We had a recent ELGL Facebook Group anonymized question that sparked a lot of discussion: “What are your thoughts on smoking during video calls while working remotely?” Here’s a summary of the responses. And a reminder – you can submit an anonymous question! Just email us and we’ll post for you. I kind of view … Continued
Both the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and FLO Analytics are ELGL members. Read more below about an innovative data sharing program they launched to engage their Congressional delegation: In May of 2020, the National League of Cities asked their state league affiliates to support the #CitiesAreEssential advocacy campaign by calling for direct federal aid for … Continued
Wednesday, March 20, 2020 Noon PT/3:00 ET RSVP for this event Join us for an interactive hangout to learn more about how cities and counties are developing policies and plans to safely reopen restaurants while social distancing. We’ll get the conversation started with an example from Jackson, Mississippi, and then open up the discussion for … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz comes to you from Ann Marie Townshend, the City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. What I’m Reading: The Carpenter by Jon Gordon What I’m Doing: Preparing to open our public beaches for Memorial Day Weekend The other night, as I lie in bed trying to fall asleep, I am feeling a bit short of … Continued
This blog post is shared by ELGL member Mark Lerner, the creator of New America’s new Pandemic Response Repository. As local government technology needs expand and budgets contract, open source presents solutions. The majority of local governments expect IT budgets to be reduced by the end of the year, while their tech needs balloon. Budgets … Continued
This webinar occurred on May 7, 2020. About the webinar: As a result of COVID-19, millions of employees, including in government, are now working from home full time. While many may view this surge in remote working as a short-term response to a national emergency, it is likely more than that. When this crisis subsides, some employees … Continued
In this virtual ideation session, we explored the challenges, opportunities, and strategies that organizations are thinking about, and then discussed using collaborative conversations. This session was hosted in partnership with Judi Brown and Leah Tremblay-Adams from CivicMakers. View the resources from the chat transcript Link to the Mural Board Draft example transition plan Watch the … Continued
Click each link to learn more and join ELGL for these five events this week! COVID-19 Response: Local Approaches to Food Access May 12, 2020 – Presented by Cities of Service Forward Together: A Local Government Virtual Conference (Day One) May 12, 2020 What-If Wednesdays with Nick Kittle May 13, 2020 Forward Together: A Local … Continued
Shannon Hardin Council President City of Columbus, Ohio LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio If it’s not for all, it’s not for us. Shannon Harding, the Council President for the City of Columbus, Ohio, joined the podcast to talk about how the City is responding to COVID-19 and the policy responses they are pursuing. He discussed … Continued
This guest post is by ELGL member Ted Jackson, the CEO of ClearPoint Strategy. It’s week eight of quarantine here in Virginia, and the foxes that were born in the neighbor’s front yard are all grown up, we’re making our way through a 64 team bracket of animated movies, and our youthful lab attacks anyone … Continued
