This post is by ELGL member Haley Kadish. Haley received her MPA from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. She started her career in local government as an ICMA Local Government Management Fellow in Catawba County, NC. After her fellowship, she joined The Novak Consulting Group where she worked with nearly 50 … Continued
Morning Buzz by Andy Kuhn What I’m listening to – Happy Hour by Weezer What I’m watching – I have been re-watching Entourage, not sure why? I miss LA probably What I’m reading – Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain TL:DR – The free rider problem is real, and may be worse in recessed communities. The … Continued
Webinar: Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategies Friday, July 27, 2018 11:00 a.m. PDT This webinar is cohosted by ELGL and Bang the Table There are many reasons to launch a comprehensive Community Engagement strategy, including increasing reach and capacity, fostering equity, building trust, agency empowerment, creating a shared vision, and mobilizing a community. A rather untold … Continued
Welcome to the blog series, “The Local Government Nerve Center” about the important work of clerks and recorders. Want to be a contributor? Learn more here. By Megan Asikainen, CivicClerk You are likely thrilled to see residents filing into your meeting room to observe and take part in public discussions on topics that will impact … Continued
Right Now with Stacy Schweikhart (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The Buddhist Path to Simplicity What I’m watching: No time for screens – training for a 100 mile charity bike ride What I’m listening to: John Coltrane I woke up this morning feeling grateful. Grateful for all of the local government professionals around the country who found out about … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Cassie Johnson (LinkedIn & Twitter), Scottsdale (AZ) Police Department, Police Analyst II, provides a first hand account of working in a police department when you are not a police officer. Not just a career, but an … Continued
We are excited to announce that the first look at the Local Government Diversity Dashboard is now available. The Diversity Dashboard is a crowd-funded data collection effort managed by ELGL and hosted on the OpenGov platform. The data collection includes the self reported gender, race, age, and veteran status of Chief Administrative Officers and Assistant … Continued
Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The numerous processes to navigate my retirement from the military. What I’m watching: FIFA World Cup when I’m not finishing classwork. What I’m listening to: Joe Bonamassa – Bridge to Better Days Implementing change in an organization, we all have went through it. Now, I know what you … Continued
In the series, ELGL members can anonymously send their questions, difficulties or scenarios to answers@elgl.org and receive a response from the ghost writing response team. Your name, organization and other details will not be shared in the posting or subsequent response. Dear Ellie & Jill, There’s a long-tenured employee on my team whose voice naturally carries, and she frequently … Continued
What I’m Listening To: Some classic U2 What I’m Watching: World Cup What I’m Doing: Sweating profusely in the insane summer heat ELGL has a lot planned for the remainder of 2018 and the first half of 2019. We just started our fiscal year and are out fundraising to achieve our plans. As you may have noticed last … Continued
