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Updated: ELGL Forum with Amanda Marshall, US Attorney for Oregon

Please join us on Thursday, October 11 at noon for an ELGL forum with U.S Attorney for Oregon, Amanda Marshall. The forum will be held at Cafe Allegro in Tigard. Lunch will be available for order from a small selection of items at the price of $12 paid to the restaurant. RSVP to ELGL Project Coordinator, Megan Messmer, oregonelgl@gmail.com. … Continued

ELGL CO Lightning Round with Eric King and Gary Allis

ELGL Central Oregon hosted a special forum on Tuesday with Eric King, Bend city manager and Gary Allis, Tauranga, New Zealand. The two discussed the ICMA Exchange Program and took on the famous ELGL Lightning Round. Eric King, Bend City Manager Gary Allis, Group Manager Engineering Services, Western Bay of Plenty,Tauranga New Zealand      … Continued

ELGL Central Oregon Presents Brenda Bartlett, CPA

ELGL Central Oregon Presents Brenda Bartlett, CPA  Thursday, October 25th, at Redmond City Hall  Occupational Fraud – Is Your Government at Risk? You may have heard that employee fraud is on the rise. But did you know that most of that crime comes from highly trusted employees who have worked for their organizations for 5+ … Continued

RSVP: ELGL Forum with Amanda Marshall, US Attorney for Oregon

Please join us on Thursday, October 11 at noon for an ELGL forum with U.S Attorney for Oregon, Amanda Marshall. The forum will be held at Cafe Allegro in Tigard. RSVP to ELGL Project Coordinator, Megan Messmer, oregonelgl@gmail.com. U.S Attorney for Oregon Highlights ELGL Forum in October Amanda Marshall is the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon. … Continued

Announcing the 2013 Speaker Series

Please look forward to an exciting roster of speakers in 2013.  We have started planning and are pleased to announce the following speakers for you to tentatively add to your calendars, with more announcements of speakers to come: January 10: Bill Wyatt, Port of Portland February TBA: Mark Zusman, Willamette Week editor March 7: Tiffany … Continued

Josh’s Job Search Interviews Olivia Clark, TriMet

As part of ELGL’s expanded offerings, we introduce you to our newest feature, “Josh’s Job Search.” (See related article: New Blog Feature: Josh’s Job Search) Josh will be conducting informational interviews with key figures in the region. If you have suggestions for him, send him an email at joshg22@gmail.com. An Informational Interview with Olivia Clark TriMet Executive Director, … Continued

ELGL Is…….

better than a cold Belgian ale on a hot summer’s day. David Snider, City of Sandy a great way to connect local government professionals, share experiences, and learn from one another. Amanda Lamb, City of San Diego my first stop on my blog reader in the morning! Elisa Hamblin, City of Portland an excellent group providing valuable … Continued

Lightning Round with Sue Ryan, City of Canby

Sue Ryan Deputy City Recorder City of Canby Favorite book of all-time: “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott. By far the book I keep re-reading and also buy copies to give to people. Book that is on your nightstand right now: Hmm. I have several stacks. O.K., one from the School Stack “Korea, A Modern … Continued

Mini-Lightning Round with Jefferson Smith

  First concert: Joan Baez Book that he is currently reading: Prayer for the City by Buzz Bissinger Role model: His dad Biggest issues facing local government: money and budgets

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