events.

International

International Development

Capacity building, governance reform, and land-based finance in 13+ countries — working alongside USAID, EU, ADB, and UNDP.

What Our Clients Say

"Dave and his staff were able to reach candidates we could never have reached on our own. Their professional recruitment and selection process found us a fabulous Fire Chief. Using their services is an absolute no brainer."

Julia Griffin, Town Manager

Town of Hanover, NH

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City of El Mirage, AZ (Police)
ISI Florence
City of Odessa, TX
City of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Greenville Utilities, NC
Norristown, PA
City of El Mirage Fire Dept, AZ
Disney
NBC Universal
Anthem Community Council, AZ
Desert Hot Springs, CA
City of Bellville, TX
GIZ
Municipal Solutions
City of Goodyear, AZ
Town of Florence, AZ
City of Parkland, FL
Town of Queen Creek, AZ
City of Safford, AZ
City of Corpus Christi, TX
North Pole, AK
Sitka, AK
Valdez, AK
Talladega, AL
Decatur, AL
Roosevelt Irrigation District, AZ
Avondale, AZ
Dewey-Humboldt, AZ
Tusayan, AZ
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, AZ
Payson, AZ
Beals Development, AZ
Winners Development, AZ
Wilson, AR
Arvin, CA
Madera, CA
Coachella, CA
California City, CA
Bear Valley CSD, CA
San Bernardino County, CA
Blythe, CA
Fort Collins, CO
St. Cloud, FL
Indian River Shores, FL
Collier County, FL
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Coconut Creek, FL
Largo, FL
Sioux City, IA
Windsor Heights, IA
Moline, IL
Salina, KS
Covington, KY
Brunswick, MD
La Plata, MD
Cheverly, MD
Glenarden, MD
Winchendon, MA
Dartmouth, MA
Walker, MI
Manistee, MI
Murray County, MN
North Las Vegas, NV
Hanover, NH
Haverhill, NH
Woodbury, NJ
Sunland Park, NM
Gallup, NM
Alamogordo, NM
Cuyahoga County, OH
Beachwood, OH
Tecumseh, OK
Norristown, PA
Upper Darby Township, PA
Loudon, TN
Odessa, TX
Port Arthur, TX
Cedar Hill, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Seabrook, TX
Bellville, TX
Sonterra MUD, TX
Syracuse, UT
Alexandria, VA
Prince Georges County, VA
Ohio County, WV
Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authority, WV
Missouri Dept. of Public Safety
MSPRT Project — Multi-State
Muncie, IN
Arkansas City, KS
Mesquite, NV
Elko, NV
Huron, ND
Dublin, OH
Shawnee, OK
Lampasas, TX
Harrisville, UT
Clearfield, UT
Pleasant View, UT
Pleasant Grove, UT
Centerville, UT
Hurricane, UT
Draper, UT
Colonial Heights, VA
Burlington, VT
St. Albans, VT
Westford/Underhill/Jericho, VT
Kent, WA
Buckeye, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Fountain Hills, AZ
Guadalupe, AZ
Kingman, AZ
Maricopa, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Superior, AZ
Wickenburg, AZ
Arizona GITA
Dateland School District #16, AZ
Deer Valley School District, AZ
Maricopa County School Board, AZ
Paloma School District, AZ
Paradise Valley School District, AZ
Peoria Unified School District, AZ
Wickenburg Unified School District #9, AZ
Sentinel School District #71, AZ
San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility (SCATUI), AZ
Inglewood, CA
La Habra Heights, CA
Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, CA
Pitney Bowes, CO
Daytona Beach, FL
Delray Beach, FL
Jupiter Island, FL
Tequesta, FL
Parkland, FL
Derry Area School District, PA
North Hartford Middle School, MD
Upper Dublin Township, MD
Huron, ND
Harrisville, UT
Norwich, CT
Albany, GA
Chamblee, GA
DeKalb County, GA
Ankeny, IA
Indianola, IA
Polk County, IA
Baltimore, MD
MD Parks & Planning Commission
Gulfport, MS
Fayetteville, NC
Greensboro, NC
Jacksonville, NC
Monroe, NC
Union County, NC
Altus, OK
Upper Providence Township, PA
Huron, SD
Hutchins, TX
Danville, VA
Loudoun County, VA
Prince William County, VA
Roanoke, VA
Winchester, VA
York County, VA
Bal Harbour, FL
Cape Coral, FL
Golden Beach, FL
Hallandale Beach, FL
Key Biscayne, FL
Lakeland, FL
Lake Worth, FL
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Leesburg, FL
Miramar, FL
Marco Island, FL
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
Oskaloosa, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
Satellite Beach, FL
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Surfside, FL
Sewall's Point, FL
Tamarac, FL
Wellington, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Broward County, FL
Clay County, FL
Hillsborough County, FL
Martin County, FL
Pinellas County, FL
Polk County, FL
St. Lucie County, FL
St. Johns County, FL
Sumter County, FL
Chandler, AZ
Glendale, AZ
Mesa, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Yuma, AZ
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Apple Valley, CA
Chula Vista, CA
Costa Mesa, CA
Dinuba, CA
Eureka, CA
Lafayette, CA
Loma Linda, CA
Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency, CA
Manteca, CA
Petaluma, CA
Stockton, CA
Vallejo, CA
Aurora, CO
Wellington, CO
Farmington, NM
Clackamas, OR
Oregon City, OR
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Eagle Mountain, UT
Fruit Heights, UT
Kaysville, UT
Layton, UT
Lindon, UT
North Ogden, UT
Provo, UT
Washington Terrace, UT
West Jordan, UT
Fife, WA
Oak Harbor, WA
Sunnyside, WA
Tacoma, WA
Sheridan, WY
Missouri Statewide Communications
USAID — Kabul City Initiative, Afghanistan
EU/CANADEM — ATAP, Afghanistan
ADB — Bangladesh CRDP
GIZ — Egyptian President's Office, Egypt
Cadastral Mapping — Trinidad & Tobago
UNDP — Municipal Governance Programs
IMF — Municipal Finance Advisory
IBM Smart Cities Initiative
L-3 Titan Corporation
Adam Smith International
SMEC International
CANADEM
City of El Mirage, AZ (Police)
ISI Florence
City of Odessa, TX
City of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Greenville Utilities, NC
Norristown, PA
City of El Mirage Fire Dept, AZ
Disney
NBC Universal
Anthem Community Council, AZ
Desert Hot Springs, CA
City of Bellville, TX
GIZ
Municipal Solutions
City of Goodyear, AZ
Town of Florence, AZ
City of Parkland, FL
Town of Queen Creek, AZ
City of Safford, AZ
City of Corpus Christi, TX
North Pole, AK
Sitka, AK
Valdez, AK
Talladega, AL
Decatur, AL
Roosevelt Irrigation District, AZ
Avondale, AZ
Dewey-Humboldt, AZ
Tusayan, AZ
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, AZ
Payson, AZ
Beals Development, AZ
Winners Development, AZ
Wilson, AR
Arvin, CA
Madera, CA
Coachella, CA
California City, CA
Bear Valley CSD, CA
San Bernardino County, CA
Blythe, CA
Fort Collins, CO
St. Cloud, FL
Indian River Shores, FL
Collier County, FL
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Coconut Creek, FL
Largo, FL
Sioux City, IA
Windsor Heights, IA
Moline, IL
Salina, KS
Covington, KY
Brunswick, MD
La Plata, MD
Cheverly, MD
Glenarden, MD
Winchendon, MA
Dartmouth, MA
Walker, MI
Manistee, MI
Murray County, MN
North Las Vegas, NV
Hanover, NH
Haverhill, NH
Woodbury, NJ
Sunland Park, NM
Gallup, NM
Alamogordo, NM
Cuyahoga County, OH
Beachwood, OH
Tecumseh, OK
Norristown, PA
Upper Darby Township, PA
Loudon, TN
Odessa, TX
Port Arthur, TX
Cedar Hill, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Seabrook, TX
Bellville, TX
Sonterra MUD, TX
Syracuse, UT
Alexandria, VA
Prince Georges County, VA
Ohio County, WV
Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authority, WV
Missouri Dept. of Public Safety
MSPRT Project — Multi-State
Muncie, IN
Arkansas City, KS
Mesquite, NV
Elko, NV
Huron, ND
Dublin, OH
Shawnee, OK
Lampasas, TX
Harrisville, UT
Clearfield, UT
Pleasant View, UT
Pleasant Grove, UT
Centerville, UT
Hurricane, UT
Draper, UT
Colonial Heights, VA
Burlington, VT
St. Albans, VT
Westford/Underhill/Jericho, VT
Kent, WA
Buckeye, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Fountain Hills, AZ
Guadalupe, AZ
Kingman, AZ
Maricopa, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Superior, AZ
Wickenburg, AZ
Arizona GITA
Dateland School District #16, AZ
Deer Valley School District, AZ
Maricopa County School Board, AZ
Paloma School District, AZ
Paradise Valley School District, AZ
Peoria Unified School District, AZ
Wickenburg Unified School District #9, AZ
Sentinel School District #71, AZ
San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility (SCATUI), AZ
Inglewood, CA
La Habra Heights, CA
Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, CA
Pitney Bowes, CO
Daytona Beach, FL
Delray Beach, FL
Jupiter Island, FL
Tequesta, FL
Parkland, FL
Derry Area School District, PA
North Hartford Middle School, MD
Upper Dublin Township, MD
Huron, ND
Harrisville, UT
Norwich, CT
Albany, GA
Chamblee, GA
DeKalb County, GA
Ankeny, IA
Indianola, IA
Polk County, IA
Baltimore, MD
MD Parks & Planning Commission
Gulfport, MS
Fayetteville, NC
Greensboro, NC
Jacksonville, NC
Monroe, NC
Union County, NC
Altus, OK
Upper Providence Township, PA
Huron, SD
Hutchins, TX
Danville, VA
Loudoun County, VA
Prince William County, VA
Roanoke, VA
Winchester, VA
York County, VA
Bal Harbour, FL
Cape Coral, FL
Golden Beach, FL
Hallandale Beach, FL
Key Biscayne, FL
Lakeland, FL
Lake Worth, FL
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Leesburg, FL
Miramar, FL
Marco Island, FL
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
Oskaloosa, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
Satellite Beach, FL
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Surfside, FL
Sewall's Point, FL
Tamarac, FL
Wellington, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Broward County, FL
Clay County, FL
Hillsborough County, FL
Martin County, FL
Pinellas County, FL
Polk County, FL
St. Lucie County, FL
St. Johns County, FL
Sumter County, FL
Chandler, AZ
Glendale, AZ
Mesa, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Yuma, AZ
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Apple Valley, CA
Chula Vista, CA
Costa Mesa, CA
Dinuba, CA
Eureka, CA
Lafayette, CA
Loma Linda, CA
Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency, CA
Manteca, CA
Petaluma, CA
Stockton, CA
Vallejo, CA
Aurora, CO
Wellington, CO
Farmington, NM
Clackamas, OR
Oregon City, OR
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Eagle Mountain, UT
Fruit Heights, UT
Kaysville, UT
Layton, UT
Lindon, UT
North Ogden, UT
Provo, UT
Washington Terrace, UT
West Jordan, UT
Fife, WA
Oak Harbor, WA
Sunnyside, WA
Tacoma, WA
Sheridan, WY
Missouri Statewide Communications
USAID — Kabul City Initiative, Afghanistan
EU/CANADEM — ATAP, Afghanistan
ADB — Bangladesh CRDP
GIZ — Egyptian President's Office, Egypt
Cadastral Mapping — Trinidad & Tobago
UNDP — Municipal Governance Programs
IMF — Municipal Finance Advisory
IBM Smart Cities Initiative
L-3 Titan Corporation
Adam Smith International
SMEC International
CANADEM