Today’s Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. What I’m Watching: The Irregulars on Netfix What I’m Listening to: NPR Public service often means taking the hits and keeping the smile on your face; keeping your comments to yourself and helping the angry customer; or owning up to a failure without deflecting … Continued
This article is by ELGL member Nicole Bare with Change Research. Here’s a copy of the survey data used for this article. Change Research surveyed 941 Americans from March 18-30, 2021 about how funds allocated by the recently passed emergency COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan (ARP), should be spent. The bill gives state … Continued
U.S.’s first city park, built in 1634 Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rebecca Cormier, Government Technology Consultant – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie What I am listening to: Armchair Expert podcast What I am watching: The Other Two With … Continued
This guide was shared with ELGL by our friends at OpenGov. With so many options out there for permitting software, figuring out which solution has the features your organization needs can feel daunting, especially when juggling the day to day demands of local governance. That’s why we’ve created this quick guide to help government leaders … Continued
Nicholas Cummings Corporation Counsel City of Evanston, Illinois LinkedIn Redressing institutional racism and redlining. Nicholas Cummings, Corporation Counsel for the City of Evanston, Illinois, joined the podcast to talk about the new program approved last month to address the historic impacts of housing discrimination. He shared the details of the program and the City’s Local … Continued
On May 20, 2021, ELGL members will discuss “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson for the ELGL Book Club. We gave away six signed copies of the book to our members and asked them to write reflections on the book. Here’s the reflection post by Cathy A. Oloffson, director of Communications & Community Relations, Town of Normal. … Continued
Becky Ahlvin Assistant City Manager City of Hazelwood LinkedIn I Twitter What’s an interesting project or issue you’re currently working on? I’m working on a couple of major redevelopment projects that should be big wins for our City if they can make it across the finish line, reviewing/updating our employee handbook, and creating a … Continued
Allie Salz Budget Analyst City of Sugar Land LinkedIn I Twitter What’s an interesting project or issue you’re currently working on? So far nothing, but its my third day. However, before I left the City of Wichita I was working on developing a budget simulator to gather public feedback on what services residents would … Continued
Ryan Gallant CEO & Founder SLATE Research & Consulting LinkedIn The impacts of the Federal funding. Ryan Gallant, CEO & Founder of SLATE Research & Consulting, joined the podcast to dive deep on the American Rescue Plan Act and answer questions about how it will impact local government. He discussed what the funding could be … Continued
This article was written by Abigail Scott, Graduate Assistant for the Davenport Institute and student in MPP at School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University. Connect with Abigail on LinkedIn, email, or Facebook. April marks the beginning of the National Month of Hope: a timely reminder of the power that comes from building relationships, community, … Continued
