This article was originally posted in February 2015. At the time, Phil Smith-Hanes was the County Administrative Officer for Humboldt County, CA. He is the Ellis County (KS) County Administrator. The human tendency (or need) to categorize is a fascinating trait. Especially when we apply that to human beings. Even ourselves. I’m in lots of categories … Continued
KS: Michael Wilkes, City of Olathe, City Manager MARCH 31, 2014 BY ELGL 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 … Continued
JANUARY 7, 2018 BY ELGL Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators coordinate the data collection efforts for five states. Each Research Coordinator (RC) is responsible for compiling the list of local governments, contacts, and research data. Ashley Brown Research Coordinator Chapel Hill, NC LinkedIn Current job title & organization/school Research Manager, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise If you were … Continued
JANUARY 31, 2018 BY KENT WYATT In this series, guest columnists write about what’s working at their library, how they are adjusting to the digital age, and what their community expects from a library. Jamie Eustace, Director, Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown, TX, writes about creating surprise and delight in the library. I’m sure every librarian is familiar with the … Continued
#ELGL16 Keynote Speakers SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 BY ELGL Register for #ELGL16 #ELGL16 will be held on October 21, 2016 in six locations: Portland, Oregon Menlo Park, California Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Chicago, Illinois Durham, North Carolina Why have one conference when you can have six?! This approach allows our members to enjoy an ELGL conference experience in convenient … Continued
APRIL 20, 2017 BY SARAH HENRICKS In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, gives his top 10 tips for planners to use online tools for engaging the community. Planners are among the earliest adopters of online tools to increase community engagement. The wisest planners have already worked out that the bad old days of being held hostage by small vocal … Continued
New ELGL Series: Work Life Balance MAY 29, 2015 BY ELGL ELGL is excited to launch a new blog series, survey and webinar on work life balance. Led by Ben McCready and Frieda Edgette, this series aims to address that age-old challenging of balancing professional work with a personal life. To begin this series, please take a short survey to … Continued
Each week, we’ll be doing three key things with the Diversity Dashboard: Updating the Diversity Dashboard with new survey data Sharing a reflection post on the Diversity Dashboard findings Communicating response rates on a state by state basis The Diversity Dashboard is an evolving, growing tool that helps us better understand local government leadership in … Continued
Richard Rothstein Author and Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Bio Talking housing segregation and public policy. Richard Rothstein is the author of “The Color of Law,” a book about a forgotten history of how the government segregated America. Rothstein discussed his book and … Continued
What I’m listening to – Meditation in the City podcast What I’m watching – Trading Spaces! What I’m doing – ELGL18 in Golden, Colorado In May, the ELGL Board of Directors (Ben Kittelson, Dan Weinheimer, Kent Wyatt, and myself) gathered for the ELGL strategic planning retreat in Golden, CO. Teri Runyan, Performance Excellence Program Manager … Continued
