Search Results

Podcast: There's No Perfect Path to Leadership

Amber Mathiesen City Manager Mt. Angel, OR LinkedIn | Twitter AJ Fawver Planning Director Amarillo, TX LinkedIn | Twitter The career ladder is becoming more of a career jungle gym, there's no one path to leadership in local government. To talk about a couple of non-traditional career paths Kirsten chatted with Amber Mathiesen, City Manager of...

#InternationalWomensDay: Read All About It

Unlike schools in Chapel Hill, NC we remain open for International Women's Day. We'll recognize the importance in women in local government and ELGL throughout the day. Below are a number of the articles, podcasts, and webinars that have influenced us. What'd we miss? Send your additions to kent@elgl.org. Media Articles Mental Floss: Marie Connolly Owens,...

Intersection of Faith and Public Service with Heather Geyer

We are pleased to share the second article in the series from Heather Geyer, Administrative Services Director for the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. In the series, ELGL members talk about how they balance their personal faith with their public service careers. Writer’s Note: I chose to take a personal approach to this article knowing that I am...

Now Hiring: City Treasurer

Work with one of ELGL's finest Bridget Doyle. Apply for City Treasurer in Sterling Heights, MI. City of Sterling Heights is seeking applicants for the position of City Treasurer. Salary range $79,074 to $108,913 DOQ. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience in governmental accounting, including pensions and investments. Requires a bachelor's degree...

The Best Ever with Abby Fitch, City of Aurora, CO

We hope you can deal with change because we're changing up new member introductions. ELGL has grown tired of everyone and everything being proclaimed as "the best ever." From now on, we'll only believe it if our members dub it so. Hold onto your keyboard and mouse. Our new members are here to inform you about the...

Podcast: Leadership & Infrastructure with Dan Biles, Jefferson County, AL

Dan Biles Deputy County Manager for Infrastructure Jefferson County, AL Website | LinkedIn | Twitter . Dan Biles the Deputy County Manager of Jefferson County, Alabama joined GovLove to talk about his career path, perspective on leadership and Texas A&M's move to the SEC. We discussed his recent article for ELGL entitled, "You don't have to...

The Local Government Mentorship Movement

By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Recruiting from the new workforce, retaining skilled employees and preparing city and town leadership for the future are major challenges for the resiliency of local government. Many jurisdictions are making plans and setting strategies to help their employees and organizations achieve higher levels of success. And while there are...

Weekly Update

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, I was traveling home from Ohio and Detroit last Sunday and so I didn't get a chance to write up a report for you, so you'll get a double whammy today of updates. What I'm reading: Evicted by Michael Desmond Ben Kittelson gave me this book for Christmas. Whenever Ben gives me...

Diversity Dashboard: Rosemary Stump, UNC MPA Project Team

This is the fourth intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. She's part of a team with Toney Thompson, Libby Seguin, and Sarah Ross Dickson. We've asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of...

Open Data, Open Data, Open Data

ELGL appreciates the work of local government professionals, non-profits, and other organizations committed to increasing the use of open data in local government. Special props to What Works Cities and Code for America. Much of the good work is on display for Open Data Day 2017. Quite frankly, it's appalling that more local governments have not...

Title Game: Peoria, IL vs. Vancouver, WA (Updated 3/10)

Bonus: GovLove will interview the wizards behind the social media accounts in Peoria & Vancouver later this week. Update: You can vote once a day. Multiple votes from the same IP address will be removed from the final vote total. [polldaddy poll=9680824] Here's how you can participate: Vote. You can vote once a day. Comment. A...

Kittelson's Corner: Budget Engagement

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I have a new favorite GIF and it works as a response to pretty much everything. Alright, let's go. What I Read Zarif Khan's Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming This is a long...

03/31/17: Laugh, Cry, and Think

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is straight bloggin' the month of March. Last month, Zach Navin was the big winner for reading the blog and Twitter trollin' Kirsten Wyatt. Who will be the big winner in March? Thursday, March 30 A bittersweet day......it's the final day of Bachelor Week which I will spend straight bloggin', running/walking...

Podcast: Guided by Public Service with Cari Anne Cashon

Cari Anne Cashon Entrepreneur and Author of You Go Girl Wichita, KS Website | LinkedIn | Twitter . Cari Anne Cashon, entrepreneur and author, joined GovLove to talk about her passion for public service. She talked with Kent about her interest in local government, volunteering and You Go Girl her book that aims to inspire girls...

Institutional Knowledge with Lew Quigley, Part 1

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. As a part of this project, I have had the wonderful...

GovTech Highlights the "E"LGL Story

The Swapcast comes full circle -- ELGL founders Kent and Kirsten Wyatt are interviewed by Anil Chawla on the GovTech Social podcast this month. ELGL interviewed Anil Chawla, GovTech Social podcast host and ArchiveSocial founder, on the GovLove podcast in November 2016. ELGL on the GovTech Social podcast GovTech on the ELGL podcast They didn't quit...

Real Characters: Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans

This is another analysis in a series of articles I like to call "City Managers are Real Characters," contemplating how your favorite fictional characters might fare in our field. Local government management isn't for everybody. Does your sitcom sweetheart have the chops to handle a budget crisis? Previously: Anthony Soprano, City Manager By Matt Horn, City...

Survey: State of E-Permitting

This post is by ELGL members Rachel Keyser and Nina Stepanov from ViewPoint. ELGL has graciously partnered with us here at ViewPoint to round up as many smart government folks to share their insights on a quick survey about the state of ePermitting across the country. We're pumped about improving gov tech and we know you're invested in that...

Diversity Dashboard: Libby Seguin, UNC MPA Project Team

This is the second intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. Last week, we met Toney Thompson. We've asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of collecting better and more informative data about the...

Local Gov Professional Development Playlist

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week, ELGL presented this "Professional Development Playlist" to the student group at the Ohio City Management Association conference. Here are the songs and the associated words of wisdom so you can listen to them as you prepare for the next step in your local gov career.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="green" style="dotted" border_width="4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/LKTU4AarZ7A" el_width="50" title="Network internally."][vc_separator...