Chichi Nyagah-nash Director of Department of General Services, City of Baltimore Twitter If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Nairobi, Kenya. Because that is home and where my family is. I’ve lived exactly half my life in the US and my heart remains torn between the two. Storytelling … Continued
Today’s Buzz is Dan Weinheimer, Routt County What I’m reading – Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss What I’m watching – College football, Fight on! What I’m doing – Staining a deck My morning commute recently got a whole lot worse. There is construction in town that’s limiting the routes that people can take … Continued
September 18, 2019 1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register Online! Part 5 of the Census Counts + Funders Census Initiative census operations series will cover how organizations can monitor the progress of the count in real time, to guide resource and outreach targeting, messaging and strategy modifications, and additional investments, as needed. … Continued
Taylor Samuelson Finance Division Office Specialist, City of Laguna Beach If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? I would choose Boston, mainly because it’s got a mixture of historic and modern architecture, and the city has an awesome app called Boston 311. I want to see the public … Continued
Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Street Outlaws (It’s like real housewives, but car guy drama) What I’m Reading: Bringing Out The Best in People, Aubrey Daniels Are performance evaluations still broken? When searching this topic at ELGL, the last post seems to be from five years ago. The frustration of evaluations not … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three questions from ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Katie Olson, City of South Jordan, Utah, writes about finding hospitality in local government. On the eve of #cityhallselfie day, I am, in fact, writing this at city hall—South Jordan City Hall to be specific. I didn’t … Continued
By Brandi Leos, City of Tigard, Oregon, LinkedIn, Twitter I’ve heard it a thousand times… government is soooo slooooow. This is true in many aspects including finding your next job, next co-worker, or next employee. As the Recruitment Manager for City of Tigard, I have to say that I agree – government is soooo sloooow. … Continued
This guest blog is by Nina Vetter, who has served as the Pueblo West Metropolitan District Manager since January 2019. Prior to that, she worked for the City of Colorado Springs, the U.S. State Department, and Village of Wilmette, Illinois. Connect with Nina on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Watching: So You Think You Can … Continued
In this series, Brian Alexander of CoProcure helps break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. Public purchasing is big business: governments spend 1 of every 3 taxpayer dollars buying something. With such large sums of money at stake, there’s obvious risk of abuse and corruption. Purchasing rules and regulations evolved with good intentions: to safeguard taxpayer … Continued
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are offering student tickets to any #ELGLRoadTrip event for 50 percent off. Simply select the ticket type and use the discount code StudentRoadTripper at check-out. (If you’re currently a member, use the “ELGL Member” ticket type; if you’re not a member, select the “Non-Member option you prefer … Continued
