Join us for a Supper Club in Durham, NC on Thursday, July 20 at 5:00 p.m. Location: Ponysaurus Brewing Co. Questions: Contact Ben Kittelson – ben[at]elgl.org. Link: RSVP to the Supper Club The City of Durham’s new Bloomberg iTeam is starting July 17 help us welcome them to the ELGL and North Carolina local government … Continued
ELGL is committed to offering differing perspectives. While my wife, Kirsten, might be melting at the Board of Directors retreat in Phoenix, Arizona, I will be freezing. I love the heat. I embrace 117 degree temperatures. I wish it wasn’t a dry heat in Phoenix. I want the air full of humidity. This is what … Continued
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
