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Podcast: Creating a State of the City Event with Kent Wyatt, Tigard, OR

Kent Wyatt Communications Director City of Tigard, Oregon LinkedIn | Twitter Late night in Tigard. Kent Wyatt, Communications Director for the City of Tigard, Oregon, joined the podcast to talk about the City’s creative approach to the annual State of the City address. He discussed how to make the State of the City more authentic … Continued

Why We’re Ditching Resumes

We’ve been working on a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative.  This new initiative has many prongs and one of the pieces I am most involved in is working toward reducing bias in job application screening.  We’ll be training all of our interview panels and eliminating names from job applications.  Why eliminate names from job … Continued

Finalists for the Local Government Social Media Awards

The University of Oregon’s School of PPPM Local Government Social Media Awards (LGSMA) are showcasing the best of public sector social media. The awards are part of a graduate student project in the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon—in the course PPPM 633: Public Management. The students use the awards … Continued

Budget Friendlier LinkedIn Recruiting

By Brandi Leos, Senior HR Business Partner for the City of Tigard, Oregon (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m listening to: Nike’s Run NYC playlist (because I need to get back to it and there is nothing better than some classic East Coast jams) What I’m reading: Taking Charge of ADHD, the complete authoritative guide for … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Bill Monahan, Part 2

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. Former City Manager of Milwaukie, OR & Tigard, … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Bill Monahan, Part 1

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. Cities of Milwaukie, OR and Tigard, OR … Continued

Oregon Local Government Fellowship: Apply Now

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The application period for the 2017-2018 Oregon Local Government Fellowship is closed. The Oregon cities of Gresham, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Sherwood, Tigard, and Tualatin are pleased to continue the this unique local government fellowship for the fifth year in a row. This fellowship is part of the ICMA Local Government Management Fellows program. In this unique … Continued

#ELGL15 Sponsor: City of Tigard

We’re pumped to announce another #ELGL15 sponsor: City of Tigard, OR  Connect: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter Link: City of Tigard Job Openings The City of Tigard is a clean, livable city located just minutes southwest of Portland in Washington County. Tigard recently completed a strategic planning process that outlined goals to make Tigard “the most walkable … Continued

Finance Documents as Communications Tools Presentation

Last night ELGL members gathered over some good beer, nachos, and comprehensive annual financial reports. Toby LaFrance the finance director at the City of Tigard and Casey Camors the finance director at the City of Milwaukie gave a presentation on how they use financial documents as effective communications tools.

Part III: Inside the Twitter Race – State of the City Edition

Towards the end of 2013, Patrick Preston, Hillsboro public affairs manager, decided to issue a challenge to neighboring jurisdictions. They wanted to expand their social media presence and specifically focus on making their Twitter account more accessible and active. So they contacted other nearby cities and a competition was born.  The race was on to … Continued

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