This information request is by our good friends at OpenGov. Please take a minute and share your perspectives with them. Personnel is the largest expense in government, often comprising 70 percent of the operating budget. But calculating personnel costs can be extremely cumbersome because there are so many factors that influence compensation (from seniority to … Continued
Travis Parker, City of Lakewood Colorado Planning Director, writes about how the role of technology played in changing the public hearing process in Lakewood. Throughout our country the business of local government is conducted in public hearings. Councils, boards and commissions sit behind a dais on a weeknight and listen to public comment before deliberating … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is all about burnout. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Migos – Stir Fry What I’m Watching – I recently finished binge-watching Riverdale (thanks Ben Kittelson). What I Did this Weekend – I took a quick road trip to Modesto, a large city in the Central Valley in … Continued
Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m listening to: the Folk Pop station on Spotify What I’m reading: ‘Walkable City – How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time‘ by Jeff Speck What I’m watching: Parks and Rec (Season 2: I got a very late start). The part where Mark, the planner, was … Continued
Kyle Knott, LinkedIn & Twitter, has worked at Village of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Elk Grove Township, Illinois, and DeKalb County Business Incubator. My first post was about the concept of professionalism. I wanted to convey that, at its core, professionalism calls for an abandonment of individuality to conform to a culture. This culture stresses the necessity of responsibility, accountability, and … Continued
In the aftermath of ELGL’s launch of the #13Percent Initiative in 2014, numerous states have launched programming aimed at increasing the low percentage of women in chief administrative roles in local government. The upcoming release of Diversity Dashboard data shows that our profession is continuing to struggle in making significant progress. Below is another opportunity … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m reading: It’s the new fiscal year! What am I NOT reading? But, mostly social media analytics and insights about social media analytics. What I’m watching: I’m really into this Bon Appetit series where a pastry chef sciences out ways to make gourmet versions of guilty pleasures, she’s amazing: Twinkies … Continued
What I’m Reading: Radium Girls by Kate Moore What I’m Watching: Moana (alone, for the 5th time) What I’m Listening To: Drake’s new album “Scorpion It’s the summer — not just that, it’s a holiday week. Honestly, I’d be interested to know how many people check out this edition of Morning Buzz. I bet it … Continued
Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I’m Reading: Code Girls: American Female Code Breakers by Liza Mundy What I’m Watching: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix What I’m Listening To: Today’s Hits on Apple Music My Plans for the Fourth: Camping, cooking hot dogs over an open fire, drinking domestic beer TL;DR: observations from my … Continued
You talk, we listen: here are two responses from our 2018 Member Survey: I want to see ELGL really get in the weeds about failures and struggles. It’s hard to push for innovation, and government employees aren’t very known for their forward thinking spirits. Let’s change that, but we’ll only learn if we’re really promoting … Continued
