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Sustainability Chat with Portland Mayor Hales and Indianapolis Mayor Ballard

You're invited to a special forum featuring Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and Portland Mayor Charlie Hales. Mayor Ballard and Mayor Hales will chat about sustainability topics.

Webinar: Smart Cities

Southeast ELGL board member Michael O'Brien, the founder and principal of MOB Advocacy, will be MCing a webinar on "Smart Cities." He's chosen three startup companies that are getting national recognition for the work they are doing to talk to the ELGL membership.

Knope of the Week: Aimee Kaslik, City of Irving (TX), Performance Administrator

Innovative. Creative. Not the Dallas Cowboys http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY Irving, TX is known for the Dallas Cowboys, but as of late, the City has outperformed the football team. The City team of Aimee Kaslik (Performance Administrator), Brad Kearney (Management Analyst), Ryan Adams (Assistant to the City Manager) and Chris Sanchez (Management Analyst) presented the incredible work being done...

Put Me In Coach: Upcoming OCCMA Events

http://youtu.be/YqY7e4bP9PQ OCCMA Coaches Gallery Are you an emerging leader looking for a mentor? Are you wanting to figure out what city management is all about? If so, check out the new Coaches Gallery on the OCCMA website! The Coaches Gallery provides a one stop shop for you to view and select from a list of...

SGR Recruitments 06.25.2014

Our friends at Strategic Government Resources have a number of recruitments they want ELGL members to know about! Take a look at these varied positions in the Southwest region.

Recap: The Beaverton Building

First off, we must thank Randy Ealy, Beaverton's Chief Administrative Officer for arranging ELGL's visit to the Beaverton Building. If you missed the event, you missed why it is being called the Beaverton Building instead of city hall. Here is recap of what else we learned. Picture Show: ELGL Visits the Beaverton Building Meeting Agenda...

Women Leaders in Government

An article worth sharing from the MPA@UNC blog. Emily Leuning, ELGL public affairs assistant, has interview Leisha DeHart-Davis for a follow up article on the “Engaging Women in Public Service: Taking Your Place and Paying it Forward Women Leaders in North Carolina Government: We Still Have a Long Way to Go June 17th, 2014 by Adam Levenson...

Personality of the Guest

Jennifer Jones, Village of Oak Park (IL) Parking Permits Supervisor, authors a new series on customer service in local government. She brings ten years of experience in local government and a wealth of ideas for promoting customer service in all levels of the organization. The Personality of the Guest Jennifer Jones, Village of Oak Park...

Life as a City Manager's Child with Will Norris, Long Beach (CA)

This is the latest post in our series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. For each installment we interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Will...

In Defense of Ordinary Naperville

Check out ELGL Midwest board member Bridget Doyle's op-ed from today's Chicago Tribune! Way to go, Bridget!

CANCELLED: Working with Architects

We apologize for the inconvenience to those that have registered but today's (Oct. 2) micronetworking event with representatives from Hennebery Eddy has been cancelled. If you registered you'll receive a refund. Please email kirsten@sarahhellems.wpengine.com if you have any questions. Planning and building a new local government facility, is an opportunity to leave a legacy that will...

#KaslikKeys - Relive the Perfomance Management Webinar

Aimee Kaslik gave one of ELGL's new favorite presentations last week. Aimee is the performance administrator for the City of Irving, Texas. Her award-winning team even joined her to answer questions at the end of the webinar. #KaslikKeys Aimee's presentation covered everything from background information on the City of Irving to what performance management is...

#ELGL14 Social Events

We're pleased to announce the line up of social events that we'll offer in conjunction with #ELGL14, our annual conference in Portland, Oregon. These events are optional add-ons to your conference experience, designed to give you more opportunities to experience Oregon, meet new ELGL friends, and have a great time. These experiences will require separate...

New Sensation: William Doerfer, City of King (NC)

Vitals William Doerfer City of King, North Carolina Appalachian State University MPA Student Education: Guilford College, Bachelor of Arts Experience: Airborne Infantry Team Leader, US Army; Veterans' Service Representative, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Intern, Town of Seven Devils

Knope of the Week: Chris Fick and Tom Potiowsky

Compelling. Interesting. Impressive. http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY The dynamic duo of Chris Fick and Dr. Tom Potiowsky are the winners of the Knope of the Week. Chris and Tom presented findings from a recent property tax report released by Northwest Economic Research Center. Attendees at this week's forum learned how we can continue the push for property tax...

The Newsroom with Shawn Patrick Floss

Bridget Doyle and Patrick Rollens (formerly of the Chicago Tribune) have taken you inside the front page of a newspaper. We now turn to Shawn Patrick Floss for the insider's tour of your local television station. Shawn anchored the local news in Milwaukee, Denver, and Shreveport. Shawn has relocated to Portland, Oregon and currently, is...

06.18.2014

Good morning! Today we discuss timber sales in Oregon, patronage in Chicago, and speeding down the highway in Atlanta. Did you know June 18th marks the anniversary of the beginning of War of 1812? We have some other random facts today to make you the most interesting LG professional at the water cooler. You're welcome....

Life as a City Manager's Child with David Rowlands, City of Fillmore (CA)

This is the latest post in our series "Growing up in City Hall" where we take a look at what it's like to have a parent that doubles as a city manager. This week we hear from David Rowlands of Fillmore, California. David Rowlands City Manager at Fillmore, California Experience: City Manager - Clayton, OH;...

Let's Get Engaged

The ELGL resident social media guru, Patrick Rollens, is back with his take on services that claim they can better engage or track engagement than Facebook and Twitter. Read his take below and feel free to respond with your own experiences.

Uncut: ELGL Members Discuss the Past, Present, and Future

Faces of the Future Connect with American City & County Magazine: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Before you go any further, take a minute to read "Faces of the Future" in the June issue of American City & County magazine. A number of ELGL members provided their thoughts on career challenges, future of local...