Join us for the Parks and Rec Finale
Celebrate the Season Finale of Park and Rec with IAMMA and ELGL! Raise a glass with Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and the Parks and Rec crew as they close out the popular TV show after seven seasons; sign up here.
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360 Review with Dave Kanner, City of Ashland, OR
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued
College Football Championship Brings Big Rewards for the DFW Metroplex
Harrison Wicks covers the lasting effects of the College Football Championship for Arlington, TX and the surrounding DFW Metroplex. Hosting national sporting events is becoming big money for an area that has all the tools such as sporting facilities, premier hotels and resorts, a robust infrastructure, and mild climate. So what do we know? Ohio … Continued
Save the Date: Balancing Act Lunch and Learn
Please join us Feb. 11 at noon in Portland, OR for a lunch and learn all about balancing life and a public sector career. We’ll hear from Marissa Madrigal, Eric King, Leah Treat, Kent Wyatt and Amy Wang on how they’ve been successful at balancing careers in local government with their personal lives.
SE ELGL Mixer Sponsors
A round of high fives and thank yous to our sponsors for the Feb 5th NCCCMA Dessert Mixer! Have you signed up yet? If not, register here!
ELGL’s SGR Prezi-tation
Did you miss ELGL’s presentation at the Strategic Government Resources conference last week? Never fear! We’ve got the presentation available now for ELGL members.
Josh’s Job Search Becomes Chris’ Job Search
After the wildly popular Josh’s Job Search and Josh’s Job Search 2.0 we looked around for another Josh who wanted to work in local government and do informational interviews but we came up empty. However, fear not! We found a Portland State MPA Student who is willing to continue the Josh legacy, his name is … Continued
Save the Date: PSU Celebration of Pubic Service
Our friends over at Portland State University want to extend and invitation to ELGL members in the area for a dinner reunion celebrating public service. Join them on Saturday April 18th, 2015 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Celebration of Public Service Hosted by the PSU Mark O. Hatfield School of Government’s Center for Public Service, … Continued
Survey Says… State of Local Government Workforce
Two weeks ago we asked you about the State of the Local Government Workforce and this week we’re back with the results of what you said. Download the complete answers to each open-ended question below. We’ll be following up on the survey with a blog post highlighting the most common answers to each question. Download the … Continued
Michigan: Al Vanderberg, Ottawa County, County Administrator
Time Out for Mentoring with Al Vanderberg 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 … Continued