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An Interview with Andrew Kleine, Author of City of the Line

ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt sat down with Andrew Kleine, the former Baltimore budget director whose new book, City on the Line: How Baltimore Transformed its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes, will be published in October. The book is available for pre-order here. ELGL: What motivated you to write City on the...

Top Influencers in Local Government

Celebrate. When many think of local government, that may not be the first word that comes to mind. Local government, as you all intimately know, is hard work. The work we do for our communities allows the people who live there to thrive, but it also is necessary for survival. At ELGL we aim to...

Counties Are Better!

What I’m listening to – My Daily Mix on Spotify What I’m watching – College football What I’m doing – Exploring the largest hot springs pool in the world I recently had a conversation with a veteran City Manager in my state who was most curious about what it was like working for a county....

Meet Our Wisconsin #ELGLInspire Sponsors!

#ELGLInspire events inspire undergraduate students to local government careers. Each event features a focused agenda on the variety of careers and interests in local government organizations, authentic connection building, and the chance to learn more about applying for a local government job. View the #ELGLInspire agenda for the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh for Sept....

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Matt Michel, Lane Electric

Matt Michel General Manager, Lane Electric Cooperative, Inc. What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Automotive assembly line worker What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? Denison University (BA); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MPA); Lewis & Clark Law School Economics...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Mitchell Foster

Mitchell Foster Village Administrator, Village of Winneconne What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Cart Kid at Lakeside Links What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? Northern Michigan University BA/University of Nevada, Reno MPA Bachelors of Science in Political Science and a Masters...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Chad Doran

Chad Doran Communications Coordinator City of Appleton, WI What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Paper Boy What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? UW-Oshkosh Radio/TV/Film Journalism What class(es) (if any) are applicable to your job today? Public Speaking - We didn't have...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Melissa Weiss

Melissa Weiss Director of Administrative Services, City of Wauwatosa What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Wait staff at an assisted living facility What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? Colorado State University and Indiana University Economics and Masters of Public Affairs What...

What Does Cooperative Purchasing Mean For You?

Brian Alexander is a summer research fellow at CoProcure and a first-year Master of Public Policy candidate at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. Previously, he served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children with a focus on reducing the impact of parental incarceration on children and families. Local governments...

Podcast: University of Alabama Game Day with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox

Mayor Walt Maddox City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama Bio | Website | Twitter College Football and Local Government. Fall is here and that means football season, and at GovLove we are taking a look at how local governments across the country deal with game day. Mayor Walt Maddox from the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama talked about how...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Jamie Ludovic

Jamie Ludovic Central Services Director, Washington County, WI What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Concession Stand Worker- Pool What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? UW-La Crosse, Northern Illinois University BA, MPA What class(es) (if any) are applicable to your job today?...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Allyson Watson

Allyson Watson Principal Planner, City of Kaukauna What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Downtown De Pere, Inc. What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? Rider University (undergrad), Marist College (graduate) Economics, Political Science (undergrad), Public Administration / Health Care Administration (MPA) What...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Aaron Lipski

Aaron Lipski Deputy Chief, Milwaukee Fire Department What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? SM&P Underground Utility Locating What was your: undergraduate institution? Graduate institution? What was/were your degree(s) in? UW-Milwaukee (Undergrad & Grad); Communications (UG) and Public Administration (G) What class(es) (if any) are applicable to your job...

#GovireeLife: Be Courageous & Ask

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. Here I am…. Shifting into the #GovireeLife! What is “that” you say? After 14 years in the private and workforce development sectors, I spent an amazing 15 year career journey at a...

Be Who You Needed When You Were Younger

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I Just Finished Reading: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Book) What I'm Now Watching: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Netflix) What I'm Listening To: Slow Burn (Clinton Years) Every morning when I drop off my kids at school I remind them to "work...

Podcast: Changing Recruitment in Local Government with Ron Holifield

Ron Holifield CEO Strategic Government Resources (SGR) LinkedIn | Twitter Playing matchmaker and reducing implicit bias. The CEO of Strategic Government Resources (SGR), Ron Holifield, joined GovLove to talk about how they are pushing local governments to change how they recruit. He shared his career path from time as a City Manager to leading a recruiting firm....

There's An App for That! Redefining Civic Engagement for Your Community

DECEMBER 14, 2017 BY SARAH HENRICKS Brought to you by CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), an enterprise platform for local and state government that was founded in 2008. Citizen engagement is the holy grail of the work done by local government. Of course, local government helps maintain our core infrastructures like roads, sewers, and waterways; it also provides public education for...

#ELGLInspire Speakers: Stephanie Schlag

Stephanie Schlag Village of Bellevue, WI Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director What was the very first paying job you held (that you paid taxes on)? Little Caesar's Pizza Schools & degrees? UW-LaCrosse--undergrad, University of Florida--grad Recreation Management (undergrad) Sport Management (grad) What class(es) (if any) are applicable to your job today? Anything related to finance,...

August 2018 All-In & Supersize Members

The following organizations joined ELGL with an All-In or Supersize membership this month. This means that they can add up to 10 (All-In) or 20 (Supersize) staff members to their ELGL membership accounts, and they get free unlimited job postings for the year! Your organization can join too - just sign up here and get...

Data Stories with Matthias - Regionalism

Last week we had a couple of requests to dive into the data with a regional focus. Today we will explore the insights we can gain by comparing survey data by region and finding how the socio-political climate in our regions add up with represented municipal leadership. In the US we are influenced by regionalism...