This guest blog is brought to you by one of our finalists for the 2019 Meagle Award, The Town of Cary, North Carolina! The Meagle Award recognizes the best places to work in local government. At the Town of Cary, employees are our most important resource. One way we invest in our employees is through … Continued
Beth Blauer Executive Director GovEx at Johns Hopkins LinkedIn | Twitter Tracy Colunga Chief Innovation Officer Long Beach, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Itai Eiges Director Hazira Ministry of the Interior Israel Jason Reisdorfer Director of Innovation & Technology Sioux Falls, SD LinkedIn | Twitter Celebrating municipal innovation from California to Israel. Brent Stockwell and Amanda … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by me, Dr. Sarah Martin. Follow me on Twitter @SarahKCMO and let’s cry together virtually What I’m Reading: I’m a big fan of narrative non-fiction that reads like fiction and makes me cry. I am catching up on some favorite authors and I’m currently deep into Spain in our Hearts by … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: True Colors (feat. Maya Avedis) by XO Cupid (2018) What I’m Reading: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss (2017) (Because Kendra Davis recommended it in her Oct. 29 Morning Buzz) What I’m Watching: Just finished … Continued
On Wednesday, November 6, we learned how to make your local government website and digital services accessible for all populations. Matt DiCianni from Ancel Glink shared the legal case for making your website and digital services accessible, and then Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity, walked us through best practices for new digital tools, as well … Continued
Soon, ELGL will launch a new pilot program to gather feedback from our members about different topics. We’ve been collecting opt-in information from our members over the last two months, and will soon launch this program with our friends at Citibot. Our plan is to use short text messages to our members who opt-in, for … Continued
This is the video from the #ELGLRoadTrip event held in Fort Lauderdale, FL the week of September 23, 2019. In a data-driven economy, providing value means being able to translate data rapidly into value-adding information. Presented in partnership with the Center for State & Local Government Excellence (SLGE)!
Rick Rogers Mayor City of Newberg, Oregon Bio | LinkedIn Behind the scenes of recruiting a City Manager. Mayor Rick Rogers from the City of Newberg, Oregon joined the podcast to talk about how they are approaching hiring a new City Manager. He describes the community and what the City Council is looking for in … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: The I-Land What I’m Reading: Prepping for all things baby…magazines, apps, birthing class resources What I’m listening to: Queen of Country and of my heart: Miranda Lambert’s newly released “Wildcard” album The only thing constant in life is change. A truism to be … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three questions from ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Noor Shaikh, City of Dallas, Texas, Manager III – Capital, Office of Budget, writes how local government can do a better job of retaining employees. If you have been paying attention over the past few years you … Continued
