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Top Ten ELGL Blog Posts of 2019

With almost a million site visitors in 2019, ELGL made great progress on our goal to “provide content on a variety of local government topics.” Here are the top ten most viewed posts of 2019. Stay tuned for more opportunities to write for ELGL in 2020 on topics are varied as creative placemaking, diversity in … Continued

#ELGLTraeger: 81-90

These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that’s good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! Check out #91-100 here! Sami Kamal Jarah Chief Operating Officer … Continued

#ELGLTraeger: 91-100

These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that’s good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! Robert Sturns Director, Economic Development, City of Fort Worth LinkedIn … Continued

What I Learned From My Resort Day

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Light It Up: W Holiday Playlist 2019 What I’m Reading: The Smart Enough City by Ben Green  What I’m Watching:  Knives Out and The Rise of Skywalker There’s something special about staying in a hotel. Every day your bed … Continued

Your Reminder: Stop.

Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching:  The new world of DTT (Day Time Television) What I’m Reading: Leading From the Front: No-Excuse Leadership Tactics for Women by Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch What I’m Drinking: My favorite coffee roaster, Stumptown Coffee So while I may not have the technical gems … Continued

I Have to Ask: Fun in Local Government?!?!

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget Manager for the City of Brighton, Colorado, makes the case for fun in local government. In thinking about how I wanted to answer this question, it took me a long time to come … Continued

Podcast: The GovieLovies – Best Episodes of 2019

The year in review. Four of the regular GovLove hosts teamed up to hand out awards and recap the fourth year of a podcast about local government. Kirsten, Alyssa, Javon, and Ben all selected five of their favorite episodes to honor with the most prestigious award in local government podcasting, a GovieLovie. The hosts also … Continued

Five Local Government Trends for More Equitable Public Purchasing

In this series, Mariel Reed and Brian Alexander of CoProcure break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. At the local level, public procurement manages the exchange of over $1T of U.S. taxpayer dollars each year. How these dollars are spent matters for equity in two ways: The responsiveness and quality of government services … Continued

A Visit from St. Knope

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m Watching — A Week and a Day by James Corden and Zach Braff’s boy band Boyz II Menorah and videos of 21 best modern Hanukkah songs selected by Time Out New York, especially 8 Days (Of Hanukkah) by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings What I’m … Continued

I Have to Ask: Innovation

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Tina Walha, Director of Innovation and Performance at the City of Seattle, highlights examples of innovation. When I first started my job with the City of Seattle, I found myself cringing every time the word innovation was … Continued

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