News & Exclusives

The Engagement Corner – A New Resource For ELGL Members

Posted on May 15, 2019

We're excited to partner with Bang the Table in creating this exclusive benefit for ELGL members. Link: ELGL Engagement Corner. By: Matthew Crozier, CEO at Bang the Table As local governments across the US continue to prioritize citizen engagement, today, we’re excited to launch a new resource platform to help guide discovery and share best...

City on the Line: Outcome Budgeting & Civic Engagement

Posted on May 11, 2019

ELGL recently hosted an #ELGLBookClub on “City on the Line.” As part of this effort, author Andrew Kleine gifted five copies of the book to ELGL members so they could read, participate, and share what they’re learning with the ELGL family. This fourth installment is by Jennifer Davies with the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. Read the first installment here. Read...

9 Times ‘Parks and Recreation’ Taught Us How to Get Real About Ethics

Posted on May 8, 2019

Written by Matt Windsor. Republished with permission from UAB Reporter. Imagine you are working in city government and your office receives a wine and cheese basket from a local construction firm. It’s clearly worth more than $25, which is the cutoff for acceptable gifts, but someone opens the basket anyway. What should you do? That question...

Workforce 2030

Posted on May 8, 2019

What I’m listening to – Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All What I’m watching – Coverage of the Douglas County school shooting What I’m doing – Researching master plans I was privileged to travel to Washington, DC last week to attend a meeting of the Center for State and Local Government Excellence...

City Managers Are Not Pithy, Just Professional

Posted on May 7, 2019

This post is by ELGL member Clay Pearson, in response to this Governing blog about Pueblo, Colorado's form of government. Really? Advocating a form of government so there’s one person supposed to answer the phone for a developer inquiry? Seems certain to break down at the first sign of delegation from the all-knowing singular boss....