Don’t spent the fiscal new year’s eve alone – ring in FY17 with your local government friends! Your ticket price includes pizza and heavy appetizers. Lucky Lab brews are no-host. RSVP is required. This event is cohosted by ELGL, OGFOA and OCCMA.
This running blog post will chronicle Kirsten Wyatt’s upcoming trip to Louisville, Kentucky for the Governing Magazine Summit on Government Performance and Innovation conference. Follow along here, on Twitter using #GovLive or on Snapchat at @ELGL50 to learn more about the trip and the lessons learned from the Governing Magazine team. Thursday, June 16, 3:40 … Continued
We love Dutch Bros.! You undoubtedly know that if you attended #ELGL15. You’d also know that Beaverton Chief Administrative Officer Randy Ealy grew up with the founders of Dutch Bros. in Grants Pass, OR. In a new Forbes article, Dutch Bros. is featured for changing the coffee by establishing a unique company culture based on “We’re only … Continued
ELGL is pleased to partner with CivicPRIDE (Twitter & World Wide Web) for a hosted social at BRGR + Kitchen at the ICMA Annual Conference on September 26, 2016. Join Pat Martel, ICMA President and other guests in celebrating diversity in our profession. This event is open to ICMA, CivicPRIDE, ELGL members and other local government professionals interested … Continued
Voting Ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 21. In the Headlines Journal News: How you can help Hamilton win social media contest WFVR Green Bay: Appleton social media featured on local news The Suburban Times: City of Lakewood up for Best Social Media Presence City of Appleton, WI: 14 cities nationwide selected as finalists USA Today-Wisconsin: Vote now for … Continued
Two weeks in a row?!?! That’s right, ELGL Live! Returns for a second straight week. If you disobeyed our advice to participate in the interview with Michael Karlik, comedian and creator of City Council Chronicles, you can make things whole by listening to the recording. This Friday at 12:00 p.m EST/9:00 a.m. PST, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt … Continued
This is the first part of a multi-part series chronicling Zoe Monahan’s travels to the ICMA International Regional Summit. My name is Zoe Monahan, Management Analyst II at the City of Tualatin, Oregon. I am visiting Prague this week to attend the ICMA International Regional Summit! Did you know that there is an international summit? This is … Continued
Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Stephanie Scafa City of Eugene, OR, Waste Prevention and Green Building … Continued
This is a tool in the ELGL Workforce Development Toolbox. WHAT: Performance “previews,” instead of “reviews. Addresses the idea that employees respond better to continuous feedback, instead of being evaluated only once per year. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: From the research and writing of Samuel Culbert. Culbert advocates performance previews instead of performance reviews. His book, Get Rid … Continued
This is a tool in the ELGL Civic Engagement Toolbox. WHO: Romulus WHAT: Online citizen response management tool CATEGORIES: Citizen response management Task workflow and routing Data analysis COST: Software as a service Pricing based per user, per month PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: Chicago, Illinois Oakland, Calif. Miami, Florida Boston, Mass. Columbus, Ohio Orlando, Florida Jersey City, … Continued
