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Winner! 2017 Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence

Exclusive Update! Carol the Barrel is back. Many Sterling Heights roads are undergoing construction. That means workers are out in dangerous conditions to improve your commute. Carol the Barrel is asking all motorist to pay attention and drive cautiously when entering a construction zone. After handing out 21 #CityHallSelfie awards last week, ELGL members have...

What is a City Clerk’s Office?

Welcome to a new blog series, "The Local Government Nerve Center" -- all about the amazing and important work of clerks and recorders. Want to be a contributor? Learn more here. By Emily Chen, City of Walnut Creek, CA, Assistant to City Clerk Connect: Linkedin, Email Friend: “What do you do?” Me: “Oh I work in the...

Kittelson's Corner: Farewell to Podcast Movement 2017 - Updated 1:29 pm

This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I'm going to the Podcast Movement Conference in sunny southern California. I'll be learning how to improve GovLove and representing local government nerds everywhere. As is tradition I'll be live-blogging my adventures and Tweeting what...

Mt. Rushmore with Shari Fiveash, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Shari Fiveash Connecticut Conference of Municipalities - Director, Member Services Connect: Twitter CT vacation spots: Winvian Farm, Morris CT, 5,000 sq. ft. spa Golden Lamb Buttery, Brooklyn CT, restaurant The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford...

Podcast: Community Outreach in Saint John, New Brunswick with Jacqueline Hamilton

Jacqueline Hamilton Commissioner of Growth & Community Development Saint John, New Brunswick LinkedIn Community development and managing growth in Saint John, Canada. Jacqueline Hamilton the Commissioner of Growth and Community Development joins GovLove to talk about the City of Saint John's one-stop development shop and planning for the future. She also discusses what it's...

Engaging Women in Public Service – It’s a movement!

This Friday, August 25, UNC School of Government will host its 3rd annual conference on the topic of Engaging Women in Public Service. Registration has been on a wait-list for weeks, and participants are traveling from across NC, Virginia, and South Carolina to attend the conference in Raleigh. Clearly there is energy and enthusiasm for...

I Have to Ask You: Increasing Digital Engagement

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Kara Sokol shares digital engagement tips. By Kara Sokol, Director of Communications, City of Ferndale, Michigan In my eight years managing social media for organizations, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about increasing fans and engagement....

Things in Public Spaces that Make Me Smile

If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places. – Fred Kent Public space matters. We all know that. It’s our business! I’m heading on vacation to Stockholm and Prague, two of my favorite places for seeing “cool stuff...

Updated: Finalists for the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence

After handing out 21 #CityHallSelfie awards last week, we turn our attention to the "granddaddy of them all" -- the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence, which recognizes the best #CityHallSelfie of 2017. We've narrowed the list of nominees to 13 finalists. Our award-winning ELGL members have one vote each. You must be a current ELGL member to vote....

Mt. Rushmore with Aaron Zavala, City of Mesquite, Texas

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Aaron Zavala City of Mesquite, Texas - Management Analyst Connect: LinkedIn City Departments City Manager’s Office Parks and Recreation Public Works Neighborhood Development Movies Bottle Shock Moneyball Interstellar The Departed Office Pet Peeves Unnecessarily long email...

Mt. Rushmore with Leeanne Singleton, City of Hermosa Beach, CA

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Leeanne Singleton City of Hermosa Beach, California - City Manager's Office Connect: LinkedIn Hermosa Beach attractions The beach (obviously) The greenbelt Beach volleyball Pier Avenue shops + restaurants Summer activities Summer concerts (and movies) at the...

ELGL Digital: The Reverse Mullet

This Digital Work Group update is by Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL's executive director. Our work continues on our digital upgrade with ProudCity! This week, we spent the entirety of our call talking about Information Architecture (or "IA" as the pros call it). We were talking specifically about the ELGL.org home page, and how information should be...

2017 #CityHallSelfie Award Winners

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It's time to announce the winners of the coveted 2017 #CityHallSelfie awards! These 23 winners showcase the best of the best from #CityHallSelfie day on August 15, 2017. Don't forget to submit your nominations (and later, vote for) the granddaddy of all #CityHallSelfie awards - the Member's Choice award. Individual award winners receive a...

2017 #CityHallSelfie Award Winners

It’s time to announce the winners of the coveted 2017 #CityHallSelfie awards! These 23 winners showcase the best of the best from #CityHallSelfie day on August 15, 2017. Don’t forget to submit your nominations (and later, vote for) the granddaddy of all #CityHallSelfie awards – the Member’s Choice award. Individual award winners receive a trophy...

Podcast: Social Innovation in Las Vegas, NV with Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler

Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler Director of Department of Youth Development and Social Innovation Las Vegas, Nevada LinkedIn | Twitter Helping kids and creating social innovation. Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler joins GovLove to discuss her work at the City of Las Vegas, NV. She talked about how the City works closely with the school system to improve...

The 4-1-1 on Governing Body Presentations

This is a new monthly blog by AJ Fawver, the Planning Director in Amarillo, Texas. She'll share her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview! Planning & Shaping Cities The Scoop on Comp, Master, General, Strategic, Vision Plans The Lowdown on Multimodal Transportation...

Downtown Use Analysis in Las Cruces, NM

This is a guest post by ELGL member Ed Krafcik with Soofa. Learn more from Ed in prior Soofa posts. Animation reveals downtown activity levels in Las Cruces at key intersections along Main Street By visualizing a 24 hour period we can see patterns of pedestrian activity emerge. July 20th was a Thursday; the downtown...

Launch 2017: Half Price Government Website Offer

This post is by ProudCity, which is currently helping ELGL with our digital upgrade. This process has been so informative and interesting for ELGL's growth, learning, and development, that we convinced ProudCity to offer a special deal for our members to guide them through the same process. You can learn more about our "Let's Get...

Take the EcoChallenge!

When faced with the doom and gloom predictions of an earth changed by climate change it is easy to feel overwhelmed. What can we do to forestall impending calamity? To start with, just change one thing. Don't know where to begin? Well, you're in luck! During two weeks in October, the Northwest Earth Institute puts...

Updated: Nominations for the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence

Get hyped for #CityHallSelfie Day on August 15! We're handing out 21 awards on #CityHallSelfie Day with the "granddaddy of them all" the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence. This is the first year of the award and we're empowering our superdelegates (i.e: award-winning ELGL members) to nominate and vote on this new award. Questions? Contact kent@elgl.org....