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Quick Take: Chris Morrill, City of Roanoke, VA

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Chris Morrill City of Roanoke, VA - City Manager Connect: LinkedIn 1....

#ELGL14 Registration Now Open

#ELGL Conference - October 17 Registration for #ELGL14 is now open. Here's the full conference agenda for October 17 at the Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon. We're limited to 150 people so make sure you sign up today if you want to attend. Use this link to register - we will only accept online registrations. #ELGL14 EcDev Pub Crawl - October...

Guidepost #7 – Allen Barnes

Welcome to week #7 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Allen Barnes, the city manager of Gonzales, Texas. Mr. Barnes had been city manager in Sachse, a suburb of Dallas, from 2007-11, and was city manager at Liberty from 2002-07. He has a Master of Public Affairs degree. Barnes and his wife, Brenda, have been married 23...

Quick Take: Matthew Hawkesworth, City of Rosemead, CA

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Matthew Hawkesworth Rosemead, CA - Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Connect: LinkedIn 1....

#ELGL14: Costing a Bargaining Unit Contract

Time to release the last conference session for #ELGL14, and it’s a good one! Get your calculator app ready for this session. If you want to learn how to be the most effective at the bargaining table, this session with Steven Schuback and Brando Leos from the Local Government Personnel Institute is for you. We’ll...

Quick Take: Heather Geyer, City of Wheat Ridge, CO

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Heather Geyer City of Wheat Ridge (CO) Administrative Services Director Connect:...

#ELGL14: Network Like a Boss

Today we hear from #ELGL14 conference planning team member Amanda Lamb. Amanda shares with us some great ideas to help us prepare for the very important yet oft-neglected art of networking at a professional conference. Do your palms get sweaty and does your throat get dry when you think about meeting new people? Amanda offers...

Can I Bum a Ride To See the Dallas City Manager?

Updated 9/11/2014 8:23 am In order to help our members get to know one another and save on costly trips to the gas station we provide a list of attendees for upcoming lunch and learn events. So call someone up, message them on LinkedIn or Tweet them and join in the carpool. Register for the...

30 Days of Badger - Day 30

Here we are. Day 30/30. What a fantastic opportunity it has been to write about Emily Badger, feature her articles, and create some buzz for her upcoming appearance at #ELGL14. My takeaway from the 30 Days of Badger column: There is a true value in exploring the work of a journalist like Emily Badger. Her...

Quick Take: Greg Larson, Town of Los Gatos, CA

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Background Check Greg Larson has been Los Gatos Town Manager since 2007....

On Campus with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte MPA Program

The next stop on our nationwide quest to cover every MPA program in the country takes us to the University of North Carolina Charlotte. This is our second stop in the Tar Heel State. In 2013, we learned about the UNC-Chapel Hill MPA program. With Charlotte playing host to the ICMA Conference in September 2014, we...

Gwen Voelpel, SeaTac, WA

Ongoing ELGL series profiles Gwen Voelpel, Assistant City Manager for the City of SeaTac, Washington.

Quick Take: Jeff Towery, City of Springfield, OR

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Background Check Jeff Towery (LinkedIn and Twitter) began his career in...

What's Fibre Got To Do With It?

What's Fibre Got To Do With It? Broadband Access: Is It a Basic Human Right? by Ashleigh Weeden, September 3, 2014 We love the Internet for it’s endless supply of cat videos and award-show-GIFs, Netflix streaming and up-to-the-minute Twitter updates on what our BFFs are eating for lunch. However, it’s the power of connectivity to...

Quick Take: Elisabeth Wright, Village of Gilberts, IL

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Background Check Elisabeth Wright (Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter) is a second year student in the Northern Illinois...

Writing with Russ: Webbing

Russell Bither-Terry reflects on his experience working at the UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center to bring you tips for clear, concise writing. Whether you are an MPA student or a city manager, Russell’s tips can help you in your everyday writing. Webbing by Russell Bither-Terry, September 2, 2014 Today we’ll look at a brainstorming strategy called webbing. Many...

Guidepost #6 - Ben Kittelson

Welcome to week #6 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Ben Kittelson, the Project Manager for ELGL. Ben recently completed his MPA at Portland State University and has worked for several municipalities in the Portland area including: Beaverton, West Linn, Gresham and Oregon Metro - the regional government for the area. ___________________ Guidepost #6: "Lead those...

30 Days of Badger - Day 29

What a whirlwind summer it has been for the relatively young Silicon Valley start-up company, Uber. As Emily Badger reported back in June, the four year old company took on a valuation of $17.2 Billion, and city by city, are continuing to expand their business worldwide. Unfamiliar with Uber? Curious how it works? In today’s...

Quick Take: Mitch Foster, Kingsley, MI, Village Manager

As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Mitch Foster Village Manager Kingsley, Michigan Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Background Check...

#ELGL14: The Moth – True Stories Told Live

Learn how to tell your local gov story! The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It is a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it....