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#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Lighting

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Lighting goes to… City of Kent, Washington Honorable Mention Susan Barkman Our attempt for best lighting turned into best album cover! I’m proud to drop this cover art for The Municipalights! Tell me … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Most Selfies

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for the Most Selfies goes to… Beth Scanlon   And here’s where I call it for the night. #CityHallSelfie 76. Hamden Public Library – Community Branch. @CCM_ForCT @ELGL50 @CityHallSelfie pic.twitter.com/7HnnNCU3I5 — Beth Scanlon (@Beth_Scanlon) August … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Most Historic

We’re rolling out the winners from the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Most Historic #CityHallSelfie goes to… Allyn Nicole, Town of Clarkdale, Arizona Taking a historic #CityHallSelfie by providing photo evidence of what was… Clarkdale’s Town Hall + Library originally served as Clarkdale’s first “Community … Continued

How to Manage Cyber Threats on Small Budgets

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m doing: Celebrating the kids going back to school this week! What I’m reading: Building a Story Brand, by Donald Miller (the book and the blog) What I’m listening to: CT … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Use of Props

We’re rolling out the winner announcements from 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Use of Props goes to… City of Scottsdale, Arizona When it’s a record heat day in Scottsdale and you’re asked to take a #CityHallSelfie you have to do what you have to … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day: Best Photography

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Award winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Photography goes to… City of Fort Collins, Colorado Honorable Mention City of Bastrop, Texas City of River Falls, Wisconsin Town of Manchester, Connecticut In the News Residents get creative on #CityHallSelfie … Continued

Navigating Through Partisanship

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt’s writing about understanding privilege, understanding identity, and impressing in meetings. As local government professionals, many of us have in our codes of ethics to remain as apolitical as possible, to not compromise the trust our citizens … Continued

Going on a Road Trip With What Works Cities

ELGL and What Works Cities are partnering once again to bring local government learning about how cities with with data to two #ELGLRoadTrip locations! This year, What Works Cities will host learning opportunities in conjunction with the #ELGLRoadTrip events in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Tarrant County, Texas. Learn more about the sessions below, and register … Continued

5 Employee Perks That Don’t Cost a Dime

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist at City of West Allis, WI (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Doing: Getting ready for our employee picnic today – it’s a luau! What I’m Watching: Diagnosis on Netflix What I’m Reading: The Lake Michigan Cottage Cookbook by Amelia Levin As the pressure mounts on municipalities to attract … Continued

#CityHallSelfie Day: Best Promotion by a Non-Government Entity

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! #CityHallSelfie award winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner of Best Promotion by a Non-Government Entity goes to… Justin Razavi, WFRV Local 5 City Hall Selfie Day Over the last few years, August 15th has gradually become “City Hall Selfie Day,” a … Continued

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