Note from ELGL: The ELGL website and social media outlets were abuzz last week about Josh Schultz’s article comparing the health exchanges in Oregon and Washington. ELGL asked that Josh follow up on the article by contacting top officials from Gov. Gregoire’s administration who were responsible for the Washington exchange. In the below article, Josh … Continued
ELGL welcomes Graham Sheridan to our growing team of columnists. Graham is a student at Brown, town manager intern at Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, and writer for the Brown Political Review. Graham is responsible for spreading the ol’ ELGL word to Rich Kerbel, former North Kingstown, RI town manager and adjunct professor at Brown. Graham will … Continued
http://youtu.be/j2oS1z5luOs Our new columnist Charlotte Colley provides her take on work/life balance. ELGL met Charlotte through Jim Lenner, ELGL Midwest Advisory Board member and Johnstown (OH) village manager. Charlotte has been responsible for spearheading talks on how ELGL and the Ohio City/County Management Association can partner in future endeavors. As you will learn in the column, … Continued
We have a doctor in the house. Russell Bither-Terry, a newly minted Ph.D from UNC-Chapel, moved to Portland last year and immediately became active in ELGL and several other Portland organizations. Since ELGL is often asked for advice on finding a job in Portland, we enlisted Russell to take us through his search. He’s identified five lessons to integrate himself … Continued
ELGL is pleased to launch a new feature to connect our members to each other – a weekly series called “What Are We Doing?” These posts are your go-to resource for the best things that ELGL members are doing in their local government lives. See someone with a similar interest or work project as you? Send … Continued
Knowledgeable. Detailed. Enthusiast Portland Bike Share is the hot topic for 2014. When will it start? How will it work? What’s the City’s investment? ELGL went straight to the sources for answers. Steve Hoyt-McBeth walked us through a detailed presentation on what is bike share, what isn’t bike share, how other cities are … Continued
This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Alex … Continued
Please use this link to log in for today’s webinar with Mark Binelli, author of “Detroit City is the Place to Be.” It will start promptly at noon, PST; 2:00 CST.
ELGL is pleased to launch a new feature to connect our members to each other – a series called “What Are We Doing?” The aim of this post is to identify the books, music, projects, and trends that our members are playing attention to, and then sharing them with each other so we can all … Continued
Upcoming Webinar: Detroit is the Place to Be with Mark Binelli – April 23 Clackamas County Manager’s Panel – April 24 Next Generation Managers: IAMMA Breakout Session – April 25 Happy Hour Making a Dry Topic Wet – Financial Documents as Communications Tools – May 7 #Trending on ELGL Communication Breakdown: Quotas and Clicks … Continued
