It’s time for the collective brainpower of ELGL members to build out a meme library to educate and share about the dangers of “flushable” wipes on local government wastewater systems. (We’ve done this once before, to highlight the low percentage of women in city manager roles.) As we stockpile and use disposable wipes and paper … Continued
Today’s blog is written by ELGL member Matt Andrews and cross posted from our friends at the Building State Capability program at Harvard University. The Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series offers ideas for leaders questioning how they can help and what kind of leadership is required in the face of a crisis (like the … Continued
Local government update and new information available from the Census Bureau: The most recent release from Census Director Dillingham is here. Also, please find a new page listed on the 2020census.gov site specific to COVID-19 and operations. There are also new videos on our YouTube page that are easily shareable and very informative.
These COVID-19 resources shared by Lynn Kelly-Lehner from the City of Temecula, CA. Coronavirus Press Release Coronavirus Press Release – Update #2
This blog post is submitted anonymously. The author is a psychologist who works in local government. ELGL publishes anonymous posts when asked, because we know our members have stories to share but not always the opportunity to share them. Did you know that the Chinese word for crisis can be translated as both danger and … Continued
Please RSVP and join us on six learning and hangout sessions the week of March 23, 2020. An RSVP is required for each of these events: Local Water Systems & COVID-19 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 – 9:00am – 10:00am PT Virtual Hangout: Local Economic Impacts & COVID-19 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 – 8:00am – 9:00am … Continued
We’re in strange times with limited contact with friends and coworkers. This new program is designed to connect you with a new ELGL friend to check in with when you need interaction. (Get it? When you say “Marco,” they say “Polo.”) We’ll match you up and you can reach out via text message to lift … Continued
This blog post is by ELGL member Margaret Kostopulos and originally appeared on the Ancel Glink Workplace Report blog. Employers are scrambling to implement work-from-home policies to reduce their employees’ coronavirus exposure while still maintaining productivity. Where once resistant to most staff working from home, necessity has become the mother of invention. Until now, some … Continued
Sarah Martin Vice President of Health Solutions mySidewalk LinkedIn | Twitter Data science for public service. Sarah Martin, the Vice President of Health Solutions for mySidewalk and former Deputy Director of the Kansas City Health Department, joined the podcast to talk about the role of public health and responding to disease. She talked about the … Continued
Meetings and Public Hearings Under the Coronavirus State of Emergency Frayda Bluestein, UNC School of Government (Note from ELGL: Most of this is specific to North Carolina’s authorizing statutes; however, much of it will be very similar across states and the big questions – about remote meetings, quora, and voting – are valid regardless of … Continued
