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Knopes of the Week: Kathy Peck, Elissa Preston, and Julie Morris

Presentation: Oregon Veteran’s Preference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_-HgRfGBY Picture Show from the Forum The 1st ever Nitty Gritty forum lived up to its name. A diverse crowd from the Lake Oswego fire chief to a PSU MPA student got down in the weeds on all things related to veteran’s preference in Oregon. Our main takeaway: you’re...

Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA) Spring Conference

Our friends at the Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA) would like to invite all ELGL members to their 2014 spring conference! ELGL members can even attend at a discount. So mark your calendars for Friday March 21st from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and read on for more information. 2014 Spring Conference The OEDA Spring...

Presentation: Oregon Veteran's Preference

Presentation: Oregon Veteran's Preference The complicated subject of Oregon Veteran preference law in employment has been a newsworthy in the high profile case of the Bonnevile Power Administration. To speak on this subject, ELGL enlisted Elissa Preston, Kathy Peck, and Julie Morris. Presenters Elissa Preston: Has been the Human Resources Manager at the City of West Linn...

New Sensation: Niel Laudati, City of Springfield, Community Relations Manager

Why ELGL? We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to...

New Sensation: Kirsten Silveira, City of Olathe (KS) and Kansas MPA Program

Why ELGL? We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to...

SD: Robert W. Wilson, Minnehaha County, Assistant Commission Administrative Officer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmGYjJzzcY 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...

A Commentary on Our Lives

Knope of the Week winner Patrick Rollens is back for another installment of his "Broken Social Scene" column. This time he explains how to deal with the negative comments that citizens might post on your Facebook page. These sometimes snarky posts can pose real issues for local governments and Patrick has a plan for how...

New Sensation: Mark Bondo, North Carolina General Assembly, Senior Fiscal Analyst

Why ELGL? We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to...

Preparing for the Silver Tsunami with Sherman Jenkins, Former Aurora (IL) Economic Development Director

Josh’s Job Search lands in the Midwest, sort of. In this new column, ELGL project assistant Alex Buckles will interview public sector professionals about their tips for succeeding in the local government marketplace during the ongoing “Silver Tsunami.” Alex is a graduate intern for Elgin (IL) and was educated at the Northern Illinois MPA program....

ELGL and Oregon ITE Present Lunch with Leah Treat, Portland's Transportation Chief

ELGL and Oregon ITE Present "Lunch with Leah" Leah Treat, Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Tuesday, March 18 Kittelson and Associates - 610 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205 Register Background Check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_uakEd-i9o Connect:LinkedIn and Twitter Leah Treat is a seasoned public agency manager who has managed multi-billion dollar portfolios, cut bureaucratic red tape and...

Knope of the Week: Clay Pearson, Pearland (TX) City Manager and Former Novi (MI) City Manager

Consummate Professional. Citizen Focused. Forward Thinking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_-HgRfGBY ELGL first met Clay Pearson during the 50 Nifty project. In the profile, Clay shared his top three career accomplishments, the state of local government in Michigan, and dreams of discovering morality. Since our first encounter, we have learned that Clay is connected to everyone from Bill Monahan,...

What ELGL Means to Me: Ben McCready

As a part of a new article series "What ELGL Means to Me" Ben McCready writes about why ELGL is important to him. Related Link: Why ELGL? It has happened more than once, I’m telling a colleague or peer about my experience with ELGL and then I get the question. “So what do they do?”. I’m...

The Great Debate: City Manager vs. Assistant City Manager

Knope of the Week Julie Underwood, Mercer Island, WA City Manager, writes about the top two positions in local government. Now that I’ve had the pleasure of being both a City Manager (CM) and an Assistant City Manager (ACM), I thought it would be helpful if I shared my perspective on the role of the assistant,...

Southwest Forum: Tom Muehlenbeck on Lessons Learned

ELGL is excited to announce that the latest and fastest growing chapter of ELGL is hosting its first lunch forum! So mark your calendars for May 15th at 12:00 pm Central time for a session with Tom Muehlenbeck. Tom will be speaking about his career path and lessons learned from over 40 years in public service....

Josh's Job Search 2.0 Finds an End

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-MqWjqYD0U The End Josh’s Job Search 2.0 has come to an end. I am happy to report that I have found a temp job working as the Development & Special Events Associate for Camp Fire Columbia. Camp Fire is a community based nonprofit in Portland Oregon with a mission to build caring confident youth and...

IL: Greg Stopka, Alliance for Innovation, Central Regional Director

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhEGiA5k5I 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...

Webinar: Detroit is the Place to Be with Mark Binelli

Midwest ELGL has lined up another fascinating webinar for local government enthusiasts. Mark your calendars for April 23rd at 2 PM CST (12pm Pacific) for a discussion with Detroit native Mark Binelli, author of Detroit City Is The Place To Be. Binelli's book is an autobiography of the city that frequently draws national attention and captivates headlines. Don’t forget to...

New Sensation: Ryan Adams, City of Irving (TX), Senior Management Analyst

Why ELGL? We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to...

Local Government’s New Normal with Scott Lazenby, City Manager of Lake Oswego, Oregon

Balancing community aesthetics/environment and individual private property rights; shifting project work during the recession; planning for boom/bust industries; MPA “Lite” University; economic development is maybe not so tangible; and why student loans should be illegal -- this is Local Government’s New Normal in Lake Oswego per Scott Lazenby, Renaissance Man and LO City Manager. The...

WI: Kevin Lahner, City of Burlington, City Administrator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhEGiA5k5I 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...