Part II: Governing the California Republic
In Part I, Stephen wrote about the characteristics of California. Link: Part I: Making Civic Sense of California — Six or Otherwise. He follows up with a description of governance in California.
In Part I, Stephen wrote about the characteristics of California. Link: Part I: Making Civic Sense of California — Six or Otherwise. He follows up with a description of governance in California.
ELGL continues to expand in California. With this expansion, we are developing more original content relevant to the local government arena in California. Stephen Harding leads us off by writing about the recent initiative to split California into six separate states.
Rae Buckley, Town of Chapel Hill, NC, Assistant to the Manager for Organizational and Strategic Initiatives, used sports to highlight organizational strategies.
We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our email address. Joshua Schoemann (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the County Administrator for Washington County. Prior to his position as the Washington County Administrator, Josh … Continued
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.”
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.”
Phase I: Fostering a Culture of Performance Management By: Avery Pickard and Ariana Denney How does a small city in Oregon approach development and integration of a performance management system? For Carlton (population 2,023) the keys were sourcing expertise and supporting creativity according to Carlton, Oregon city manager Chad Olsen.
Emma Williams is the only lifetime member of ELGL. She was awarded the honor after posting a selfie with Portland Mayor Hales. Emma is the Cemetery Program Coordinator at Metro Regional Government. ELGL has asked her to write about her newest endeavor….running for elected office.
The National League of Cities (NLC) has launched the REAL (Race, Equity And Leadership) initiative. ELGL is excited about NLC’s commitment in addressing the existing inequalities in our workforce and communities.
Welcome fellow ELGLerites to the second installment in a one-hundred-and-three part series, Better Know A Budget. On today’s agenda, we will be discussing the two parts of a tax rate, its impact on the property tax, and the current controversial debate on appraisal and revenue caps for cities in Texas.