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30 Days of Badger - Day 16

College football season starts in just 11 short days from now. Usually the start of the season means back-to-school and coming to terms with summer coming to an end. Summer and fall are my two favorite seasons though, so that mid to late-september switch is never too hard on me. I usually only get upset...

New Sensation: Cheryl Hughes, City of Palmdale, CA

Background Check Connect: LinkedIn Cheryl is an administrative analyst for the City of Palmdale (CA). She was named Employee of the Year for Palmdale Public Works in 2006 and Public Safety Practitioner of the Year in 2013. In her current role, Cheryl is responsible for management level duties over staff - both direct and indirectly managed staff and...

30 Days of Badger - Day 15

The 5th most downloaded (paid) iPhone game of 2013 according to Apple’s “Best of” list was game called Plague Inc. The basic premise of the game is to create and spread a pathogen and infect all 7 billion of Earth’s inhabitants before they can produce a cure. The challenge is picking the plague type, method...

Twittersation: #GreatDebate - Assistant City Manager vs. City Manager with Julie Underwood and Bo Ferguson

Tweet. Tweet. Julie Underwood and Bo Ferguson will expound on Julie's article, "The Great Debate: City Manager vs. Assistant City Manager" during a Twittersation on Tuesday, September 30 at noon Pacific time. Julie is the former Shoreline (WA) city manager and current Daly City (CA) assistant city manager. Bo, formerly Hendersonville's (NC) City Manager, is now the...

Knope of the Week: Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)

“CPBB is the Bomb!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_-HgRfGBY The CPBB team of Chris Fabian, Erik Fabian, and Jon Johnson strike again and land the coveted Knope of the Week award. The award is local government's most prestigious weekly award and is given to those who are making a substantial impact in the local government arena. ELGL was proud...

Guidepost #4 - Cal Horton, Town of Chapel Hill (NC)

Today, we hear from Cal Horton, the retired former Chapel Hill town manager. He also served as the Decatur, Georgia assistant city manager; Chapel Hill director of public safety; and the City of Charlotte in various positions. Remember that the average fellow with whom you talk, whether he is a member of the council, one of...

30 Days of Badger - Day 14

How good would Dora be at exploring without "The Map"? How good would any explorer be without maps? Cartography, the study and practice of making maps, is an ever-broadening discipline. Data and Technology are allowing us to create better and more efficient maps. Emily Badger wrote an article on some of the cool, beneficial map concepts people are creating...

Back to the Future: Celebrate 100 Years of ICMA Conferences with ELGL and ICMA

Join ELGL and ICMA as we go "back to the future" to kick of the 100th annual ICMA conference, celebrate 100 years of professional local government training, and taste some beers from Oregon and North Carolina! Who: ELGL and ICMA members What: Beer tasting social event When: September 14 at 7:00 p.m. Where: ICMA Conference...

Lunch Forum: Engaging the Whole Community

ELGL is partnering with the City of Salem (OR), the Oregon chapter of the American Planning Association & the Chinook Institute to bring you a great learning opportunity. Join us in Salem, OR to learn about how to get meaningful citizen input. "Breaking down barriers to involvement of diverse populations in our public process."

Writing with Russ: You're Always Being Graded

http://youtu.be/jrxI_euTX4A 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. People are still grading your writing by: Russell Bither-Terry, Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter August 14, 2014 One of...

#ELGL14: Growing Our Regional Economy

Let's talk about the trending issues related to economic development! Whether you're from a small town or a big city, this session will discuss the emerging issues that you need to know about as your community explores economic development efforts. John Topanga, the President of ECONorthwest and Mike Rogoway, #ELGL13 alum and the business reporter...

30 Days of Badger - Day 13

Do you remember in algebra class when the logistical function was used to model the population growth of bacteria within a defined carrying capacity? I assume the first day of a Blog Posting 101 course would consist of 90% syllabus talk, and 10% discussing a list of how not to start an article. I never...

Washington State Evening Buzz

It's time for the first Washington state ELGL event! Join us on August 28 at 5:00 p.m. at the Fish Tale Brew Pub for an "Evening Buzz." We'll mix and mingle and talk about local government. This is your chance to learn more about ELGL if you live in Washington - we'll host appetizers, you host...

WA: Tracy Burrows, MRSC Executive Director

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...

30 Days of Badger - Day 12

Remember back in May 2013 when the Skagit River Bridge collapsed in Mount Vernon, Washington? That happened the day after a good friend of mine drove over that bridge coming back from a trip to Vancouver, B.C. and three months after the 2013 State of the Union address. In that February 12, 2013 speech, President...

Open Mike: An Interview with the Association of Washington Cities CEO

What is AWC? http://youtu.be/U_2jpjQmVnE ELGL has expanded into Washington state and one of our first items of business is interviewing Mike McCarty, Association of Washington Cities, CEO. Before we interview Mike, we want your suggestions for questions to ask Mike. Send your suggestions to Ben Kittelson, ben@sarahhellems.wpengine.com by August 19.

Mary Furtado, Catawba County, North Carolina

Ongoing series on assistant and deputy city and county managers by profiling the Assistant County Manager in Catawba County, NC.

Nitty Gritty: Employee Lawsuits on Steroids

Here's the next installment in ELGL's series called “The Nitty Gritty”. This column gives our members the opportunity to dive deep into local government human resources topics. ELGL member Kathy Peck, an attorney with Peck, Rubanoff & Hatfield writes today on "Employee Lawsuits on Steroids:"

30 Days of Badger - Day 11

What’s with all the cool ideas coming out of Canada recently? The topic in today’s Emily Badger article also originates from the Great White North. The article is titled Bears Need Highway Overpasses, Too and focuses on the necessity for under and overpasses across the Trans-Canada Highway, within the boundaries of the Banff National Park. These...

Question: How to Attract and Retain New Professionals?

Jessie Levine, University of New Hampshire MPA student, is focusing her capstone project on the aging of the local government profession and how to attract and retain new professionals. She has developed a survey to help with the research. The survey is targeted at managers or others in public administration with fewer than 10 years experience....