This is part of a series of interviews with Madison educators, organizers and leaders looking back at lessons they took from 2020. Find the others HERE.
In a year that pushed Madison to its limits and propelled the city to reimagine key services, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is leaning into change and innovation. Â
Sheâs learned that when itâs necessary, and with the assistance of âtalented and resilientâ city workers, local government can move quickly. Last spring, in a matter of weeks, the city moved a third of its employees to telework and transformed other positions to be safe, shifted employees to different departments and entirely recreated its public meeting system.