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
This blog post is by Dan Bolin and Julie Tappendorf, with the Ancel Glink firm. It’s part of a new blog series titled ELGL Legal: It’s not legal without “ELGL.” Check out Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog for more cases, laws, and other topics of interest to local governments. ELGL members are no strangers to social media. (#CityHallSelfie … Continued
This is a guest post by city of Gahanna, OH city administrator Jennifer Teal. #CityHallSelfie day is August 15, 2017. This year, award winners will receive a trophy and a selfie stick from Bang the Table. The City of Gahanna, Ohio was so proud to receive the “Funniest Selfie” award in the #cityhallselfie challenge last year. … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a guest post by city of Gahanna, OH city administrator Jennifer Teal. #CityHallSelfie day is August 15, 2017. This year, award winners will receive a trophy and a selfie stick from Bang the Table. The City of Gahanna, Ohio was so proud to receive the “Funniest Selfie” award in the #cityhallselfie challenge last … Continued
This is the third post in a new blog series about homelessness from San Rafael’s Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach, Andrew Hening. In each post, Andrew will discuss the root causes, overarching strategies and tactics for addressing homelessness in your community. Learn more about what San Rafael is doing to end homelessness. “For 80% of … Continued
Today’s Digital Working Group post is by Kevin Herman with ProudCity. It’s been really fun working and getting to know the Digital Working Group. These people really care about what they do in their direct communities and the larger community they’re building and connecting with through ELGL. However, as much as I like the full … Continued
LITERALLY! The 2nd Annual Traeger List And the nominees are…..Submit your nominations here. Allison Scheck, City of Lakewood, Colorado, Community Relations Manager Word on the Street: Allison leads the team that is working to help the community re-imagine Lakewood, Colorado, as the city updates its master plan this year. Almost 2,000 residents have provided input through … 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 Kirsten Wyatt Twitter| LinkedIn | Email Early in my career, the city recorder quit and the organization was suddenly without recorder services and … Continued
Benjamin Bitter wrote about Changing Career Aspirations: The Perspective of a Dad. Laura Hardwicke, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, discussed Misconceptions About Federal Grants. Today, Ashley Jacobs, Aiken County, SC, highlights what’s changed since her 2015 article #13Percent: Fight Like Hell Dammit, and Win!. Since I wrote that article in 2015, I’ve heard more women speaking … Continued
