In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Stephanie Taylor, Public Information Coordinator, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, writes about three strategies for connecting with the community. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. One of the most challenging things I faced when stepping into my … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jacob Sherwood writes about his three years working for New York Governor Cuomo. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. I began working for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in January of 2016 as an … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Meredith L. Thompson, Budget Manager, County of Roanoke, VA, writes about her experience working for the Virginia Military Institute. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. Landing a job at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Randy Recklaus, Village Manager, Village of Arlington Heights, IL and ELGL Traeger Award winner, compares and contrasts the roles of assistant city manager and village manager. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Tia Cavender, CEO of Dig Deep Research, identifies how local government can overcome challenges in the grant-seeking process. Governments are like any other business entity in that the biggest challenges often revolve around securing external money … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Karen Tapahe, City of Provo, Utah, Community Relations Coordinator, writes about Provo’s neighborhood program. Background Provo City’s Neighborhood Program just turned 50 years old and I am happy to say it is still going strong. Provo … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Paul Felton, OpenGov, addresses common misconceptions about cloud-based budgeting software. As many of you know or are learning, budgeting and planning in the public sector can be a huge challenge. Not only is it mission critical … Continued
City on the Line is full of stories about public servants working to change an entrenched budget system. The following excerpt is one of these stories, about an agency head who went from fighting Outcome Budgeting to using it to change his agency for the better. Previously: An Interview with Andrew Kleine, Author of City of … Continued
ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt sat down with Andrew Kleine, the former Baltimore budget director whose new book, City on the Line: How Baltimore Transformed its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes, will be published in October. The book is available for pre-order here. ELGL: What motivated you to write City on the … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Rafael Baptista, City of Raleigh, NC, writes about a recent job transition. Back in October of 2017, I left my position as the Strategic Initiatives Analyst for the Durham County Manager’s Office to become the Strategic … Continued
