Finding Local Government with Matt Yager, City of Plano, TX

Posted on October 26, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What was your local government moment? What keeps you in local government? Who have been the influences in your career? We take a deep dive into these questions by asking you (the practitioner) to tell your local government story. You can sign up to participate in the bi-monthly feature at Finding Local Government. Thanks to Matt...

January 2017 is Mentoring Month

Posted on October 25, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fun fact: January is national mentoring month! And so, ELGL deems this January 2017 as Local Government Mentor Month. All month long, we'll be celebrating the people who have mentored us, and learning from people about how to be an effective mentor.  We're looking for people to sign up as guest bloggers so we can tell a story...

Break it Down: Hosting a Data-Driven Parks & Rec System

Posted on October 24, 2016

By: Chris Orlea, Director, Parks & Recreation, Pearland, TX, LinkedIn & Twitter As the face of Public Service evolves, we don’t always envision parks and Recreation as the innovator of the bunch. Taking that step into the virtual tomorrow and leveraging Big Data, a data-driven Parks & Recreation agency has the ability to create livable spaces that are better...

Outkast

Posted on October 17, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Six conferences in one day means that the #ELGL16 family is spread across the country - from Durham to Portland (and Chicago, Dallas, Denver and Menlo Park). ELGL's mission is to connect, communicate and educate. And while we can promise that each #ELGL16 pop up location will communicate and educate about local government topics, geography makes...

Oregon Local Government Management Fellows in KCMO

Posted on October 14, 2016

Ashley Sonoff and Madison Thesing attended the 2016 ICMA conference, and shared these takeaways from Kansas City, Missouri. As the ICMA Local Government Management Fellows (LGMF) in Oregon, we had the privilege to attend the 2016 ICMA Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO.  We arrived early to attend the LGMF orientation on Saturday and enjoyed...
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