News & Exclusives

What is an Assistant To? Julie Eckenrode, Town of Carrboro, NC

Posted on October 14, 2014

What exactly does the Assistant to the City Manager do? In between other duties as assigned, council meetings, and a bewildering assortment of public inquiries, several ELGL members have collaborated to identify essential advice for the MPA student with aspirations of one day having a job. Ryan Adams, Irving, TX and Nathan Mosley, Wheat Ridge,...

State of Local Government: Political, Inexperienced, and Revenue Limited

Posted on October 13, 2014

Kent Wyatt is a senior management analyst with the City of Tigard, OR and the co-founder of ELGL. He writes the Local Government Confidential and This Week in Local Government columns. Last time I highlighted the workforce and demographic changes facing local government as identified by attendees at a recent ELGL and ICMA event. Three other themes were identified by...

Deep Thoughts with Michelle Tagmyer

Posted on October 13, 2014

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Michelle Tagmyer City of Beaverton Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..going to have some great stories for us to come...

The Transition with Clay Pearson, City of Pearland, TX

Posted on October 13, 2014

From Michigan to Texas, John McCarter interviews Clay Pearson about his job transition from city manager of Novi, MI to Pearland, TX. When we last heard from Clay, he was coming off the ultimate high of winning the Knope of the Week. Now we hear from Clay about the decision to changing jobs and the local...

Now Hiring: Analyst, The Novak Consulting Group

Posted on October 13, 2014

Now Hiring: Analyst Novak Consulting Group Apply Immediately – we will review applications as they are received. Supplemental Reading: On the Public Record with Julia Novak The Novak Consulting Group is searching for a new team member to work in our Cincinnati office. The right person is intellectually curious, naturally analytical, and has a skill set...