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NC: Eric Peterson, Town of Hillsborough, Town Manager

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

Knope of the Week: 2014 Organizational Members

What is the Knope of the Week? It’s our way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition and prizes that we are not at … Continued

Economic Development Survey!

OEDA Needs Your Help! ELGL members are being asked to participate in a survey for one of our partner organizations, the Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA).  Specifically, if you work in Economic Development or a related field you should take the time to answer this survey.  Also, if you’re interested in Economic Development and would … Continued

Twittersations on #WorkLifeBalance

***The final Twittersation on #WorkLifeBalance has been moved! The twitter conversation will be taking place this Friday December 20, 2013 at 10:00 am PST. Be sure to log on then and read Julie Underwood’s latest column: #WorkLifeBalance: The Ongoing Struggle to Keep It a Top Priority.  We’ll be using her column to jump start the … Continued

Triple Aim: You Like Your Plan, You Keep Your Plan

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Taking Triple Aim on Health Care” by Josh Schultz.  Josh is a Client Services Associate at Medicare Rights Center, New York [youtube http://youtu.be/3ROlkhMpV-Q] You Like Your Plan, You Keep Your Plan November 19, 2013 Americans Receiving Cancellation Notices Couldn’t Get Online to Shop for Better … Continued

Randall Children’s Hospital Donation Challenge

To give back this holiday season ELGL is decorating the Pediatric Neuro/Trauma/Rehab floor of Randall Children’s Hospital.  And to support this effort we want to start a donation challenge for our ELGL members.  You can either donate your time or money, which goes towards buying holiday decorations for the hospital. In order to give incentives for … Continued

Micro-networking with Don Krupp

Meet Clackamas County’s new County Administrator Mark your calendars for another event in 2014! On February 20th at noon Don Krupp, the Clackamas County Administrator will be joining us for a micro-networking event. Krupp previously worked for Thurston County in Washington for 12 years before being unanimously selected to head Clackamas County.  Micro-networking events are … Continued

ELGL Strategic Planning “Strategery” – Phase 1: Visioning

This week, The Five-O-Nine Experience with Dan Englund returns to talk “Strategery” by discussing ELGL’s strategic planning process.   We recognize that it’s difficult to accomplish anything without a good plan.  As we speak, a select group of ELGL leaders are thoroughly engaged in the strategic planning process with the help of former “Knope of … Continued

MD: Laura Allen, Town of Berlin, Town Administrator

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

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