Connor Reed is a junior at Indiana University in the Kelley School of Business. He is pursuing a major in Economic Consulting, with a double minor in Geography and Urban Planning through the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Public & Environmental Affairs, respectively. Connor has been an ELGL columnist since 2014. By Connor … 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. Caroline Serrato (LinkedIn) is serving as the Assistant to the City Manager in Daly City, … Continued
By Kristin Donald, MBA, Finance Manager at Apex Park and Recreation District I have read the articles about the cool workspace at Google and Facebook. I have read articles on the new office spaces being built with green features and open concepts. For me, an open concept would make me want to leave work early and avoid staying late … Continued
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We’re partnering with the Center for Priority Based Budgeting on the innovative webinar training series, “I Want to be Your Analyst.” We will be posting each article and webinar recording. I. Article: Analyze This! CPBB & ELGL Launch “I Want to be Your Analyst” Link: Webinar Recording II. Article: Power of Data Modeling in the City of Wheat Ridge, … Continued
In the continuing #LocalGovSolutions series, Trevor Minyard, City of McKinney, TX, reflects on lessons learned from increasing financial transparency. The City of McKinney, TX has a history of achieving excellence in financial reporting. Despite the normal changes to financial services staff, city council elections, and explosive growth, McKinney has achieved 30 years of consecutive awards from … Continued
In September, ELGL issued the the Local Government Challenge to Dr. Colleen Casey’s class of Ph.D candidates in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington. The time has come to check in on their progress. The Challenge: Each of the five teams will develop community engagement solutions for … 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. Kevin Woodhouse (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Assistant General Manager for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space … Continued
ELGL and CPBB are proud to present “I Want to be Your Analyst.” The series, consisting of a monthly column and webinar, is intended to provide case studies, introductions to unique analytic tools, and expertise into the hands of all local government leaders. As always you can join our webinar at: anymeeting.com/ELGLwebinar. Register for Webinar: Program Costing … Continued
In the Local Government Challenge, University of Texas-Arlington students will focus on developing effective approaches to community engagement. We’ll hear from practitioners over the next couple of months about what’s working for them. Stephen Tanner, City of Plano, TX, writes about the Instagram campaign, #LovePlano. To help roll out the City of Plano’s new Instagram account, … Continued
