In the new series, our guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. You may remember this week’s guest columnist Hannah Lebovits from the GovLove episode Podcast: Reason for Running. By Hannah Lebovits (ELGL Profile, LinkedIn and Twitter) Imagine your neighborhood public library at 2:00 on a weekday afternoon. It’s calm and serene. Librarians … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Not really an update – just need to show some pics of the board from tonight (in the stifling heat)! [/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Thursday, July 6, 2017″ color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#dd3333″][vc_column_text]Thursday Night Recap We made it through half of our agenda, spent about 32 minutes by the pool (the record setting heat made it almost impossible to stay … Continued
It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking you for your top four list on a variety of topics. Adam Blowers Comptroller at City of Geneva, NY Connect: LinkedIn Previously: Storytellers with Adam Blowers, City of Geneva, NY City Departments Office of Neighborhood Initiatives Highway & Roads Police Buildings & Grounds Snacks Nestle Crunch bars … Continued
Welcome to a new blog series, “The Local Government Nerve Center” — all about the amazing and important work of clerks and recorders. Want to be a contributor? Learn more here. By Laura Savage, Pueblo West Metropolitan Administrative Clerk For two years I have served the Pueblo West community as the “City Clerk”, a position … Continued
Government Relations Analyst AWC is recruiting for the position of Government Relations Analyst. The incumbent will provide legislative research, analysis, and technical assistance related to a wide and diverse host of subject matter issues associated with city roles and responsibilities, with the primary focus on municipal finance, state budget, and social and human services. Minimum … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dear ELGL members, It’s a short-ish week! We’ll be posting lots of patriotic pics this week, especially on Monday when Kent and I have happy hour with ELGL legal expert Dan Bolin in Tigard. Dan is pumped to see the Tigard v. Dolan plaque in downtown Tigard. After we take a ton of selfies in … Continued
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is bloggin’ about those things that make you Laugh, Cry, and Think. He is also dishing out the #BigLocalGovBaller designation. Here’s what you missed in June. July 30 It’s Traeger List week! Here’s how we’ll reveal this list. Monday: #81 to 100 Tuesday: #61 to 80 Wednesday: #41 to 60 Thursday: #21 … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I’m on the road again this week. Writing this column from an historic row house in the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond, VA. Definitely a fan of this city so far. We went to Metzger Bar and … Continued
Today’s Digital Working Group post is by ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt. As you learned from Kevin Herman yesterday, the ELGL Digital Working Group split into two breakout groups to tackle some specific messaging to our members. Kevin’s team is working on messaging to recruit new members, and my team is working on messaging to … Continued
Leigh Tami Chief Performance Officer City of Cincinnati, OH Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter The Chief Performance Officer of the City of Cincinnati, OH, Leigh Tami, joins GovLove to discuss data and performance. She shares her background and path to local government, what she looks for when hiring and the importance of data. Leigh also shares her experience as … Continued
