Matt Wojnowski (Twitter) has approximately 15 years of local government management experience and currently serves as the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation at the City of Killeen, TX.
What should modern government look like? In what innovative ways can we transform local government to be more responsive to the people we serve? What does local government transformation look like?
Robert is an MPA student at the University of North Texas. In this interview Robert (@robafloyd) talks about job searching, why local government doesn’t get the love it deserves, and picks his final four team to win it all.
I love vibrant public spaces. In fact, I’m scratching out this article as I sit in the Main Plaza in San Antonio overlooking the historic San Fernando Cathedral. This public space and numerous others emit an almost contagious energy.
This is a follow up article to ELGL Sets up Shop at the UNT MPA Conference. HUGE thanks to the University of North Texas for welcoming ELGL. We look forward to future partnerships.
Local Government Goes Mobile With the proliferation of mobile apps it’s natural for local governments to get in on the action. But what’s the best route? Should IT departments build their own app or should we buy them on the private marketplace?
Welcome fellow ELGLerites to the second installment in a one-hundred-and-three part series, Better Know A Budget. On today’s agenda, we will be discussing the two parts of a tax rate, its impact on the property tax, and the current controversial debate on appraisal and revenue caps for cities in Texas.
Did you read Detroit: An American Autopsy and participate ELGL’s Twittersation on Friday? Yes – Great! Thanks! What were your takeaways from the twittersation where we assessed Charlie LeDuff’s exploration of where Detroit went wrong? No – Don’t worry, check out #ELGLBookClub and you can pour through a stirring investigation of city affairs quickly and see how our book club concept … Continued
We will discuss out first book club pick, Detroit: An American Autopsy this Friday, March 27 at 12 noon EST. SEELGL Advisory Board member, Brittany Bennett, will moderate the discussion of this fascinating story of the Motor City.
The #13Percent initiative is sweeping the country with mentions in Governing Magazine and GovExec. We’ll continue to highlight the lack of diversity in local government and hope that you’ll help us raise awareness by sharing the #13Percent initiative with colleagues, on social media, and in conversations.
