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#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best from a Newspaper or TV Reporter

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best from a Newspaper or TV Reporter goes to… Jennifer Munoz, WEAR TV It’s #CityHallSelfieDay ! Get out and take a selfie in front of your city hall or government building. I snapped this … Continued

U.S. Public Library Performance Database

This public library database was compiled for local government use and shared with ELGL by the Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha by: Amanda Vander Wal, Graduate student, Department of Mathematics Xiaoyue Cheng, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics Josie G. Schafer, PhD, Director, Senior Research Associate, Center … Continued

Member Profile: Scott Trujillo

Scott Trujillo Deputy City Manager at the City of Indio, CA LinkedIn If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Anywhere on the island of Maui! Storytelling or Innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Innovation, however ‘transparent’ is a close second. Which year was the … Continued

A Little Happier

This edition of Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lynn Kelly-Lehner. Connect with her on LinkedIn. One of my favorite authors is Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, Happier at Home, Better than Before, and more fascinating books about happiness and habit change. She also hosts a podcast with her sister Elizabeth, appropriately … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Hat

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Hat Goes to… Town of Collierville, Tennessee Honorable Mention Town of Bartonville, Texas In the News Appleton celebrates local government with City Hall Selfie Day What is City Hall Selfie Day Local Government … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Animal Picture

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Photo with an Animal goes to… City of Ballwin, Missouri Honorable Mention Provo City, Utah Athens-Clarke County, Georgia In the News Appleton celebrates local government with City Hall Selfie Day What is City … Continued

Member Profile: Mike Bloomberg

Mike Bloomberg Chief of Staff at City of Holyoke LinkedIn | Twitter If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? My hometown of Pittsfield, MA (it’s a love/hate relationship). Storytelling or Innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Less Innovation more storytelling, please. Which year was … Continued

Bang the Table & Balancing Act Announce Strategic Partnership

ELGL members Bang the Table and Balancing Act announce strategic partnership to align best-in-class community participation and budget engagement software for local governments. August 28, 2019 – Boulder and Denver, Colorado – Bang the Table and Balancing Act today announced a strategic partnership that will empower local governments with best-in-class online community participation and budget … Continued

Telling Your Story

This article was written by Jenn Reichelt, Senior Associate at the Novak Consulting Group. Growing up, I was a voracious reader. I still love to get lost in a good story, though today, I can just as easily get sucked into the plot of a great novel or television series. We are drawn to characters … Continued

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