As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. This month, we’re opening applications to our next Deep Dive Cohort, focused on creative placemaking. This week, ELGL is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the … Continued
What I’m Watching: Taskmasters – a BBC show where comedians have to perform weird tasks that is sarcastic, hilarious and oddly heartwarming? Be warned, one ELGL Boardmember has already fallen captive to it! What I’m Reading: Belonging by Nora Krug – a German graphic novel that takes an introspective journey through what it means to … Continued
What We’re Learning About Learning is a short blog series sharing what ELGL staff members are working on (and learning) from cohort-model learning programs that have been piloted or are being developed this year. Our staff is working with ELGL’s membership to discover what works, what doesn’t, what’s needed, and how we can best meet … Continued
The City of Temecula, CA shared their virtual public meeting process notes and notice for other local governments to replicate and use. Download the Planning Commission Script Download the Process Notes (also pasted below) City of Temecula Community Development Virtual Public Meeting Process and FAQ Setup of Public Meeting Lynn will coordinate with IT on … Continued
This guest post is by John Lisle, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at DC Water. LinkedIn | Twitter The COVID-19 pandemic has simultaneously pulled us all apart and thrown us all together. At DC Water, with the exception of field staff and crews, many of us are sitting in dining rooms and dens, … Continued
Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: My coworkers on GoToMeeting What I’m Reading: Killing Commendatore – Haruki Murakami What I’m Listening To: Home Office DJ on Apple Music A small percentage of LocalGov entities had work from home policies. I looked longingly at those beacons of modern management philosophy. Two things have happened. … Continued
Jamie Eustace Library Director City of Baytown, Texas LinkedIn Curbside pickup to digital story time. Jamie Eustace, the Library Director for the City of Baytown, Texas, joined the podcast to talk about how running the library has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shared how staff have found creative ways to continue serving library patrons … Continued
This webinar originally aired on April 24, 2020. What happens to the relationship between local government and residents when traditional tools of public access are off the table? Recognizing that no single platform or process can address every need in this unprecedented time, this webinar will explore strategies for fulfilling public meeting requirements during a … Continued
We recently aired a webinar co-hosted by our partner, ClearPoint Strategy, featuring the City of Edmond, Oklahoma. Natalie Evans, Management Analyst for the City, led a discussion about how government organizations can approach strategic planning during the COVID-19 pandemic. See below for the full recording, or check out this summary for a quick overview and main discussion … Continued
Click each link to learn more and join ELGL for these four events this week! Webinar: Virtual Meetings and Sunshine April 28, 2020 Practical Pandemic Practices: Caring for Your Workforce, Sharing Information, & Planning for Recovery April 29, 2020 WFH (Working From Home) Teambuilding April 30, 2020 “Parks & Recreation” Special Show Tweetalong April 30, … Continued
