During the 2016 CPBB Conference, ELGL will host a live interview with Brian Elms, Director of Peak Academy and Analytics at City and County of Denver – City and County of Denver. Stay tuned for details. The 4-1-1 on Brian Brian Elms (LinkedIn and Twitter) is a creative innovation and process improvement professional with 15 years … Continued
ELGL is excited to announce a new partnership with BillTrack50. BillTrack50 is a federal and state legislative tracking service which is used by a number of cities including Missoula, MT and Broward County, FL. We interviewed founder Karen Suhaka to learn what we’re missing if our organization is not tracking federal and state legislation. You … Continued
In our recent “Quick Take” series, Julia Novak was the runaway winner of the person named “mentor” by the most people. She’s impacted all functions of local government throughout the country. Naturally we decided to catch up with Julie to discuss her view on the state of local government and to learn from her past … Continued
What is AWC? ELGL has expanded into Washington state and one of our first items of business is interviewing Mike McCarty, Association of Washington Cities, CEO. Before we interview Mike, we want your suggestions for questions to ask Mike. Send your suggestions to Ben Kittelson, ben@sarahhellems.wpengine.com by August 19.
We’ve read the Governing article on Generation X, we’ve interviewed Rob Gurwitt, author of the article, and now, we hear from Rob Carty, ICMA Director of NextGen Initiatives. We profile Rob to gain a better understanding of what to make of the recent attention on Generation X and what should we be doing with it. … Continued
Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) Stay Connected: Blog, Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Website Background Check The Center for Priority Based Budgeting™ (CPBB), a Denver, Colorado-based non-profit organization established in 2010, provides technical and advisory services to assist local governments, school districts and other non-profit agencies achieve Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting. This creative and … Continued
For many of us The Atlantic Cities is our Sports Illustrated, always bringing a fresh, unique perspective to government-related issues. One of the journalist responsible for this is Emily Badger. Emily is a Northwestern University graduate who began her journalism career covering sports but was unable to stay away from the exciting world of government … Continued
On the Public Record Aaron Renn, The Urbanophile Connect with Aaron: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Email With a title such as “The Urbanophile,” how could we not want to hear more from Aaron Renn who is considered an opinion-leading urban sustainability strategist and writer. We became acquainted with Aaron’s work by becoming one of his12,639 Twitter followers, yet another reason … Continued
Death and Taxes Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy and Reagan, LLC Nathan@handyreagan.com or 503.635.6100 Stay connected with Handy & Reagan: Facebook, Website and LinkedIn Tis’ the season for procrastinating about filing your tax return. To put an end to your procrastination we have enlisted Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy & Reagan. (Full disclosure: Handy & Reagan volunteers as the … Continued
Heather Kerrigan, Correspondent, GOVERNING Author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter Heather on the World Wide Web: Twitter: @governing; Facebook: Governing; E-Newsletter: Public Workforce Background Check on Heather Heather Kerrigan is the author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter and a contributor to the print publication. the Public Workforce newsletter identifies significant developments and trends in areas related to human resources … Continued