Mt. Rushmore season is over. It’s time to hear from our members discuss memories from 2017 and what’s ahead for 2018. You can join ELGL here – $15/students, $30/individuals, and $300/businesses & organizations. AJ Fawver City of Amarillo, TX – Planning Director Connect: GovLove, LinkedIn, and Twitter The most memorable moment of 2017: The adoption of the … Continued
More than 11,000 votes were cast. The Round of 32 matches up libraries receiving the most votes. Voting begins on Monday morning. For the libraries remaining in the contest, please email kent@elgl.org with a contact person for your library. Round of 32 Matchups Public Library, Williamsburg, VA Public Library, Bozeman, MT Pueblo City-County Library District, Pueblo, CO … Continued
This press release is from ELGL member What Works Cities. Learn more about What Works Cities in the GovLove episode, Podcast: Leveraging Data to Improve Local Government WASHINGTON – Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the inaugural group of nine cities to achieve What Works Cities Certification, a first-of-its-kind national standard of excellence in city governance. What Works Cities … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Larry DiRe, Town of Cape Charles, VA, writes about how a history degree leads to a local government career. “What are you going to do with that?” The words cut to the very essence of one’s … Continued
The ELGL Road Show lands in La Quinta, California on January 25. (Register here.) In the lead up to the event, we’ll use this feature to meet attendees. Nallely Manriques Produce Good & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MPA Connect: LinkedIn My celebrity look-alike is… I get a cross between Sara Ramirez from Grey’s … Continued
In the series, ELGL members can anonymously send their questions, difficulties or scenarios to answers@elgl.org and receive a response from the ghost writing response team. Your name, organization and other details will not be shared in the posting or subsequent response. Dear Ellie & Jill, I’m a new supervisor, and I am responsible for providing annual reviews and job … Continued
Our friends at the Municipal Equation tackle one of our pet peeves — the constant stereotyping of millennials by many in local government. ELGL proudly banned the #mword in 2016. Here’s the 4-1-1 on episode: Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder and Ian Baltutis, City of Burlington, NC talk generational stereotypes, problems created when we pigeonhole (uh … Continued
Mt. Rushmore season is over. It’s time to hear from our members discuss memories from 2017 and what’s ahead for 2018. You can join ELGL here – $15/students, $30/individuals, and $300/businesses & organizations. Samantha Harkins Chief of Staff – City of Lansing, MI Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter The most memorable moment of 2017: My friend (and Lansing’s … Continued
Steve Harding served as the City Manager of the Cities of Murrieta and Jurupa Valley, President of the City of San Diego’s Southeastern Development Corporation, Deputy City Manager of the City of Santa Ana, and Executive Director of the City of Santa Ana’s Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority. This is part II of Steve’s conversation with … Continued
Update: The round of 32 bracket will be revealed on Saturday. As of Friday morning, more than 10,000 votes have been cast. Update: News coverage of the Leslie B. Knope Award – Evansville nominated for national award and Real life Pawnee: Evansville library in running for Leslie Knope award Last year, we awarded the prestigious Leslie … Continued
