Handbook of Urban Services

Charles K. Coe (PhD) is professor of Public Administration in the Department of Public Administration, North Carolina State University. He is the author of Public and Nonprofit Financial Management (Management Concepts, 2007), Purchasing and Inventory Management Handbook (Sheshunoff Information Services, 1998), and Public Financial Management (Prentice-Hall, 1989), as well as numerous journal articles and handbooks. He has fourteen year’s experience serving six years as Budget Officer of Grand Rapids, Michigan and eight years as a consultant to local governments while at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia.

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Public Safety and Public Health Services; Chapter 2 Police; Chapter 3 Fire Protection; Chapter 4 Emergency Medical Services; Chapter 5 Emergency Management; Chapter 6 Animal Control; Chapter 7 Public Health and Mental Health; Part 2 Public Works and Planning Services; Chapter 8 Planning and Inspections; Chapter 9 Water Treatment and Distribution; Chapter 10 Wastewater and Storm-Water Management; Chapter 11 Street Maintenance and Construction; Chapter 12 Solid-Waste Collection and Disposal; Chapter 13 Forestry; Part 3 Leisure Services; Chapter 14 Library; Chapter 15 Parks and Recreation; Part 4 Support Services; Chapter 16 Public Equipment; Chapter 17 Public Buildings and Facilities;