This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I watched Wonder Woman (it was awesome), finished a book about the Jim Crow era, learned about car-free planning and followed Jim Comey. Alright, let’s go… What I Read The Strange Career of Jim Crow … Continued
The ELGL Digital Work Group is back after a two-week breakout sesh! Check out what we’ve done and what we’re doing next to improve ELGL’s digital services! Done It is was divide and conquer with ELGL’s digital working group. We split up into two groups determined to make ELGL better for all. Shout out to Luke and … Continued
After taking a break for #ELGL17 the ELGL Digital Work Group is back in action. When the ELGL Digital Project started the work group focused on answering some Zen-like questions about the organization, including How would ELGL act at a party? & If you had to describe ELGL in one word, what would it be? … Continued
Sara Eskrich Alder, Common Council City of Madison, WI LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Hannah Lebovits City Council Candidate City of University Heights, OH LinkedIn | Twitter | Website We talk running for City Council with Sara Eskrich, Alder for District 13 of Madison, WI, and Hannah Lebovits, candidate for University Heights, OH City … Continued
We hope you can deal with change because we’re changing up new member introductions. ELGL has grown tired of everyone and everything being proclaimed as “the best ever.” From now on, we’ll only believe it if our members dub it so. Hold onto your keyboard and mouse. Our new members are here to inform you about the … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table‘s Engagement Specialist, Jeremy Shackett, pulls back the curtain on City Council Chamber design and how it affects community engagement. As an urban planner, I have been exposed to ways that design of public space affects human behavior. This extends to community engagement: how we design our processes affects the … Continued
Chris Hamilton Bicycle/Pedestrian/Transport Coordinator City of Key West, FL Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter . Chris Hamilton joins GovLove to talk all about car-free transportation, planning and paradise. Chris is the Car-Free Key West program manager and former Transportation Bureau Chief for Commuter Services in Arlington County, VA. He shares how small investments in marketing can … Continued
We’re launching a new blog series to learn about the topics and trends in work of local government clerks and recorders. Encourage your coworkers and friends to sign up to participate in this series! More about this series: The role of a clerk/recorder is at the epicenter of all local government activity. From council agendas, … Continued
This guest post is by Sarah Henricks. Two years ago, she attended the UNC Engaging Women Conference, and now she’s reflecting on that experience as we gear up for this year’s Engaging Women event. About UNC Engaging Women: This one-day event is designed for women interested in strengthening both their leadership skills and professional trajectory … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, What a week! This week we held our first ever membership meeting and board election, tentatively firmed up details for #ELGL18 (announcement coming soon), and moved our communications and planning platforms over to Slack and Trello, exclusively. It definitely feels like ELGL is growing up, from a small start-up to a more … Continued
