Julia Burrows is the Director of the Governing Institute, where she manages the Institute’s research and advisory operations. Julia served the citizens and City Council of Roseville, CA for 22 years first in the Planning and Community Development Departments before serving in the City Manager’s Office from 1994 to 2010. She was responsible for the city’s … Continued
PlaceSpeak publishes a monthly interview with experts in urbanism, public engagement, and civic technology. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is featured in May. The entire interview is available at – In Conversation With Kent Wyatt. The interview covers: The switch from “Emerging” to “Engaging” Local Government Leaders “Our goal was to engage all areas of local government, … Continued
By Kent Wyatt – LinkedIn and Twitter During one of my first performance evaluations for the City of Tigard, OR, I learned the power of Google Alerts. One of the “negatives” on my evaluation came from a department head who thought that I spent too much time emailing relevant news articles to staff. (This is the … Continued
By Shannah Hayley, Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, City of Plano Part of my strategy for marketing the City of Plano is to move it from promotion to content marketing. Content marketing involves creatively and strategically using all of your content resources. This effort is intentional. It’s also connected, meaning that one piece of … Continued
By Luke Floyd, LinkedIn and Twitter, BoardSync Say the acronym “RFP” to anyone involved in the public sector and you’ll hear a collective “Ugh.” Requests for proposals (RFPs) are the epitome of bureaucracy. Not many people enjoy the creation of a document with project scopes, internal stakeholders for requirements, and not many people enjoy reviewing RFP proposals that may or may … Continued
Update: The creators behind the Chad Vader and Ron Pitchman will appear jointly in an upcoming GovLove podcast. Update: The hottest race in local government highlighted on Madison.com – Chad Vader voter ID video is a contender for best municipal public service announcement. Vote! Vote! Vote! [polldaddy poll=9388796] Gone are the days of local government … Continued
ELGL member Leisha DeHart Davis is an Associate Professor of Public Administration in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government. She is working on a new book, Understanding Rules in Public Organizations. Fans of the show Seinfeld may remember the episode where Frank Costanza (George’s father) tries a new approach to keeping himself calm. When his blood pressure … Continued
Hat tip to Janine Salwasser for passing along information on the Oregon Explorer Program. Check. It. Out. The Oregon Explorer program has developed two new tools in support of land use planning. Developed in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, the tools include: Planner’s Map Viewer Information to support land use planners, including: administrative … Continued
Check. It. Out. Link: March 2016 Sen. Merkley Grant Newsletter
