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The Real Pawnee with Justin Cutler, Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District and Ken Warner, City of West Linn

You’ve seen the NBC show, Parks and Recreation, but now hear the truth about a city-run parks and recreation department and a special district for parks and recreation. Justin Cutler, Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District General Manager and Ken Warner, City of West Linn Assistant Parks & Recreation Director used this PowerPoint presentation during an ELGL forum on … Continued

Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Conference Speakers

Knucklehead of the Week: Tommy Lasorda The Local Government Confidential returns refreshed and more confidential than ever. You are now reading a column that is exclusive to ELGL members. No more lurkers reading these masterpieces. You must be a member to have the pleasure of counting grammatical errors in each article. Over/under for this column is … Continued

The State of Employee Performance Evaluations

Performance evaluations are a weakness of local government. We have complained about them for years, either they don’t get done or they don’t get done right. Canby Utility is one of the organizations that is doing something about it. Matt Michel, Canby Utility general manager, has implemented quarterly performance evaluations for management employees. This new … Continued

The Rest of the Story on “LYH Happy”

Debuting in November 2013, “Happy” is a song performed by Pharrell Williams. It appeared originally on the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album and later as the lead single on Pharell’s second studio album, G I R L (2014). The song was written and produced by Pharell. Since its release, the song has appeared in Fiat commercials, covered on The X Factor, and covered by … Continued

Knopes of the Week: Toby LaFrance, City of Tigard and Casey Camors, City of Milwaukie

Engaging. Collaborative. Accomplished Budgets, beers, CAFRs, and PAFRS – what else could you ask for from the ELGL and OMFOA event this week. Toby LaFrance, Tigard finance director and Casey Camors, Milwaukie finance director came prepared with memes, games, and war stories.

ELGL To Host AC Gonzalez, Dallas City Manager

SW ELGL is proud to present a special lunch-and-learn with Dallas City Manager AC Gonzalez!

IN: Nathan George, Town of Fishers, Deputy Town Manager

Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we hope … Continued

05.08.2014

Clay Aiken’s Congressional Hopes Go Down To the Wire High Five Grandma Never Had It So Good In most cities, adding a second house to a single-family lot would be illegal or would set off an epic battle with the neighbors that could drag on for years. But not in Portland, Ore.