Kent, Kirsten and Ben discuss Kirsten’s gender discrimination tort claim notice and eventual departure from West Linn, Oregon. They talk about discrimination, the step-by-step process to stand up for yourself, and Kirsten’s transition from local government practitioner to ELGL Executive Director. Kirsten Wyatt is the Executive Director and Co-founder of ELGL. Prior to her permanent role with ELGL, Kirsten … Continued
In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. ELGL members can sign up to share their experiences at My Life in Presidential Terms. By Dylan Feik, City of Calistoga, CA, City Manager Connect: LinkedIn In January 2008, I was a … Continued
Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Lisa Henty City of Durham, NC – Principle Budget & … Continued
We asked this question two weeks ago at the NCLGBA conference and received interesting responses – now it’s YOUR turn to answer the question: “Using one word, describe your feelings about the impending silver tsunami of retirements.” Text ELGL50 once to 22333 to join, and then text your response to the question. Real time responses from ELGL … Continued
#ELGL16 sponsors allow us to offer six pop up conferences at an affordable price. The conferences will be void of the typical vendor booths. Sponsors will be active participants. However, we want you to know about the services provided by each of our sponsors, so we asked each sponsor to provide 16 fun facts about their work. (16 … Continued
#ELGL13 and #ELGL16 conference keynote speaker Governor Christine Gregoire is in the news for her new role as the Challenge Seattle CEO. Initially published byAnthony Bolante in the Puget Sound Business Journal on July 22, 2016: First she took on Washington’s biggest challenges. Now Chris Gregoire is focused on Seattle Former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire … Continued
Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Justin Amos City of Charlotte, NC – Budget and Strategy … Continued
Update: Beaverton startup RFPIO closes $1.5 million investment and Nine finalists announced for Bend Venture Conference ELGL organizational member RFPIO introduces you to their work focused on reinventing the government RFP process. Thanks to Skip Newberry, Technology Association of Oregon President and CEO, for connecting ELGL with RFPIO. Skip wrote about RFPIO in this Portland Business Journal article: Beaverton startup … Continued
You asked, we delivered…. Wondering what percentage of #cityhalls have been backdrops for a #cityhallselfie. @ELGL50 any ideas? When is national #cityhallselfie day? — Dan Weinheimer (@danwein) July 25, 2016 The first annual National #CityHallSelfie Day is taking place on Monday, August 15. Our goal is to break the record for city hall selfies taken … Continued
Editors note: Welcome to the second installment of a new blog series from Seneca Systems CEO Chris Maddox. You might remember him from other ELGL webinars and posts such as “4 Most Egregious Issues in Local Government Software Purchasing,” “Rewind: The 4-1-1 on Slack,” and “Staying on TOP: Recruiting Young Talent“. This post is (un)fortunately … Continued
