We’re taking a cannonball into the pool of website redesign with a member survey to learn more about how you use the site, and what you wish we would (or would not) include on ELGL.org. (You’ll recall in a prior post that we’ll be working with the awesome Sarah Hellems Design on this project thanks to … Continued
After 21 weeks and learning from 42 local government practitioners, the inaugural season of the Cookingham Connection series is over. Huge thanks to SGR for their assistance with the column (especially to Hope and Muriel) and to Bruno Rumbelow, the City Manager of Grapevine, TX, for developing this column concept for us. It’s been an … Continued
Hat tip to Kyle Steitz, SAFEBuilt for contributing this timely article. Municipalities and Mary Jane by Kyle Steitz and Eric Pendley, SAFEbuilt Nationwide, community development departments have been dealing with a new industry that has never before been regulated by zoning or building codes. Marijuana has been legalized for recreational use in four states and medicinal use … Continued
Article: Town and gown relationships are like a marriage Our next ELGL webinar offering will explore the important and sometimes tumultuous relationships between universities and the towns they reside in. Known as Town-Gown relations, university and municipal administrators have to work together despite sometimes centuries of baggage. Dr. Stephen Gavazzi will explain how we can measure … Continued
We’re counting down the hits from 2014….. #10: ELGL expanding to Washington State #9: SeeClickFix Names ELGL as a Civic Space Leader #8: Foreignness of Local Government #7 Two Cities. Two Mayors. One Cause #6: A Night of Funk(houser) #5: CPBB, IAMMA, OPRA, and SGR #4: Faces of the Future – American City County Magazine #3: 234,864 Views #2: Change Comin’ … Continued
Quick Take: Mitch Foster, Kingsley, MI, Village Manager Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, … Continued
We’re counting down the hits from 2014….. #10: SeeClickFix Names ELGL as a Civic Space Leader, #9: ELGL expanding to Washington State, #8: Foreignness of Local Government, #7 Two Cities. Two Mayors. One Cause #6: A Night of Funk(houser) #5: CPBB, IAMMA, OPRA, and SGR #4: Faces of the Future – American City County Magazine #3: 234,864 Views #2: #ELGL14 — … Continued
We asked you how technology and government should interact and we’ve highlighted your responses in these two articles: From Free to Flashy, Tech Solutions for Local Government Defeating the Bureaucratic Halls of Government Through Technology Solutions Now, we present an uncut, unedited version of these results to our members – Tech and Government – Survey Results.
We’re counting down the hits from 2014….. #10: SeeClickFix Names ELGL as a Civic Space Leader, #9: ELGL expanding to Washington State, #8: Foreignness of Local Government, #7 Two Cities. Two Mayors. One Cause #6: A Night of Funk(houser) #5: CPBB, IAMMA, OPRA, and SGR #4: Faces of the Future – American City County Magazine #3: Content, Content, Content 234,864. That’s … Continued
As a part of our ongoing series interviewing Assistant City (and County) Managers, ELGL sat down with Bo Ferguson from the City of Durham, North Carolina. He gave some great interviewing advice and tips for Assistants everywhere. Background Check Bo Ferguson Connect: LinkedIn & Twitter He answered questions for one of our most successful Twittersations, sat … Continued
