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Podcast: Resilient Building Codes with Jennifer Carpenter, U.S. HUD

Jennifer Carpenter Assistant Director of Policy for the Disaster Recovery & Special Issues Division U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development LinkedIn Helping communities better withstand natural hazards and severe weather events. Jennifer Carpenter, Assistant Director of Policy for the Disaster Recovery & Special Issues Division at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,...

How Neighborly Is Your Community?

National Research Center at Polco released a new neighborly community poll and results show that people are more connected than you might think.

Dealing with Rejection - Bet on Yourself

Today's Buzz is by Joe Warren, Assistant City Manager in Atchison, KS. Follow Joe at LinkedIn. What I'm Listening To: Kings of Leon What I'm Reading: The Heart of Change by John P. Kotter What I'm Working On: Wrapping up budget here in Atchison and preparing to make the jump to a City Manager role...

The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for Recovery for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Part 1 & Part 2 of the Questlove DJ set in tribute to the 30th Anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest’s first album & Qtip’s 50th Birthday...

Podcast: Management & Leadership with Scott Neal, Edina, MN

Scott Neal City Manager City of Edina, Minnesota LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Building the future of city management. Scott Neal, City Manager for the City of Edina, Minnesota, joined the podcast to discuss his career in city management. He shared how the City's Management Fellowship works and his goal of creating leaders for the...

Averting a Lost Decade: 7 City Interventions for Rethinking Inclusive Pandemic Recovery

This article is brough to you by Bruce Katz, Founding Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University (Twitter, LinkedIn) and Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, CEO of Accelerator for America (LinkedIn). Content has been adapted for ELGL by Chelsea Gaylord, Graduate Research Analyst at the Nowak Metro Finance Lab (Twitter, LinkedIn). As we...

Making Space

In the world of engaging our residents, working with local businesses, moving our communities forward, and keeping everyone informed ... the thought of not being liked is terrifying.

Samantha Harkins selected as ELGL Interim Executive Director

The ELGL Board of Directors unanimously selected Samantha Harkins to serve as Interim Executive Director with a start date of June 20, 2022. Samantha served on the ELGL Board of Directors from 2019 to 2021, served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Lansing, MI, and is currently the Founder and CEO of Hundred Place....

Podcast: Equity in the Library with Christy Mulligan & Ayanna Muata, Hennepin County, MN

Christy Mulligan Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator Hennepin County Library, MN LinkedIn Ayanna Muata Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Project Manager Hennepin County Library, MN LinkedIn Two guests joined the podcast to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion work in libraries. Christy Mulligan is the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator for Hennepin County Library. Ayanna Muata...

Happy Fiscal New Year!

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Erin Krause Riley, Adult Services Coordinator for the Scottsdale Public Library System. What I'm Reading: Your Creative Workspace by Desha Peacock-- it's a book about how to set up a space to do any kind of creative work with lots of pictures of creative spaces people have...

Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation Job Opportunities

The new Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University is currently recruiting two exciting positions. The roles are based in Baltimore and would work with the center’s Academic Practice, where we bridge research and practice to advance the field of public innovation in city halls around the world. We are looking for candidates...

Strength in Weakness

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, Director of Local Government Services for MRB Group. Follow Matt on LinkedIn, but don't follow too closely--this vehicle makes frequent stops. What I'm Watching: Re-watching The Sopranos as a study in organizational management. What I'm Listening to: A maaasssive summer time playlist...so...much...Buffett... What I'm Reading: ...

Let’s Just Agree to Agree (Enough)

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Shane Stone, sr. management to Scottsdale’s City Manager Connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Listening to: I saw FISHER three times in nine days last month, so his music has been bouncing around in my head What I’m Reading: I just finished "The Book of Hope" by Jane Goodall and...

Crowdsourced Responses to Management Analyst Recruitment Challenge

In May, ELGL shared an anonymous question from a member organization that was having difficulty hiring for a management analyst position. Below please find the crowd sourced inquiry, and the variety of responses from ELGL members. Names have been removed for anonymity. Question: Requesting feedback to assist an ELGL member organization that is having a...

City of Kirkland, WA Challenge Statement for Bike & Pedestrian Count Solutions

The first ELGL & CivStart local government innovation challenge statement is published and ready for #civtech #govtech response! Check out City of Kirkland's need for pedestrian and bike count solutions: Review and reply to the challenge statement This is shared as part of ELGL and CivStart's Local Government Innovation Program where local governments use challenge-based procurement to find innovative solutions to tricky local...

The Importance of Being Earnest

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Strategic Communications at mySidewalk. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now finally posting again on IG, where it’s mostly about running, but there is a fun new life change on there you might enjoy 🙂 What...

2022 Nominations Open for Best Places to Work in Local Government Award

Each year, the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) network recognizes the best places to work in local government. This annual award recognizes the local governments that have developed, cultivated, and nurtured workplaces that encourage employee creativity, loyalty, and success. In 2022, we are excited to add a quantitative component to this award to understand and...

Podcast: Arbitrary Lines, The Case Against Zoning with Nolan Gray, UCLA Lewis Center

Nolan Gray Author/Researcher UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio What do we want city planning to do? Nolan Gray, author and researcher at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, joined the podcast to talk about his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and...

The South Grand Community Creates a Special Use District

This article -- originally published on NextSTL -- was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in the Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. The South Grand Community Improvement District’s mission is to cultivate a robust and supportive business climate on South...

Survey Says: Engagement Fatigue is Real

Today's Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. What I'm Reading: Twilight of the NIMBY, a look at how neighborhood activism is evolving under the pressures of affordability, homelessness, and generational change. What I'm Watching: "For All Mankind" — a thought experiment about...