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2018 Chris Traeger Award - #11 to #20

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

2018 Chris Traeger Award - #21 to #30

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

The Other Side of the Counter: For Our Own Comfort, or For Those We Serve?

Morning Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Deputy Director of City Planning for the city of Jackson, Mississippi I went to the Post Office earlier this week to ship a package, and while I was waiting in line I noticed a lady with a pile of envelopes and a stack of form letters filling out the...

Breaking the Myth of Cumbersome Government

This guest blog is by Shannon Haynes, the Assistant Town Manager for Breckenridge, Colorado. As government leaders, we often hear that it’s impossible to get things done quickly. We all know that government frequently gets a bad rap for making processes more difficult than they should be. Our processes are too cumbersome and antiquated. We require too...

Go for the Joke!

What I’m Reading: Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse (2018) #1 What I’m Watching: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs What I’m Listening to: When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings- Willie Watson and Tim Blake Nelson Go for the Joke! Morning Buzz with Douglas Shontz In the local government profession, we deal with important issues. These...

Cards for Kindfulness in 'Tosa

This guest blog is by City of Wauwatosa, WI Director of Administrative Services Melissa Weiss. Anyone want to raise your hand and admit your workplace culture needs some help? Sometimes we feel like we should not talk about that elephant in the room, but I think we should talk about it because admitting it is...

2018 Chris Traeger Award - #31 to #40

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

Webinar: Three Perks of Getting Your City’s Data Check-Up

Add to calendar: https://www.addevent.com/event/lH2666224 Wednesday, December 12, 02:00pm - 03:00pm (EST) How is your city doing? Completing a Certification assessment allows your city to know exactly how to answer that question and opens the door for you to receive exclusive support from What Works Cities as you build a well-managed local government. Join WWC partner Results...

#ELGLTakeOverTuesday: Battle Creek, Michigan

It's the holiday season in Battle Creek, Michigan, and I am thrilled to give you a day in our lives on Tuesday, Dec. 3 for our #ELGLTakeoverTuesday! I am Jessica VanderKolk, City of Battle Creek Communications Manager. Welcome to our city! I've lived, worked and played here for five years now. Battle Creek is a...

A Constant Evolution: What Makes a Well-Managed City

This What Works Cities Certification post is by Stephen Goldsmith, Mark Headd, Myung Lee, and Jennifer Pahlka and it appears on the What Works Cities Certification Medium page. The hard work of building a data-driven local government is a journey and not a destination — there is always room for improvement, and a truly well-managed city never stops looking for opportunities...

Vital Role of a PIO: Shared With NIOA

The Mountain View Police Department super duo of Katie Nelson and Chris Hsuing just achieved ELGL-NIOA crossover content status! Their original post "The Vital Role of the Public Information Officer" from ELGL.org was cross published today in the National Information Officer Association, or NIOA, national newsletter to members. ELGL loves sharing content with other organizations...

2018 Chris Traeger Award - #41 to #50

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

GFOA Scholarship Opportunities

GFOA is the Government Finance Officers Association. GFOA provides several scholarship opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career in state/provincial or local government finance. Encouraging and supporting educational opportunities for future government finance officers are integral to GFOA's mission of promoting best practices in local government. Scholarship Application for 2019 Now Open! CLICK HERE...

2018 Chris Traeger Award - #51 to #60

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

Podcast: Local Reporting in San Antonio with Iris Dimmick, Rivard Report

Iris Dimmick Senior Reporter The Rivard Report LinkedIn | Twitter The City Hall beat. Iris Dimmick, Senior Reporter at The Rivard Report, talks covering local government in the City of San Antonio, Texas. She talked about the non-profit journalism that The Rivard Report conducts, her path to becoming a reporter and the future of local...

Appreciation With a Traeger Bow

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I'm Reading: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee What I'm Watching: Rewatching West Wing on Netflix What I'm Listening To: The Daily Podcast by New York Times Over the years, I've met people who claim to be "so busy" and can't find any time to welcome someone new to the...

Heads Up: Soon to Be Retirees & Those Left Behind!

This guest blog is by Francie Palmer. It's part of a recurring series about her transition from local government, to retiree/community member superstardom. The “season” has started…. retirement season. I’ve already seen a couple postings sharing the news of long time and respected government leaders, sharing with their communities, councils and staff their decision to...

2018 Chris Traeger Award - #61 to #70

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

2018 Chris Traeger Award - #71 to #80

The Chris Traeger List recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. Chris Traeger was the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show Park and Recreation. He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Traeger List is not based on title or longevity. It’s based on an...

Podcast: Technology & Permitting in Shrewsbury, MA with John Covey

John Covey Chief Information Officer Shrewsbury, Massachusetts LinkedIn Applying technology to make things better. John Covey, Chief Information Office of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, joined the podcast to talk about software, local government IT and improving processes. John shared his career path to working at the Town of Shrewsbury, his definition of a technologist and what he...