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I Have to Ask: Leave a Place Better Than You Found It

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Ruanda McFerren, Cookingham-Noll Management Fellow, City of Kansas City, Missouri, writes about aligning work with your passions. Why work in local government? Why work where you work? Why do what you do? Why do what you...

ICMA Coaching Program: Grappling with Gnarly Issues - How Local Government Can Help

Grappling with Gnarly Issues - How Local Government Can Help Wednesday, September 11 1 pm - 2:30 pm ET / 10 am - 11:30 am PT Registration is FREE - Advance registration is required. Webinar Topics: What are difficult issues like opioids, homelessness, etc. facing local government? What are innovative and effective ways in...

Navigating Family Leave

Today’s Buzz is by Sarah Henricks, Public Works Management Analyst, City of South San Francisco, CA (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I am watching: Workin’ Moms (I copied this intro section from Caz Muske's most recent Buzz, but this show is really prepping me for what I hope will be a hilarious ride through motherhood) What I am eating:...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Most People in a Photo

We’re slow-rolling the winner announcements from 2019 #CityHallSelfie day! Learn more about each of our winners in each post, or see all the winners in one page on this page. #CityHallSelfie award winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Most People in a Photo goes to... Long Beach, California! Honorable Mention: Norfolk,...

Member Profile: Caz Muske

Caz Muske Main Street Manager, City of Brenham LinkedIn If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Whatever City I end up becoming a City Manager for is where I want to plant my family’s roots. I want to be a part of a community not just work for...

LG Misfit Academy Welcomes New Member

Today’s Buzz is by Caz R. Muske, Main Street Manager, City of Brenham, TX (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I am watching: Workin' Moms (looking forward to the release of season 3 on 8/29!!!) What I am reading: The Heart of the City: Creating Vibrant Downtowns for a New Century by Alexander Garvin Newest Discovered Podcast:...

Podcast: Shoreline Management & Beach Renourishment in North Carolina

Dr. Robert Young Director Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines Bio | LinkedIn Greg "Rudi" Rudolph Shoreline Protection Manager Carteret County, NC Bio Managing beaches in an era of climate change. Two guests joined the podcast to discuss shoreline management at the local level. First, Dr. Robert Young from the Program for the Study...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best from a Newspaper or TV Reporter

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best from a Newspaper or TV Reporter goes to... Jennifer Munoz, WEAR TV It’s #CityHallSelfieDay ! Get out and take a selfie in front of your city hall or government building. I snapped this...

U.S. Public Library Performance Database

This public library database was compiled for local government use and shared with ELGL by the Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha by: Amanda Vander Wal, Graduate student, Department of Mathematics Xiaoyue Cheng, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics Josie G. Schafer, PhD, Director, Senior Research Associate, Center...

Member Profile: Scott Trujillo

Scott Trujillo Deputy City Manager at the City of Indio, CA LinkedIn If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Anywhere on the island of Maui! Storytelling or Innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Innovation, however ‘transparent’ is a close second. Which year was the...

A Little Happier

This edition of Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lynn Kelly-Lehner. Connect with her on LinkedIn. One of my favorite authors is Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, Happier at Home, Better than Before, and more fascinating books about happiness and habit change. She also hosts a podcast with her sister Elizabeth, appropriately...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Hat

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Hat Goes to... Town of Collierville, Tennessee Honorable Mention Town of Bartonville, Texas In the News Appleton celebrates local government with City Hall Selfie Day What is City Hall Selfie Day Local Government...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Animal Picture

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Photo with an Animal goes to... City of Ballwin, Missouri Honorable Mention Provo City, Utah Athens-Clarke County, Georgia In the News Appleton celebrates local government with City Hall Selfie Day What is City...

Member Profile: Mike Bloomberg

Mike Bloomberg Chief of Staff at City of Holyoke LinkedIn | Twitter If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? My hometown of Pittsfield, MA (it’s a love/hate relationship). Storytelling or Innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Less Innovation more storytelling, please. Which year was...

ELGL Member Charles Hartgrove to Become Associate Director of the Virginia Institute of Government

NEWS RELEASE, CHARLOTTESVILLE — Aug. 28, 2019 — Charles Hartgrove, currently the Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Taxation, has accepted a leadership position with the Weldon Cooper Center’s Virginia Institute of Government. He will start in the position on Sept. 3. He brings a wealth of local government experience, having served as...

Bang the Table & Balancing Act Announce Strategic Partnership

ELGL members Bang the Table and Balancing Act announce strategic partnership to align best-in-class community participation and budget engagement software for local governments. August 28, 2019 - Boulder and Denver, Colorado - Bang the Table and Balancing Act today announced a strategic partnership that will empower local governments with best-in-class online community participation and budget...

Telling Your Story

This article was written by Jenn Reichelt, Senior Associate at the Novak Consulting Group. Growing up, I was a voracious reader. I still love to get lost in a good story, though today, I can just as easily get sucked into the plot of a great novel or television series. We are drawn to characters...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best Lighting

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best Lighting goes to... City of Kent, Washington Honorable Mention Susan Barkman Our attempt for best lighting turned into best album cover! I’m proud to drop this cover art for The Municipalights! Tell me...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Most Selfies

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for the Most Selfies goes to... Beth Scanlon And here’s where I call it for the night. #CityHallSelfie 76. Hamden Public Library - Community Branch. @CCM_ForCT @ELGL50 @CityHallSelfie pic.twitter.com/7HnnNCU3I5 — Beth Scanlon (@Beth_Scanlon) August...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Most Historic

We’re rolling out the winners from the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Most Historic #CityHallSelfie goes to… Allyn Nicole, Town of Clarkdale, Arizona Taking a historic #CityHallSelfie by providing photo evidence of what was... Clarkdale's Town Hall + Library originally served as Clarkdale's first "Community...