This guest blog is by Angelica Wedell with Polco/National Research Center. City and state-wide physical office closures related to coronavirus quarantines are changing the work-from-home game. That means most everyone who can is now working from home. Polco / National Research Center (NRC) staff and our local government friends are happy to do our part … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m Watching: Boy Meets World What I’m Reading: Information about the Coronavirus What I’m Doing: Learning how to order groceries online When I write my morning buzz, my standard approach is to talk about something that I am passionate about and share some related … Continued
This post is from an analysis that Hannah Levenson with Zencity compiled from their local government clients. The coronavirus outbreak is completely changing day to day realities across the world, and fast. As more cities announce positive cases, create new policies, and implement different measures, the concerns of their communities change as well. And we … Continued
ELGL member Mark Sussman shared this update on his app’s pivot from a transportation focus, to crowd-sourcing local businesses, economic development, and essential supplies. Just like street safety, the COVID-19 pandemic impacts us all. This is why we’re leveraging the power and flexibility of OurStreets infrastructure to crowdsource the inventory of essential supplies at retailers across … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jessica Hoffman, Assistant City Administrator in Wentzville, Missouri Last year, our organization upgraded from Office 2010 to G-Suite. After evaluating the many pros and cons with our IT and Communications departments, along with the City Administrator, we decided to move forward with the G-Suite tools. We were sold on … Continued
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, George Hawkins and Andy Kricun joined ELGL for a webinar on water systems and COVID-19. Watch the video below, and also below please find follow-up materials from George and Andy’s presentation. Read George and Andy’s blog post titled “Coronavirus & Water: Immediate Action Required to Improve Resiliency Now & in … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager for Lewes, Delaware What I’m Watching: The Americans What I’m Reading: Information about the Coronavirus What I’m Doing: Working almost constantly I am not sure where to begin. I had a Morning Buzz ready to go about dealing with performance issues. Somehow that doesn’t seem … Continued
This guest blog is by Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager, and Chris Hsiung, Deputy Police Chief/Strategic Communications Team Lead, City of Mountain View, California There is typically a honeymoon period when an organization gets a new City Manager, with plenty of time to focus on relationship-building, active listening, and gathering feedback for what is working well … Continued
It’s time for the collective brainpower of ELGL members to build out a meme library to educate and share about the dangers of “flushable” wipes on local government wastewater systems. (We’ve done this once before, to highlight the low percentage of women in city manager roles.) As we stockpile and use disposable wipes and paper … Continued
Response Rate Map Shows Data for Your Community The 2020 Census response rate map shows how cities and towns across the country are now responding. The map will be updated daily around 3 p.m. for everyone to see the response rate in their area and compare it to other areas across the nation. The map … Continued
