Live from the GFOA Conference in Toronto? Sort of, a number of our individual and organizational members are attending. We compiled this little briefing for those attending or watching from afar. Follow the action at #GFOA2016 and by following Twitter accounts GovSense and GFOA President. Podcast: Talking Finance with Marc Gonzales, Incoming GFOA President (Note: Listen for the … Continued
As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles. Chad D. Gibson (LinkedIn) is a senior planning officer for the City of … Continued
This is the seventh part of a series following an MPA study trip to Seoul, South Korea. Part I: Studying in Seoul with Trevor Minyard Part II: Seoul Solution Part III: To Live and Work for the Benefit of All Mankind Part IV: Seoul’s Lump Sum Rental Structure Part V: Local Government Innovation in Seoul Part VI: … Continued
Milwaukie, Oregon Finance Director Casey Camors has very strong opinions in support of biennial budgeting. And Canby, Oregon Finance Director Haley Fish has very strong opinions in support of annual budgeting. What happens when you put the two of them on a podcast? Smackdown! Learn the pros and cons of these two approaches to local … Continued
This is the sixth part of a series following an MPA study trip to Seoul, South Korea. Part I: Studying in Seoul with Trevor Minyard Part II: Seoul Solution Part III: To Live and Work for the Benefit of All Mankind Part IV: Seoul’s Lump Sum Rental Structure Part V: Local Government Innovation in Seoul Part VI: … Continued
This is the second in a three part series about effective online community engagement by Bang the Table CEO Matt Crozier. You can rest the first post in the series here. Matt is hosting a webinar for ELGL on Wednesday, May 25 – register today to learn more from Matt! (This webinar is free for ELGL members). I want to engage my … Continued
This is the first in a three part series about effective online community engagement by Bang the Table CEO Matt Crozier. Matt is hosting a webinar for ELGL on Wednesday, May 25 – register today to learn more from Matt! (This webinar is free for ELGL members). I want to engage my community online – … Continued
Want to incorporate sustainability decision making into your City, but don’t have the staff to dedicate to the cause? Find out how West Linn, Oregon used volunteer power in their process. By Beth Otto – LinkedIn and Twitter The City of West Linn, Oregon is proof that sustainability planning can be incorporated into City government with … Continued
This is the fifth part of a series following an MPA study trip to Seoul, South Korea. Part I: Studying in Seoul with Trevor Minyard Part II: Seoul Solution Part III: To Live and Work for the Benefit of All Mankind Part IV: Seoul’s Lump Sum Rental Structure By Trevor Minyard – LinkedIn and Twitter The halfway … Continued
This information is cross posted from ICMA, an ELGL organizational member. Now that ICMA is providing the Coaching Program on a national basis to all states, the Preparing the Next Generation (PNG) Committee in California would like to complement the Coaching Program with other talent development programs. Therefore, PNG is surveying you in order to identify … Continued
