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I Have to Ask: Assistant City Manager to City Manager

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt poses a question and a guest columnist answers it. This week, Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager, Lewes, DE, makes the case for becoming city manager. Often we think that local government professionals strive for the ultimate position of city manager. Throughout the nation, however, many professionals would rather be assistant city...

#25 - GovLaunch

This is the company information page for the 2019 #ELGLHaverford award. Learn more about the award program, and read about all of the honorees. About GovLaunch Website: https://govlaunch.com/  Contact person: James Alfano Contact email: james@govlaunch.com  Industry sector: Technology Minority/Women-Owned: No Does the company have an articulated equity/inclusion policy: No Nominated by: City of Portland, ME;...

Beyond Engaging Citizens: Create a Bond of Trust

Brought to you by Stéphanie Beauregard, Practice Lead and Engagement Manager at Bang the Table. Do you remember the last time you completed a survey? I do. I wanted to express myself and give my opinion, plus I was able to complete it quickly. Unfortunately, I never received an update, nor could I find more information...

Member Profile: Marshall Curry

Marshall Curry Nonprofit Consultant  LinkedIn If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Granada, Spain Storytelling or innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Innovation. But as a fan of both topics in local government, I don’t think we are discussing innovation or storytelling enough! What...

The Relativity of Innovation, Mind Over Matter

What I’m reading: Chuck Marohn’s new “Strong Towns-A bottom-up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.” What I’m listening to: Go Cultivate’s latest podcast “Are we doing this right- Tiny Homes Edition.” What I’m watching: I haven’t watched TV in almost two years, but I am currently people-watching in Chattanooga, TN at the International Placemaking Week Conference...

A Tale of Three Open Government Cities

Source: Adapted from Open Data’s Impact Repository – odimpact.org Transparency and open governance have rapidly become the new ‘baseline criteria’ for best practices in our current tech-centered economy. Across the country, residents are increasingly reliant upon (and expectant of!)  accessible and easy-to-understand sources of information about their community. And these expectations of ‘open governance’ are...

Flipping the "Top Down" Approach to Tech

Today's Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I'm eating: All things fried: it's fair food season in New England! What I'm doing: Answering the door when local candidates come to talk What I'm listening to: The whole lineup...

University of North Dakota #ELGLInspire Speaker: Leah Amundson

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of North Dakota on October 10th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Leah Amundson   Public Works Operations Director E-mail What was the very first...

Embracing the Silver Lining: Why Negativity Matters

Today's Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Reading: “The Saturday Night Ghost Club” What I’m Watching: “Hocus Pocus” What I’m Listening To: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” To every cloud, there is a silver lining. I’m Irish, so hearing that at an early age, for every time I got...

Throwing All the Noodles to See What Sticks

Today's Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk -- @ me on Twitter and LinkedIn! Photo is from our actual town hall. What I'm watching: Just finished Diagnosis on Netflix. Fascinating, heartbreaking, and I want more episodes! What I'm listening to: Grinning Streak and Fake Nudes albums from Barenaked Ladies What I'm reading: Calypso by David Sedaris...

UT Austin #ELGLInspire Speaker: Samantha Armbruster

#ELGLInspire is coming to UT Austin on October 2, 2019!  Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them on social media before and after the event! Samantha Armbruster Neighborhood Engagement Manager, City of San Marcos Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram What was the very first paying job you held...

A Data Refresh in Renton, WA

ZenCity had the chance to speak with Kristi Rowland, Organizational Development Manager for the City of Renton, WA, about the data overhaul process that the City will be launching this fall.  So what’s a data refresh process? As an organization, we’re going to review all of our data processes because it's been a long time...

Talk to me Goose...

Today's Buzz is Dan Weinheimer, Routt County What I’m reading – Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss What I’m watching – College football, Fight on! What I’m doing – Staining a deck My morning commute recently got a whole lot worse. There is construction in town that’s limiting the routes that people can take...

Member Profile: Taylor Samuelson

Taylor Samuelson Finance Division Office Specialist, City of Laguna Beach If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? I would choose Boston, mainly because it’s got a mixture of historic and modern architecture, and the city has an awesome app called Boston 311. I want to see the public...

Webinar: Engaging Business for the 2020 Census 

Tuesday September 17, 2019, 2-3 PM ET DESCRIPTION: The decennial census, and the information it produces, is a foundational ingredient in our 21st-century, data-driven economy. Businesses rely on it to make strategic decisions every day, and they can play an important role in helping to achieve a strong count by encouraging their employees, customers and...

Navigating Through Partisanship

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt's writing about understanding privilege, understanding identity, and impressing in meetings. As local government professionals, many of us have in our codes of ethics to remain as apolitical as possible, to not compromise the trust our citizens...

Going on a Road Trip With What Works Cities

ELGL and What Works Cities are partnering once again to bring local government learning about how cities with with data to two #ELGLRoadTrip locations! This year, What Works Cities will host learning opportunities in conjunction with the #ELGLRoadTrip events in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Tarrant County, Texas. Learn more about the sessions below, and register...

Finding Your ‘Tribe:’ Getting the Support You Need From the People Who Get You

Today's Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I’m Listening To: “The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters” What I’m Watching: Glow: Season 3 What I’m Reading: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Frodo had the Fellowship. Harry had Dumbledore’s Army. Shoot, anyone heard of the Golden Girls? Over the last several weeks, there have been...

Leap into Innovation with the Small Places, Big Ideas Cohort

This blog post includes an FAQ for our Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort, supported by ELGL and UrbanLeap. The cohort is comprised of ten progressive cities from across the USA ranging from Portland, Maine to San Luis Obispo, California. UrbanLeap will provide a communications platform for our cohort members and vendors to help manage...

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