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2018 Chris Traeger Award – #91 to #100

Posted on November 26, 2018

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...
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A Confessional: In Support of Longevity Pay

Posted on November 21, 2018

This guest blog is by ELGL member Clay Pearson, the City Manager of Pearland, Texas. I saw a newspaper article about a city cutting out longevity pay. At that place, a consultant recommended that the relative small amount, less than $100,000, previously paid for years of service recognition be diverted instead “to other compensation programs,...
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Engaged Cities Award Winners

Posted on November 19, 2018

The Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award is an international recognition program that elevates the diverse ways that cities are actively engaging their citizens to solve critical public problems. Each year, through the Engaged Cities Award, Cities of Service identifies and elevates city-led strategies that most successfully engage citizens to help create and implement solutions to...
Nick Kittle

Keepin’ It Real

Posted on November 15, 2018

This guest blog is by ELGL member Nick Kittle. It originally appeared on the Cartegraph blog. Nick Kittle Government Performance & Innovation Coach High-performance government (HPG) is a concept that has a lot of appeal, but just like so many clever phrases and here-today-gone-tomorrow buzzwords, how do you take it from words to action? You start by...
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Webinar: What’s In It For Me? Civic Tech Adoption & Local Gov

Posted on November 14, 2018

Learn from Steve Machesney at SeeClickFix about how you can successfully implement new civic technology solutions in your community and your local government organizations. Learn about message development, tactics, and techniques for internal and external audiences. Watch the webinar in the ELGL Webinar Library! (Not yet an ELGL member? Join today for $30/person).
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