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Hillsboro, Oregon HR Director Recruitment Webinar

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. PST Web Address: AnyMeeting.com/ELGL50 Log on to this informational webinar at 9:00 a.m. on February 8, 2017 to learn more about the city of Hillsboro, Oregon's recruitment for a new HR director. City manager Michael Brown and assistant city manager Robby Hammond will join the webinar to talk about...

Podcast: Empathy & Disruption in Hayward, CA with Kelly McAdoo

Kelly McAdoo City Manager Hayward, CA Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Taking a Silicon Valley approach to city management, Kelly McAdoo discusses her innovative approach to leading the City of Hayward, CA. McAdoo describes how customer empathy and disruption are key to better serving residents of her city. She also talks about being a woman in...

Local Government Social Media Policies

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a compilation of social media policies submitted by ELGL members. Please check with the submitting organization to ensure that the policy included on this page is current. Policies are uploaded based on city/county population, to provide like organizations the chance to research other, similar agencies. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="violet" border_width="2"][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title="<10K" tab_id="1485988769364-ba9ae885-24fe"][vc_column_text]No policies uploaded......

My Life in Presidential Terms with Danielle Verwahren, Catawba County, NC

In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. By Danielle Verwahren, Catawba County, NC, LinkedIn 2008 – 2012: The Era of Pre-, but Not Really, Pre-Local Government Local government definitely found me before I found it. In 2008 I...

02.06.17 Buzz

In today’s buzz: bans, waste, pensions, and procurement. Yesterday, my brother asked me if I had any hobbies and I said “pretty much just work-related stuff.” This buzz is brought to you by executive orders with food quotes from Parks & Recreation. Wanna make your own? Right now with Rebecca Woodbury (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening...

Round of 32: ELGL City Hall Madness

Press Clippings Salisbury Post: Kannapolis competes for the title Post Crescent: City hall 'madness' breaks out in Little Chute WMBD News: Peoria, Normal compete in City Hall Challenge The Telegram: Sturbridge Town Hall in 'March Madness' Effingham Daily: Effingham advances online for nation's best City Hall Effingham Radio: Effingham Goes Head-to-Head with Haines City, Florida in City Hall Contest...

Weekly Update

Dear ELGL members, Another busy week with the introduction of two big writing and research initiatives: first, a series about the Intersection of Faith and Public Service managed by Rafael Baptista. How does your faith or belief system influence your work in the public sector. Raf wants to know more and help you tell your story on...

Kittleson's Corner: Elevators and Crosswalks

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my (now) weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let's go. Book Review: Hillbilly Elegy Right after the 2016 Election I saw all this talk about a book called Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, and how it explained the current political...

February 3, 2017 Diversity Dashboard Conference Call Summary

On February 3, 2017, we had a call with six states that wish to engage in our Local Government Diversity Dashboard data collection project. The recording of the call is below, and the summary of the discussion is as follows: ELGL is seeking volunteers (either individuals, teams of ELGL members, or MPA student teams) to...

Beyond Bean Counting: Leader vs. Manager

This is the third installment of a four-part series on how local government finance officers can make a BIG impact when given a seat at the table! In two earlier posts, here and here, we looked at how and why financial professionals can become involved in more areas of local government to benefit themselves and...

Podcast: Analyst Turned Candidate with Greg Clay, Atlanta, GA

Greg Clay Candidate for District 3 City Council of Atlanta, GA Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook . GovLove was joined by Atlanta City Council Candidate, Greg Clay for a conversation all about the ATL and public service. Greg earned his MPA from Kansas University and has worked in city hall as an administrator in College Park, GA; East...

#ELGLCityHall Bracket

Want to get in on the #ELGLCityHall action? Fill out your own bracket and follow along as we release the winners from each round: Fill out your own bracket (Google Sheets) Download a printable bracket About #ELGLCityHall: Last month, ELGL issued a call for nominations for the best city halls. The response was overwhelming. The...

Institutional Knowledge with Bill Monahan, 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. Cities of Milwaukie, OR and Tigard, OR...

Case Study: How Franklin, MA Implemented Cloud Based Permitting Software

This is the first installment in a new ELGL partnership with ViewPoint Cloud where we'll explore topics related to e-permitting, local government efficiency, customer service, and data collection. This post is by Rachel Keyer and originally appeared in the ViewPointCloud blog on January 12, 2017. Do you have a story about e-permitting you'd like to share? Send...

Fake News, Rumor, and Innuendo

In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, discusses what local government can do to head off one of the perils of fake news. The era of fake news is well and truly upon us. A Stanford study found that fake news stories about the Presidential elections were shared close to 40 million times. The...

Introducing New Blog Series: Intersection of Faith and Public Service

By Rafael Baptista, Durham County Strategic Initiatives Analyst and ELGL Management Team As an aspiring local government manager and a Catholic, I regularly reflect on the intersection of my faith and my public service career. This regular reflection is not unique to me, many of you may deal with this intersection as well. As a...

Rocky Mountain Supper Clubs

ELGL is pleased to cohost two Supper Clubs in Colorado with the National Research Center (NRC): February 16 in Lakewood, CO March 7 in Denver, CO Please use the above links to register for one or both events.

Advice from The Man, The Myth, The Legend

I've had the good fortune to benefit from many mentors over the years, each impacting a different part of my career or professional development. Somehow along the way I stumbled in to one person who has influenced my life so significantly that I refer to him not as my mentor, but instead simply as Coach....

By the Numbers: Gender & Race in Local Government Leadership

This post and project is managed by Kirsten Wyatt and Stacy Schweikhart. If you're interested in getting involved with this project, or want to connect us with MPA program contacts send us an email and we'll loop you in to our efforts. It should come as no surprise that we're passionate about the #13Percent conversation....

Round of 64: ELGL City Hall Madness

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last month, ELGL issued a call for nominations for the best city halls. The response was overwhelming. The ELGL Tournament Committee reviewed each nomination to select the field of 64. In the weeks ahead, ELGL members and friends are invited to vote in ELGL City Hall Madness. Tournament Dates Week of January 30: Round of 64...