Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we hope … Continued
Remember back in May 2013 when the Skagit River Bridge collapsed in Mount Vernon, Washington? That happened the day after a good friend of mine drove over that bridge coming back from a trip to Vancouver, B.C. and three months after the 2013 State of the Union address. In that February 12, 2013 speech, President … Continued
What is AWC? ELGL has expanded into Washington state and one of our first items of business is interviewing Mike McCarty, Association of Washington Cities, CEO. Before we interview Mike, we want your suggestions for questions to ask Mike. Send your suggestions to Ben Kittelson, ben@sarahhellems.wpengine.com by August 19.
Ben McCready, Rock Island (IL) assistant to the city manager, adds to the ongoing series on assistant and deputy city and county managers by profiling the Assistant County Manager in Catawba County, NC.
Here’s the next installment in ELGL’s series called “The Nitty Gritty”. This column gives our members the opportunity to dive deep into local government human resources topics. ELGL member Kathy Peck, an attorney with Peck, Rubanoff & Hatfield writes today on “Employee Lawsuits on Steroids:”
What’s with all the cool ideas coming out of Canada recently? The topic in today’s Emily Badger article also originates from the Great White North. The article is titled Bears Need Highway Overpasses, Too and focuses on the necessity for under and overpasses across the Trans-Canada Highway, within the boundaries of the Banff National Park. These … Continued
Jessie Levine, University of New Hampshire MPA student, is focusing her capstone project on the aging of the local government profession and how to attract and retain new professionals. She has developed a survey to help with the research. The survey is targeted at managers or others in public administration with fewer than 10 years experience. … Continued
Emily Leuning returns after spending countless hours watching random World Cup games and wearing USA t-shirts for the entire month of July. She’s back with the story of the City of Hillsboro’s internship program which began this year under the leadership of Michael Brown, city manager. The Next, Next Generation by Emily Leuning, Connect: LinkedIn … Continued
Lorde Invades Local Government Our tour of MPA programs takes us to Philadelphia and Villanova University. We connected with the Villanova MPA program when Bonnie Svrcek, ELGL advisory board member, spoke at an event at Villanova. She recommended that ELGL and Villanova MPA connect to discuss partnership opportunities. The first opportunity was Villanova profiling ELGL in their … Continued
Welcome to week #3 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Noel Bernal, in response to last Friday’s post from Roger Kemp. Mr. Bernal became City Clerk for the City of Falfurrias, Texas in 2012. In 2013 he was officially appointed as the first City Administrator for Falfurrias.
