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IL: Randy Recklaus, Village of Clarendon Hills, Village Manager

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

Donate to the Officer Libke Fund

Fallen Officer Robert Libke protected the public on and off the job Our hearts go out to Officer Libke's family, the Oregon City Police Department, and all those affected by his death. He died on the line of duty responding to a house fire in Oregon City. Officer Libke leaves behind his wife, who is...

NC: Mitchell Silver, City of Raleigh and American Planning Association

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

Knope of the Week: Greg McKenzie, Window to Leadership

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It’s ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition...

2014 Lunch Forum with David Austin, Multnomah County

Multnomah County Communications Director to Talk with ELGL David Austin will be joining ELGL for a lunch forum on February 5th at noon. His presentation topic is sure to be interesting to anyone who wants to learn more about communicating in the public sector. His team at Multnomah County is filled with former journalists and their...

The Five-O-Nine Experience with Dan Englund

As part of ELGL's commitment to providing local government experience to our members, we are excited to welcome Dan Englund to our team. Dan will be completing his PSU MPA "509" requirement by spearheading our strategic plan and communications strategy. Dan introduces himself in the below blog post. Thanks to Dr. Phillip Cooper, PSU MPA...

SOLD OUT: Can I Bum a Ride to the Jessica Williams Forum?

The Employment Lowdown with Jessica Williams, Mac's List Connect with Jessica: LinkedIn, Twitter, and World Wide Web In order to save gas and give our members a chance to bond while carpooling, ELGL posts a list of attendees for our lunch forums. Below is the list of RSVPs for the November 13th, 2013 lunch forum with...

IL: Patrick Rollens, Village of Oak Park, Communications and Social Media

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

You Decide: Portland's Form of Government -- Innovative or Inefficient

Special ELGL contributor Josh Gregor (formerly of Josh's Job Search) returns with a look at Portland's 100th anniversary of its commission form of government. The City of Portland held an event Tuesday, October 22nd celebrating the 100th anniversary of its commission form of government. The event, held at City Hall, provided an opportunity for many...

2014 Lunch Forum with Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KVgpVRdlovo The Oregonian's Jeff Mapes to Present at #ELGL14 Forum Jeff Mapes the Oregonian political writer, author of the "Jeff Mapes on Politics" blog, and the book "Pedaling Revolution" has signed on to speak at the first ELGL lunch forum of 2014. So mark your calendars for January 16th, 2014 at noon and be on the...

Knope of the Week: John Nalbandian, University of Kansas

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It’s ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition...

Kentucky: Laura Milam Ross, Kentucky League of Cities

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

New Sensation: Emily Leuning, Oregon Microenterprise Network

What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their...

ELGL Grows Relationship with Strategic Government Resources

While ELGL’s goal of having a presence in all 50 states is ambitious, we are not going at it alone. The continued growth of our informal partnership with Strategic Government Resources is one strategy for reaching a wider audience. Established in 1999 by former City Manager Ron Holifield, SGR has grown into the largest private sector...

On Campus with University of Oregon MPA Program

We know about the University of Oregon football team and its new $68 million football facility; unfortunately, we don't know as much about Oregon's master of public administration (MPA) program. So until ESPN's College Game Day visits Oregon's MPA program and Lee Corso interviews Oregon MPA alum and current Lake Oswego assistant city manager David Donaldson,...

Knope of the Week: Governing Magazine

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It’s ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition...

Triple Aim: An Exchange Established By The State

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Taking Triple Aim on Health Care” by Josh Schultz. Josh is a Client Services Associate at Medicare Rights Center, New York An Exchange Established by the State October 16, 2013 [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdxuezbBwVA] An advertisement for HealthCare.gov, the federal Health Insurance Marketplace Something went wrong for...

Rest of the Story with Mike Maciag, Millennials Face Hurdles Breaking into Public Sector

The Original Story The nail was finally been hit on the head with the recent Governing article, "Millennials Face Hurdles Breaking into Public Sector." The writer highlights that the millennials' lack of interest in government work is only a small part of the equation in attracting younger, talented workers to the public sector. A dramatic...

Josh’s Job Search 2.0 Finds Nancy Newton, Clackamas County Deputy County Administrator

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. Nancy Newton Education: George Fox University, B.A., Management & Organizational Leadership; Portland State University, Executive Master Candidate, Public Administration Connect: LinkedIn Background Check on Nancy Nancy Newton...

Defining Sustainability: Local Energy Production

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Defining Sustainability” by Beth Otto. Beth is sharing her perspective on the varying definitions of sustainability and her experiences in implementing sustainability strategies. Background Check on Jon Roschke Jon Roschke is the Executive Director at OREP. He has focused on improving education in the...