Who: ELGL members are invited to join WTS for a lunch forum with Commissioner Novick What: Luncheon with Commissioner Steve Novick When: Tuesday, Feb 18, 11:30 – 1 PM Why: Commissioner Steve Novick joined the Portland City Council in January of 2013 and was assigned the Transportation Bureau by Mayor Hales. As Transportation Commissioner, Steve … Continued
All-Star Communicator. Community Leader. Mentor These traits best describe our Knope of the Week, David Austin. David has brought a professional communications approach to Multnomah County which was on full display at our forum this week. Want to thank David for his commitment to public service? Order a subscription to Grant Magazine. Background … Continued
It’s awesome to be friends with a communications expert… they make everything that ELGL writes even better! Thanks to Bridget Doyle, Communications Coordinator for the Village of Lombard, IL for putting our draft mission and vision statements into a pithy, AP-style format! ELGL is… Innovative local government leaders with a passion for connecting, communicating and … Continued
Topics this week the topics run the gamut from manufacturing to Downtown Development to Zamboni pipe dreams. We get in-depth on the Olympics and, of course the best sport at the Winter Games: curling! One topic not covered: snow. Don’t believe me? Read on… 1. It’s as Easy as E-D-C The City of Iowa City is … 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
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 introduce … Continued
A Brand New Speaker Series: The Nitty Gritty ELGL is proud to announce a brand new speaker series format called “The Nitty Gritty”. Now what in the world does this mean? It means we want to give our members and opportunity to dive deep into a very detailed local government subject with a practitioner working in that … Continued
Here’s another post of our semi-regular column, “The Friendly Accountant,” written by Handy Reagan LLC Director of Tax Services Nate Reagan. Nate holds his CPA/PFS credentials, and his specialty is multiple related business entities and wealth management planning. In “The Friendly Accountant” column, Nate will share with us information that is relevant to ELGL members. Today, he shares … Continued
Mark your calendars for March 13th at 12:00 pm Pacific time. The Internet is being used to solve complex local government problems, like funding for civic projects or connecting entrepreneurs. And ELGL has a webinar with the people at the forefront of this concept. Here’s the blurb on the event: “ELGL is pleased to announce … Continued
Save the date! Mark your calendars! Another ELGL lunch form has been scheduled for April 24, 2014 at noon. ELGL has invited three Clackamas County managers to speak about their career paths in local government. These three leaders have interesting stories to tell about advancing to a management role by moving up through organizations. Each … Continued
