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Nathan Mehmed, West Michigan Regional Planning Commission

Welcome to the new and (somewhat) improved version of our member introductions. If you are puzzled by the column name, take a minute to watch this scene from Austin Powers. http://youtu.be/Ycu434kkk14 Now that you are a little less puzzled, it's time to learn about one of our newest members. Nathan Mehmed is an alumnus...

Around the World: Stereotyping Local Government

Around the World in Local Government – August 2014 http://youtu.be/a9eNQZbjpJk Tell us the stereotypes you've heard about the other regions. Brian H. - San Antonio, TX You hear a lot about California and how unfriendly it is to business and how much fiscal stress the cities are under there. A lot of that gets placed on...

30 Days of Badger - Day 20

In The Best Idea Yet To Get People to Curb Their Junk Food Consumption, Emily Badger writes about a study conducted by researchers at Texas Christian University and the UT Southwestern Medical Center to help dissuade people from choosing higher caloric food products. By substituting the calorie count on menu items with the amount of...

#ELGL14: 60 Local Gov Ideas in 60 Minutes

Be sure to refill your coffee cup before this #ELGL14 session! With an idea a minute, get ready for a fire hose approach to getting some cool new ideas to your community after the conference. This fast-paced and fun conversation will share the best local government ideas from some of ELGL’s favorite friends. Don’t forget...

New Sensation: Charles Wallace, Grays Harbor County Emergency Management, Deputy Director

Background Check Connect: LinkedIn Charles T. Wallace is a 24 year retiree from the Philadelphia Fire Department and has served as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Grays Harbor County, WA since 2009. He is responsible for all emergency management efforts, as well as coordination, cooperation and emergency notifications between nine cities, 15 fire...

Around the World in Local Government - August 2014

http://youtu.be/s9MszVE7aR4 We're going "Around the World" again with a new cast of characters. This month, we have selected Brian Halverson, Brian Southey, Marc Nelson, and Stephen O'Brien. Today we introduce you to the participants, and in the following days, we'll roll out their responses to questions about local government in their various regions. Brian Halverson...

30 Days of Badger - Day 19

Public Transportation … for Your Car?, is a CityLab article Emily Badger wrote back in January of 2013. In the article Emily mentions Anwar Farooq, a high school math teacher, engineer, and inventor, who was granted a patent for his design of a train-ferry for car commuters. The article has pictures and videos of the...

#ELGL14: The ELGL Story

Are you interested in getting more involved in ELGL? Forming a regional chapter, taking on a leadership role, or contributing to our original content series? Kent Wyatt, Kirsten Wyatt, Ben Kittelson, and Ben McCready will discuss the organization’s growth, new strategic plan, and ways you can build out your region’s ELGL chapter. It’ll be a...

Tom Bonfield's Gutsiest Decision - The Confederate Flag

`Stars And Bars' Replaces Battle Flag In Pensacola As a follow up to the 50 Nifty profile, Tom Bonfield, Durham (NC) city manager, has provided an answer to the question,"What is the gutsiest decision you ever made?" Pensacola was discovered in 1559 and some would argue is “America’s Oldest Settlement”. Since 1559 Pensacola has been governed and flown...

NC: Tom Bonfield, City of Durham City Manager

http://youtu.be/Uv5VhuUfwC4 Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we...

Your #ELGLFerguson Moderator

Meet Brittany Bennett! She's a Development, Policy, and Impact Associate at Self-Help Credit Union in Durham, NC. (Not familiar with Self-Help? Check it out - it's an amazing organization that provides financing, technical support, consumer financial services and advocacy for those left out of the economic mainstream.) Brittany initially proposed the idea of an ELGL Twittersation...

#ELGL14: Finding Your Next Local Government Job

You’ve heard about our sessions on Growing Our Regional Economy, Managing College Towns, the Social Media Scene, and Washington Post Reporter Emily Badger. Today, we’re releasing an exciting session that’ll help you take your career to the next level! Join Ron Holifield from Strategic Government Resources, one of the largest local government search firms in...

30 Days of Badger - Day 18

Just about a year ago, Emily Badger wrote an article for CityLab on What Every U.S. Family Really Needs for a Minimum Living Standard. In the article, Emily covers the rise of economic hardship suffered by American households between 2005-2011 and uses U.S. Census Bureau data to show how affected families are by the growing...

Watch the Technology & Transparency Webinar

Our webinar from last week with Williamson County, Texas on using technology to improve transparency is available to watch or re-watch. Learn from this great case study on how rapid growth, tight budgets and technology all collide. Technology & Transparency Thank you to Mo'Mix solutions for co-hosting this webinar with David Dukes the Assistant Financial...

Guidepost #4 - Ashley Graff, City of Gresham (OR)

Welcome to week #4 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Ashley Graff. On Friday, we learned about guidepost #4 from Cal Horton. Ms. Graff serves as an Economic Development Specialist at the City of Gresham, Oregon and works to recruit and retain traded-sector industrial businesses. Prior to this role, she earned her Master of Public Administration...

30 Days of Badger - Day 17

Reading Emily Badger’s article on How Texting Actually Changes the Way We Walk gave me quite a laugh. I see this every day and often fall (not yet literally) victim to this myself. What gave me an even bigger chuckle was remembering a story about distracted pedestrians from a few years ago. Star Wars Episode...

Twittersation: Ferguson and What it Means for Local Government

In three minutes, two lives change forever Join the ELGL community as we talk about the issues resulting from the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The conversation start Friday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m (PST). We'll be using #ELGLFerguson. Interesting in helping ELGL develop some lead-off questions for the...

David Nguyen Snaps "Portlandia"

Super cool! ELGL photographer David Nguyen captured some awesome photos of "Portlandia" filming outside of Portland City Hall. Here's a sneak preview of his photos. Like what you see? David is available for contract work, and he specializes in local government special events (he does rad work for ELGL and the City of Beaverton). Here's David's contact...

Janice D'Aloia Restaurant Recs

Today we hear from #ELGL14 planning committee member Janice D'Aloia on restaurant recommendations for #ELGL14! Janice works fro Mo'mix Solutions, which offers cloud based reporting, visualization, and performance management solutions for government and education. Whether you’re coming in from out of town, or live locally, attending ELGL’s Annual Conference on October 17 is a great...

Bam! Two Year Memberships Now Available

You asked - we responded - two year memberships in ELGL are now available! Click here to purchase a two year membership. Here's the backstory: Pierce County Communications Director (and City of Fircrest City Councilor) Hunter George asked us if memberships could be purchased for two-year spans. Makes sense from a municipal budgeting perspective, and...