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Watch the Town Gown Webinar with Dr. Gavazzi

#TownGown This week ELGL members had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Stephen Gavazzi. A marriage and family counselor by trade, he's turned that skill set on studying the relationships between universities and the towns they are located in. The webinar covered his research into the topic, questions from attendees, and a tool that measures town-gown...

The March Confidential: Honest Abe Hates Big Data

Kent Wyatt - LinkedIn and Twitter - provides the latest in local government, pop culture, and random musings in this members-only post. March 17 Leaving on a Jet Plane A 3-year old. A 5-year old. Me. We're all boarding a flight tomorrow for Raleigh, NC. My kids will be spending an extended weekend with the...

MI ELGL: Let's Get It Started

http://youtu.be/IKqV7DB8Iwg Let's get it started - Michigan's own ELGL chapter! The title of this post is not a reference to that earworm of a Black Eyed Peas hit—rather a call to action for the Michigan ELGL group to join together and begin serving as an ELGL powerhouse. Let me first introduce myself. My name...

1984 with Yolanda Clay-Triplett, Orange County, FL

30 years and no change in the percent (13%) of women managers in local government. It’s time for a change. We’re asking you for your perspective and ideas for action. In the next several months, we’ll introduce a series of initiatives to address the 13 percent issue. Yolanda Clay-Triplett Orange County, FL -- Program Development...

Breaking Barriers with the Building Integrated Communities Project

The Outsider’s View is a monthly column written by Brittany Bennett on community economic development in North Carolina. Breaking Barriers with the Building Integrated Communities Project By: Brittany Bennett - LinkedIn and Twitter In continuation of January’s theme of breaking barriers and building community, I wanted to learn more about the Building Integrated Communities Project, an...

Part 1 of 67: Getting to Know (and Love) a Budget

Matt Monedero is a Budget Analyst with the City of Garland, TX. He lives and breathes budgets so we've asked him to educate those of us who spend a little less time around budgets. Getting to Know (and Love) a Budget By Matt Monedoro (LinkedIn and Twitter) Welcome fellow ELGLerites to the first installment in a sixty-seven part series,...

My Story with Matt Wojnowski, City of Killeen, Texas

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. In this ongoing series, ELGL members tell the story of why they chose a local government career. Matt Wojnowski (Twitter) has approximately 15 years of local government management experience and currently serves as the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation at the City of Killeen, Texas. He directs a...

Water Cooler: Avoiding Replacement Refs in Local Government

Rae Buckley, Town of Chapel Hill, NC, Assistant to the Manager for Organizational and Strategic Initiatives, used sports to highlight organizational strategies. Learn more about Rae in her first article, How Would Bill Belichick Write Policy? Water Cooler: Avoiding Replacement Refs in Local Government https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5Cx88uvV4 by Rae Buckley, LinkedIn The narrative of an NFL game naturally focuses on the players...

Following the Most Beloved Politician in America

Graham Sheridan received an undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and a Master’s in Public Affairs program at Brown. He is currently a campaign and policy professional in Charleston, SC. Following the Most Beloved Politician in America Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter The city I live in, Charleston, SC is about to have a major election: Mayor Joe Riley...

Push/Pull: A Quick Survey

Kim Sandoval wants to hear from you (or your friends and former colleagues who have left local government). As she explained in her first Push/Pull column, we're looking at the factors that influence people to leave local government, in hopes of teasing out some reasons why the number of women in leadership is so low....

360 Review with David Shaeffer, PublicStuff

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our...

The Mac's List Book: Doing the Work to Get the Work

Our friends at Mac's List have a new book about finding a job in Portlandia. We've read every single word of it and we're ready to share our takeaways. We'll highlight Chapters 3 and 4 today. Chapters 1 and 2 were featured here. The Mac's List Book: Doing the Work to Get the Work By: Chris McKee LinkedIn and Twitter...

Local Gov Leadership & Self Awareness Seminar - Issaquah

What: Join ELGL and SGR for an afternoon skills assessment and leadership seminar, hosted by the City of Issaquah. After registering online, you'll receive a confirmation email with a link to an online assessment. Participants will complete this online tool that measures how you perceive and process information. This has a profound impact on what...

Local Gov Leadership & Self Awareness Seminar - Hillsboro

What: Join ELGL and SGR for an afternoon skills assessment and leadership seminar, hosted by the City of Hillsboro. After registering online, you'll receive a confirmation email with a link to an online assessment. Participants will complete this online tool that measures how you perceive and process information. This has a profound impact on what...

My Story with Paula Dennison, City of Stillwater, OK

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. In this ongoing series, ELGL members tell the story of why they chose a local government career. Paula J Dennison, AICP (LinkedIn and Twitter) is a general land use planner with over 25 years local and regional planning experience. Currently, Paula is the Director of Development Services with the...

What is an Assistant To: Kate Green, Peoria, IL

What is an Assistant to the City Manager? In between other duties as assigned, council meetings, and a bewildering assortment of public inquiries, ELGL members identify the essential functions of the position.

360 Review with Zeke Jackson, Village of Sister Bay, WI

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our...

#13Percent: Creating Our Own Feedback Loop

Among the many compelling facts that surfaced during ELGL’s recent #13percent webinar was this tidbit: Women are far better represented in nonprofit administration than in local government. Various articles and studies note that as many as 75% of the nonprofit workforce is made up of women.

"I've Never Met Anyone Who Liked Counties"

By: Phil Smith-Hanes, LinkedIn and Twitter My graduate school is famous for turning out City Managers. There were 10 of us who went through classes together. Three are currently City Managers in Council-Manager cities. Another used to be a City Manager before going into state government. Two more are currently Assistant City Managers in larger...

#NCCCMA Conference Reflections with Caley Trujillo

This is the second of two posts from Carolina MPA students reflecting on their experience at the annual North Carolina City/County Management Association Winter Conference. Caley Trujillo, a first-year student MPA student at UNC-Chapel Hill interested in local government management, writes about her experience attending the NCCCMA Conference. Two weeks ago I attended the 54th Annual North...