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Brandi Leos, Senior HR Business Partner at City of Tigard, Oregon (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I'm watching: Philadelphia (interesting to watch this move as an HR professional 25 years after its release) What I'm listening to: Apple Music's Run NYC playlist (started running again this weekend and what a great list!) I recently attended a leadership...

THE ELGL in OH-IO: Circlin' Back

ELGL is representin' in Columbus, O-HI-O at the 2018 OCMA Winter Conference and ICMA Midwest Regional Conference from March 7 to 9. Jennifer Teal, Stacy Schweikhart, & Kent Wyatt are leading two sessions & ELGL's "Pins & Pints" reception. In this blog post, Kent writes about Ohio, the conference, and other random thoughts. Link: Join ELGL Link: Photo...

Giving Brass the Finger(print)

Right Now with Nick Smith What I’m listening to: NOFX's seminal Punk in Drublic What I’m reading: I haven't cracked it yet, but I'm really excited to start Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis Congratulations are in order for Darryl De Sousa, but I would not want to be Baltimore's new police commissioner right now....

I Resolve to Write Better Emails in 2018

I hate email. I hate how much of my day is devoted to email. It makes me less productive. I spend time drafting and re-drafting emails instead of working on big projects and the things I actually get paid to do. And it drives me crazy. So my work resolution in 2018 is to be...

I Have to Ask: The Festival of the Bluegrass

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Nick Smith, City of Gaithersburg, MD writes about skills gained from volunteering for the Festival of the Bluegrass. I didn’t realize this until I got into public service, but the Festival is just like government but...

July Twenty Seventeen: Laugh, Cry, Think

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is bloggin’ about those things that make you Laugh, Cry, and Think. He is also dishing out the #BigLocalGovBaller designation. Here's what you missed in June. July 30 It's Traeger List week! Here's how we'll reveal this list. Monday: #81 to 100 Tuesday: #61 to 80 Wednesday: #41 to 60 Thursday: #21...

Weekly Update: Mentors, Geeks, Brands, Bosses

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, It's hard to believe it, but #ELGL17 is right around the corner. Bridget Kozlowski took the reigns on conference planning this year and she's done a phenomenal job. Initially, it was nerve wracking to delegate away ELGL's biggest event, but when you work with amazing people, delegation is always a great thing: ELGL's conference is...

03/31/17: Laugh, Cry, and Think

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is straight bloggin' the month of March. Last month, Zach Navin was the big winner for reading the blog and Twitter trollin' Kirsten Wyatt. Who will be the big winner in March? Thursday, March 30 A bittersweet day......it's the final day of Bachelor Week which I will spend straight bloggin', running/walking...

Round On The End & High In The Middle - O-HI-O! - Updated Friday at 6:07

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Friday, February 24, 2017 at 6:18 p.m. Part two of this Ohio/Michigan Adventure started today when we arrived in Detroit to scout locations for #ELGL17. Tonight we're heading out to dinner (expect some restaurant recs) and will see the sights near our hotel (the official conference hotel for #ELGL17). Thursday, February 23, 2017 on...

Kittleson's Corner: Elevators and Crosswalks

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my (now) weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let's go. Book Review: Hillbilly Elegy Right after the 2016 Election I saw all this talk about a book called Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, and how it explained the current political...

Beyond Bean Counting: Leading from the Finance Department

This is the first installment of a four-part series written by ELGL member organization Management Partners on how local government finance officers can make a BIG impact when given a seat at the table. Be honest: do you sometimes see finance officers as giant buzzkills who come in at the end of all the hard...

01/20/17 LTC: Handshakes with Imaginary People

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt (LinkedIn and Twitter) highlights why he's in love with the World Wide Web. In this column, Kent brings you the latest in pop culture, sports, and local government. Name change alert! The Confidential has been renamed "Laugh, Think, and Cry (LTC)." We borrow the phrase from Jim Valvano, former North Carolina State...

#ELGLSconnie: Roll Out the Barrel

In August, Josh Dukelow extended a coveted invitation to ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. Josh invited Kent to journey to the land of cheese curds, recounts, and whitetail deer for the Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers game. Kent didn't think twice and accepted the invitation. The journey begins now to "America's Dairyland" and Kent and others...

September 2016 The Confidential: Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania

In the Confidential, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt bares his soul in bringing you important and interesting information from local government, pop culture, sports, and dad life. If you are wondering what Kent looks like, this should help. Sunday, September 18 Just another day of football, a visit to the mall, and running/walking a few...

The August 2016 Confidential: Picture of Public Service

In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt highlights the greatness of America. Saturday, August 28 Punny at the Aquarium Date weekend with daddy rolled on with a stop at the Oregon Aquarium. Don't Lowball Me, Bro Articles on the lack of infrastructure funding have become click bait for government folks like us. I am tired of...

Welcome to International #CityHallSelfie Day - Updated 8/16 at 9:24 a.m.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2="Join ELGL!" h4="If you like #CityHallSelfie day, you'll love being an ELGL member!" txt_align="center" shape="square" color="grey"] Membership is free for students, $25 for individuals, and $250 for your entire organization. Sign up today at elgl.org/membership! [/vc_cta][vc_separator color="green" style="dotted" border_width="2"][vc_column_text] Today is International #CityHallSelfie Day! Here's some background on this momentous day for local governments around...

Live from Curtis Street: How Many Times in Life...

Hat tip to the Center for Priority Based Budgeting for inviting us back for a third straight year. Kent Wyatt will update this post with all the action. Let's go! Thursday, August 4 Hat Tip Kudos to CPBB for inviting us to the party. Let's do it again. The Unofficial CPBB Picture Book You may not...

The July 2016 Confidential: "We're in the city of nothing"

In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt brings you all the news and happenings that you probably shouldn’t know about. Relive June here. August 1 Who knew there was an extra day in July? Since we'll be getting a late start on the August Confidential because of the CPBB Conference, we just update this post...

The June Confidential: The Really, Really, Really Big One

In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt brings you all the news and happenings that you probably shouldn't know about. June 30 Welcome to the Holiday Weekend The Really, Really, Really Big One Some of you, especially those in the Pacific Northwest, are still shaking from last year's New Yorker article, The Really Big One. The article...

April Confidential: #ComcastCaresDay

In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt makes local government great again by bring the latest news in government, pop culture, and sports. April 30 #ComcastCaresDay? Oh, the irony...Comcast Cares Day. I found out about the one day of the year when Comcast cares about people while I was online chatting with a Comcast agent...