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New Sensation with Dan Blue, City of Gresham

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jujG5X9iZs&w=560&h=315] Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people...

New Sensation with Michael Parkhurst, City of Gresham

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jujG5X9iZs&w=560&h=315] Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people...

Knope of the Week: Dan Bauer, Deborah Scroggins, Kevin Campbell, Mary Beth Henry

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OIqkmMC1sw&w=560&h=315] After a long holiday break including a brief jump off the fiscal cliff, the Knope of the Week is rested and ready to anoint the standouts in the local government arena for 2013. This year recipients will not only the incredible fame and glory associated with the award, but they will be recognized...

Death and Taxes with Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy and Reagan

Death and Taxes Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy and Reagan, LLC Nathan@handyreagan.com or 503.635.6100 Stay connected with Handy & Reagan: Facebook, Website and LinkedIn Tis’ the season for procrastinating about filing your tax return. To put an end to your procrastination we have enlisted Nate Reagan, CPA, Handy & Reagan. (Full disclosure: Handy & Reagan volunteers as the...

2nd Annual ELGL Call for Resumes - Deadline April 1

ELGL is now accepting entries for the 2nd edition of the Resume Book. We encourage all ELGL members to submit a resume whether you are employed or you are looking for employment. Non-ELGL members can also submit a resume but members will receive priority placement in the book. Here’s how it works. Update your resume....

Meeting Agenda and Ridesharing for Tiffany Couch Forum

Space is limited to first 30 RSVPs. ELGL members receive priority registration. Interested in joining? Visit Join ELGL. Meeting Agenda: ELGL Forum with Tiffany Couch RSVP: Forum with Tiffany Couch, Forensic Accountant In an effort to encourage to carpooling to ELGL events, we will post a list of attendees to each event. We encourage you to organize...

Knope of the Week: Guest Bloggers

After a long holiday break including a brief jump off the fiscal cliff, the Knope of the Week is rested and ready to anoint the standouts in the local government arena for 2013. This year recipients will not only the incredible fame and glory associated with the award, but they will be recognized with a...

UPDATED: Tiffany Couch, ELGL March Speaker, to Audit Lake Oswego-Tigard Water Partnership?

Jane Heisler tweeted ELGL the following, "The motion to hire Ms. Couch failed at Council this morning." RSVP: Forum with Tiffany Couch, Forensic Accountant Council schedules last-minute meeting on water project audit Written by Kara Hansen Murphey, Lake Oswego Review The Lake Oswego City Council today scheduled a Friday meeting to consider hiring Tiffany Couch to conduct...

Part II: Back to School with Rhyan Van Horn, University of Washington MPA Evans School

TriMet Senior Accountant of Treasury and Cash Management Rhyan Van Horn is back in school as a first year student in the executive MPA program at the University of Washington. Today we catch up with Rhyan to discuss topics such as do you still have to waste a bunch of money buying books that you'll only...

Guest Buzzer Intro: Peter Watts

I’m Peter Watts, your guest buzzer for Friday, February 15, 2013. I’m a shareholder with Jordan Ramis PC and a consultant with Pathfinder Public Affairs, LLC. I’ve been practicing law for about ten years, focusing on business and local government issues. This past year, I was fortunate to be named 2012’s Up & Coming Lawyer...

Sherilyn Sharin'

Good Morning Emerging Leaders! Welcome to the second day of guest buzzers! My name is Ben Bryant and I work as a Management Analyst with the City of Tualatin. In my guest buzz (blog), I want to share with you some wisdom from Tualatin's City Manager, Sherilyn Lombos. Sherilyn has been one of the most incredible city managers to work for...

Guest Buzzer Intro: Mary Beth Henry

Hi, I’m Mary Beth Henry your guest buzzer for Valentine’s Day. I’m the manager of the Office for Community Technology at the City of Portland and the Staff Director of the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (mhcrc.org). I've always believed that our role as local government officials is to bring the proper amount of the future into...

Guest Buzzer February 16: Amber Mathiesen

Thank you for visiting ELGL for your daily fix of local government news and networking. While the Wyatts are hopefully getting a chance to crisp up their pale Oregonian skin I will join the ranks of guest buzzers they selected to trust with presenting reading material for you. I am currently the City Administrator for Falls...

Going Coastal with Justin Cutler

per the vague instructions... content... My name is Justin Cutler and I am a member of the ELGL Advisory Board. It is an honor to be able to provide content for the Morning Buzz and to support the great work that ELGL does every day. My "job" as the Executive Director of the Sunset Empire...

On the Public Record with Heather Kerrigan, GOVERNING Correspondent

Heather Kerrigan, Correspondent, GOVERNING Author of GOVERNING's Public Workforce newsletter Heather on the World Wide Web: Twitter: @governing; Facebook: Governing; E-Newsletter: Public Workforce Background Check on Heather Heather Kerrigan is the author of GOVERNING's Public Workforce newsletter and a contributor to the print publication. the Public Workforce newsletter identifies significant developments and trends in areas related to human resources...

Part I: USC MPA from My APT

Introduction: New ELGL Column: “An MPA From My Apt.” The New York Times published an article recently about the 10K B.A., a news concept inspired by a Bill Gates challenge. Governors in Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin are exploring what it would take to offer the equivalent of a four year college degree for less than half of the average student...

Guest Buzzer February 12th: Rafael Baptista

Hello! During the Wyatt's well deserved vacation to a top-secret beachfront location, Kent has decided to take the questionable risk of letting me be the guest buzzer for February 12th. I currently work as the College Activities and Greek Life intern at Linfield College while applying to MPA programs. Before working for Linfield, I worked...

New ELGL Column: "An MPA From My Apt."

We are pleased to welcome a new original column to ELGL.org - "An MPA From My Apt." - chronicling Josh Halladay's quest to attain his MPA degree from the University of Southern California online MPA program. Josh grew up in Oregon. He became involved in the politics in high school, interning for the Sam Adams Campaign...

Guest Buzzer February 19: Mark Stotik

Greetings - I will be the Guest Buzzer for February 19 while the Wyatt's take a well deserved break (I assume) in an undisclosed sunny location. Welcome to my introductory post - a test of sorts to see if I have the skills to do this in the future. I am the Labor and Employee...

ELGL Willamette Valley Presents Behind the Curtain: Tour of the Hult Center

ELGL Willamette Valley will be hosting Behind the Curtain, a tour of the Hult Center and a discovery of the important role the arts play in a community. Please see the detailed information below and help spread the word. Date/time: February 21, 2013, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Title: Behind the Curtain: Tour of the Hult Center and...