Consummate Professional. Citizen Focused. Forward Thinking ELGL first met Clay Pearson during the 50 Nifty project. In the profile, Clay shared his top three career accomplishments, the state of local government in Michigan, and dreams of discovering morality. Since our first encounter, we have learned that Clay is connected to everyone from Bill Monahan, Milwaukie … Continued
As a part of a new article series “What ELGL Means to Me” Ben McCready writes about why ELGL is important to him. Related Link: Why ELGL? It has happened more than once, I’m telling a colleague or peer about my experience with ELGL and then I get the question. “So what do they do?”. I’m … Continued
Knope of the Week Julie Underwood, Mercer Island, WA City Manager, writes about the top two positions in local government. Now that I’ve had the pleasure of being both a City Manager (CM) and an Assistant City Manager (ACM), I thought it would be helpful if I shared my perspective on the role of the assistant, … Continued
ELGL is excited to announce that the latest and fastest growing chapter of ELGL is hosting its first lunch forum! So mark your calendars for May 15th at 12:00 pm Central time for a session with Tom Muehlenbeck. Tom will be speaking about his career path and lessons learned from over 40 years in public service. … Continued
The End Josh’s Job Search 2.0 has come to an end. I am happy to report that I have found a temp job working as the Development & Special Events Associate for Camp Fire Columbia. Camp Fire is a community based nonprofit in Portland Oregon with a mission to build caring confident youth and future … Continued
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
Midwest ELGL has lined up another fascinating webinar for local government enthusiasts. Mark your calendars for April 23rd at 2 PM CST (12pm Pacific) for a discussion with Detroit native Mark Binelli, author of Detroit City Is The Place To Be. Binelli’s book is an autobiography of the city that frequently draws national attention and captivates headlines. Don’t forget to … Continued
Why ELGL? We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to … Continued
Balancing community aesthetics/environment and individual private property rights; shifting project work during the recession; planning for boom/bust industries; MPA “Lite” University; economic development is maybe not so tangible; and why student loans should be illegal — this is Local Government’s New Normal in Lake Oswego per Scott Lazenby, Renaissance Man and LO City Manager. The … Continued
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
