On this episode of the GovLove podcast, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt interviews Heidi Voorhees, GovHR President, about the ongoing ICMA Executive Director recruitment, strategies for connecting with executive recruiters in local government, and whether this is the year for the Cubs. Connect with Heidi: LinkedIn & Twitter The 4-1-1 Heidi Voorhees has extensive … Continued
In honor of the New Fiscal Year we have a budgeting focused episode. Participatory budgeting is one of the latest trends sweeping cities across the country, we sat down with Karen Kixmiller a Budget Analyst from the City of Greensboro, NC to talk about their experience with participatory budgeting. Participatory budgeting is a different way … Continued
To celebrate Independence Day we’re sharing this interview with Josh Schoemann the County Administrator of Washington County, WI. He discussed how his experience in the military shapes his work in local government as both an administrator and elected official. Connect with Josh: LinkedIn & Twitter This interview is part of our ongoing series on attracting veterans … Continued
Connect with Monica (LinkedIn & Twitter) Connect with Sarah (LinkedIn & Twitter) This week we profile an innovative community engagement effort from the City of Charlotte, North Carolina. Sarah Hazel and Monica Holmes come on to talk about Open Streets 704, an event where they shut down the streets to cars and opened them to people. Supplemental Reading … Continued
The interns make their triumphant return! Roger Gonzalez and Mark Yager talked with Lake Oswego, OR city manager and Portland State professor, Scott Lazenby. Their conversation covered innovations in local government, getting rid of the performance review and more. Connect with Roger (LinkedIn & Twitter) Connect with Mark (LinkedIn) Supplemental Reading Between 2 Interns … Continued
This week we sat down with Appleton, WI’s communications coordinator, Chad Doran to discuss local government communications and citizen engagement. He lead the effort to create the city’s new “Appycademy” a citizens academy to learn more about city departments and services. We also discussed what it was like to start a communications effort at … Continued
By: Toni Shope, Strategic Initiatives Director (LinkedIn & Twitter) Alliance for Innovation “Talented people need organizations a lot less than organizations need talented people” – Daniel Pink Public Servant…job is more than a paycheck, motivated by meaningful work, and a strong passion to make a difference in the world. Can you relate? How does local government … Continued
This week GovLove talked to a panel of California local government administrators about one of the hottest current policy topics, minimum wage. The episode covered everything from dealing outreach and engagement to enforcement and implementation. Panelists also brought up how each of their elected bodies felt passionate about raising the minimum wage and committing to … Continued
Clackamas County, OR Finance Director and incoming GFOA President, Marc Gonzales, joins us this week. Marc discussed everything from how he got into local government accounting to joining GFOA and seeing Bruce Springsteen in concert. Connect with Marc: LinkedIn Bio Marc Gonzales has been Chief Financial Officer for Clackamas County and several of its … Continued
What’s it like to manage a parks system for over 8.5 million people? For this week’s episode we sat down with New York City Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mitchell Silver. He’s a planner with over 30 years of experience and took the helm of the big apple’s parks system in 2014 after serving as the … Continued
