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As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. Former Fire Chief of Chapel Hill, North Carolina … Continued
This blog post is by ELGL member Andy Kuhn. Connect with Andy on LinkedIn and Twitter. In June the Freakonomics Podcast explored the recent phenomenon of mattress stores popping up all over the country. Surely you’ve seen a Mattress-Firm, Sleepy’s, or Sleep Number store pop up in your town, maybe even right across the street … Continued
Congrats to Ryan Piche, city manager of Caro, MI. His creative bracket name, “Mixed Use 2-3 Zoning” won the 2017 #ELGLFundBalance Bracket Name challenge. He wins complimentary admission to #ELGL17 for his creativity. We also have giveaways from randomly selected participants who voted in the bracket name challenge. These winners include: #ELGL17 Attendance (Courtesy of Seneca … Continued
Connect with Tigard: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter The City of Tigard is recruiting for its next Assistant City Manager, this strongest candidate will be someone with strong municipal government and public policy experience. For additional information, please click on link. Supplemental Reading Six Opportunities to Influence Local Government State of Place: Building the Most Walkable … Continued
Chris Reykdal Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Washington Bio | Twitter . Chris Reykdal is a graduate of the North Carolina MPA program, former teacher and the new superintendent of public instruction for the State of Washington. Kirsten talks with Chris about his career path, how his public administration background helps him in his … Continued
By Timothy Martin (LinkedIn & Twitter), Office of Citizen Engagement In 2015, GOVERNING wrote an article on Roanoke titled “The City That Incorporated Social Media Into Everything.” Two years later, Roanoke became one of the first local governments in the country to create an Office of Citizen Engagement. But before we talk about where we’re … Continued
Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week was the start of the NCAA Tournament, which is one of the best sports long weekends of the year. But it’s also when so much budget nonsense needs to be dealt with, so … Continued
Lee Feldman ICMA President City Manager Fort Lauderdale, FL Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter The latest installment of the Intern Files features the president! Lee Feldman, the City Manager of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is the current president of ICMA. Madison asked him about his career path, his plans for his presidency and advice for someone new the profession. Subscribe: … Continued
This post is by Nick Kittle, Chief Innovation Officer and Brandi Rank, Business Solutions Administrator with Adams County, CO. It’s time. It’s time to talk about rethinking your “GIS” team concept. You know…those “power user”, map making, app loving, information producing heroes languishing away in the bowels of your IT department or scattered like lonely tumbleweeds in the … Continued
