Category: The Practitioner

My Story with Toy Beeninga, City of Fort Lauderdale, FL

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way we do that is by “telling our story.” In our new ongoing series we allow ELGL members to tell their story, describing how they got into local government and a little about their path and journey in the field. Toy Beeninga ICMA Senior Management Fellow, City of … Continued

360 Review with Wilson Hooper, City of Charlotte, NC

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued

Better than Excel? CostTree Offers Web-Based Alternative

It’s why we love the Twitterverse because it gets us connected to groups like CostTree, a Sacramento, CA based business. We break from profiling legislative tools such as BillTrack50 and POLCO to highlight CostTree which focuses on cost allocation plans. Cost Tree on Cost Tree CostTree (Facebook and Twitter) is an intuitive, reliable, cost effective software … Continued

360 Review with Lee Jay Feldman, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued

Playing Host to Local Government Policy with Nick Mastronardi, POLCO Founder

ELGL is excited to profile another start-up company that is attempting to improve the way local government government does business. In our first article, Karen Suhaka, founder of BillTrack50, highlighted a simplified approach to tracking federal and state legislation. Today Nick Mastronardi, founder of POLCO, presents a hosting platform for state and local government policy proposals. POLCO is … Continued

360 Review with Carlos Moreno, Code for Tulsa

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued

My Story with Heidi York, Person County (NC) Manager

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way we do that is by “telling our story.” In our new ongoing series we allow ELGL members to tell their story, describing how they got into local government and a little about their path and journey in the field. Check out Heidi York’s story below. Heidi … Continued

360 Review with Chad Doran, City of Appleton, WI

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued

My Story with Barack Matite, City of Eudora, KS

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way we do that is by “telling our story.” India Adams, Derek Matheson, Cathy Wilson have shared their story, now Barack Matite, Eudora, KS assistant to the city manager, takes center stage. I started working in local government because….I had nothing better to do (just kidding!!). I have always had … Continued

Defeating the Bureaucratic Halls of Government Through Technology Solutions

Santa is coming early this year and he’s bringing local government a bag full of volunteer hours from tech developers. This Christmas cheer is being spread by ELGL and another professional association (that shall remain nameless until January 2015) who are creating an initiative to match software developers to civic projects. Details of the initiative … Continued

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