At the altar of the Big Green Egg: How a product becomes a cult Newest Members: Tom Hogue, Dept Land Conservation and Development, Economic Development Specialist Jessica LaVigne, Pacific Lutheran University, Student Next Forums: June 6 - Heather Gantz, Waldron Senior Consultant, Bend, Oregon June 12 – Lunch and Learn with Center for Priority Based Budgeting June 20 …
It may be Memorial Day weekend but Oregonian reporters Molly Harbinger and Heather Steeves are all over the chaos in Damascus. In sum, Baker resigns; councilor calls Damascus a “hellhole”, and taxpayers on hook for $320K severance for Baker. For a play-by-play of today’s meeting where Baker was ousted, check out the Twitter feeds of …
How to Get an Oregon Government Job: 4 Lessons Learned by Mac Prichard Before starting my own public relations company, I had the good fortune to work as a communications officer in Oregon state and local government and at Portland State University. I had some wonderful jobs, including stints in the governor’s office and Portland City Hall. …
What is the Knope of the Week? It is ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition and prizes that we are not …
Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they …
ELGL is hosting a lunchtime forum on August 20, 2013 to learn about how the Portland region’s economy is changing. Come eat lunch with us at the Metro Council Chambers as we listen to Dr. Charles Heying, Portland State University Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. Join Dr. Heying at this lunchtime session (sorry, no …
On August 8, 2013 at Noon in the Oregon Trail Room of Gresham City Hall ELGL will be hosting a forum where you can learn about PERS form David Crosley. You’ve seen the headlines, you’ve read the articles – what else do you need to know about PERS to make your local government leadership even more …
Join ELGL on July 18, 2013 at Noon for a presentation from ICMA President Bonnie Svrcek. The forum will be at Portland State University, so bring your lunch and come learn with us. ICMA President Svrcek is encouraging local government leaders to do “just one thing” to promote local government leadership. PSU’s creation of a student …
Please join ELGL on June 20th, 2013 at noon in the Clackamas County Public Safety Training Center. This is your opportunity to learn more about managing public safety operations. Come get the inside scoop on what public safety management expects from local government leaders. Featuring presenters: Lake Oswego Police Chief Johnson, Clackamas County Undersheriff Kirby, …
ELGL meet Ben Kittelson, Portland State MPA student and new ELGL project assistant. Ben is part of ELGL’s continuing effort to offer real work experience for those considering a career in local government. We feel this is one of the most important contributions that ELGL can make to the future of government, and the opportunity …
Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they …
Please join ELGL, OMFOA, Center for Priority Based Budgeting, and the Alliance for Innovation for a unique joint session focused on creative, innovative local government budgeting: Fiscal Health & Wellness Through Priority Based Budgeting June 12, 2013 @ Noon City of Portland, 8th Floor Conference Room, 111 SW Columbia Avenue Presenters: Chris Fabian (Center for …
In our first installment of the Rest of the Story, we go beyond the article with writer Rob Gurwitt. His recent article in Governing magazine has again focused a spotlight on Generation X and their potential impact on the way government does business. Whether you are a Boomer, Millennial, GenXer, or something in between, you can …
This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “An MPA From My Apt.” by University of Southern California MPA distance graduate program student Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing his experiences with a distance learning program in the hopes of providing perspective and support to other students who are pondering a degree using …
Are you need of career advice? Do you have doubts about how important a network can be in your career? Do you love Lionel Richie? We have the perfect person to help you. Alice has built a successful local government career through top notch work in cities throughout Oregon including Gresham, Milwaukie, Roseberg, and Tualatin. …
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Tensions rise over Damascus City Manager Greg Baker By Heather Steeves, The Oregonian Email the author | Follow on Twitter on May 21, 2013 at 3:09 PM, updated May 21, 2013 at 3:34 PM About 20 people held up “I support Greg Baker” posters featuring photos of the Damascus manager Monday night before the City Council went into an … Continue reading »
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Have you used Mac’s List to find a job? Do you enjoy scrolling through the postings and learning more about cool job titles? (Best one we’ve seen to date: Velvet Elvis Artist). It will come as no surprise that Mac’s List and ELGL are a match made in heaven. Like peanut butter and jelly – … Continue reading »
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