Thanks to Lindsay Spell and Vince Adam for presenting about Oregon’s 10-Year Plan at Tigard City Hall. We had a great turnout to hear the presentation and participate in the discussion. If you missed it or you can’t get enough of it, here’s the presentation. Presentation: Oregon’s 10-Year Plan
Catherine Johnson Director, Family Justice Center Guilford County, NC Bio Guilford County recently opened its own Family Justice Center with the vision, “To protect the vulnerable, stop the violence, restore hope, and make our community safer.” This episode of GovLove is with Catherine Johnson the Director of the Guilford County Family Justice Center and the … Continued
As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete the ELGL version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants aren’t faced with the challenge of using a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles. Let’s learn about today’s participant. Robin Weaver (LinkedIn and Twitter) is a … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event at the ICMA Conference. This year we’re bringing a couple of pianos and booking a much larger room. More than 500 local government professionals from all areas of local government will attend. Registration will continue until we reach maximum capacity. We recommend registering … Continued
The ELGL team recorded the #13Percent panel session at the Center for Priority Based Budgeting Conference. In the video, the panel discusses ideas for increasing gender and racial diversity in the local government workforce. Link: #13Percent – Moving Past 1984 Panelists Jane Brautigam, Boulder (CO) City Manager Heather Geyer, Wheat Ridge (CO) Administrative Services Director Christian Williams, Goodyear … Continued
After a stint working for the City of Independence, OR, ELGL member and Willamette graduate Ellie Calixtro (LinkedIn) has landed in Los Angeles, California. She is serving as a Bohnett Fellow – Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, City of Los Angeles and attending graduate school at UCLA. We introduced you to her in this feature New Sensation: Elizabeth Calixtro, City … Continued
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Free ICMA Coaching Program Webinar: “Engaging Employees Effectively” 1:00 – 2:30pm PT, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Presented by Cal-ICMA Coaching Program and ICMA State Association Partners: Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin and cosponsored with the CSMFO Coaching Program Advance registration … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event at the ICMA Conference. This year we’re bringing a couple of pianos and booking a much larger room. More than 500 local government professionals from all areas of local government will attend. Registration will continue until we reach maximum capacity. We recommend … Continued
Join us as we bring together Local Government management and HR practitioners for a lively discussion on some of the hot topics in local government Human Resources. We will cover topics such as Outsourcing (gasp! Is that a taboo subject?) as well as Personnel Reviews Scott Lazenby, (LinkedIn) City Manager – Lake Oswego, OR Scott … Continued
Monica Thompson, City of Reno, NV “Not some boring, Jerry Gergich-type government worker. I’m more of a Steve Harvey. I dream big, I shake things up and I always wear dope suits.” In her column, she will share her experiences and advice for a successful communications platform. By Monica Thompson – LinkedIn, Twitter, and Website Tell me … Continued
