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March Confidential: Bullied by the Council

With February 2016 in the rear view mirror, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt returns with all the news and happenings that are deemed important in the Wyatt household. March 29 Tar... Heels! So, you guys are as excited as I am about UNC being in the Final Four? (Kansas fans: Now you know how UNC fans feel when we...

The February Confidential: Oscar Goes to...

With January 2016 in the rear view mirror, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt returns with all the news and happenings that are deemed important in the Wyatt household. February 29 Oscar Goes to... Carly Lorentz, City of Wheat Ridge, CO, for her Rachel McAdams-like performance in Website Launch 2016 - At the Gym. Check out Carly's work. Speaking of...

January Confidential: The Fall of a City

With December 2015 in the rear view mirror, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt returns with all the news and happenings that are deemed important in the Wyatt household. January 16 Dud! I'm just here so I won't get fined.... Since you asked, I've decided watching the Seahawks get blown out is preferable to losing the Super Bowl at...

December Confidential: New Year's Eve - Calendar or Fiscal Year

After November comes December, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt returns with all the news and happenings that are deemed important in the Wyatt household. December 31 Happy! Happy! It's New Year's Eve! I'll be spending my night with Alvin & the Chipmunks, my two daughters, and a sick wife. Will we make it to East Coast New Year's?...

The October Confidential: Local Government Theme Music

Kent Wyatt, ELGL co-founder, writes a running blog on everything from My Little Pony to government fund balance. October 31 Transaction Wire City Hall Goes Crazy for Halloween Belgrade clerks claim gender discrimination in suit against city Council should be more transparent in making this hire South Portland city councilor’s use of private email scrutinized...

Mile High Musings: Takeaways

ELGL returns to the Center for Priority Based Budgeting Conference (CPBB) on August 4. (You can relive last year's adventure here.) This year the ELGL team consists of Ben McCready (City of Rock Island, IL), Christian Williams (City of Goodyear, AZ), and Michelle Holder (City of Aspen, CO). Surprisingly, we'll be live-tweeting from the conference...

Live from Wenatchee....

With a rapidly growing membership from Washington including the City of Seattle, ELGL heads to Association of Washington Cities (AWC) conference to participate in a unique offering -- the ELGL Track. ELGL members attending the AWC Conference will update this post throughout the week. June 23 How Much Can You Learn in an Hour? On...

What I Am with Meredith Thompson, City of Roanoke, VA

Link: ELGL Spreads Across the Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDl3bdE3YQA “Cross between The Atlantic magazine and Buzzfeed” Welcome to our new member feature. We’ve all heard the excuse “I’m too busy” so we’ve simplified our feature to illicit short, meaningful responses for our new members. As a side note, ELGL is adamantly opposed to the excuse, “I’m too busy.”

The Confidential: House of Cards vs. Lalaloopsy

Kent Wyatt is back with the Local Government Confidential. This members-only post discusses all things that non-members shouldn't know. Saturday, February 28 Missing Zoe Barnes The days of binge watching are over in the Wyatt household unless watching two episodes of House of Cards - Season 3 counts. We plowed through the first two episodes after...

PDX to RDU: The Job Search with Ben Kittelson

Kent talked me into starting a live blog about my experience job searching in North Carolina. So I'll try and give at least daily updates on how my search is going, how I'm adjusting to the new area, and what I'm learning about local government in the Research Triangle. Back to PDX Thursday 10/16/2014 3:06 pm...

Rocky Mountain Ramblings: CPBB, Bob Clark, and Jorgen

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is documenting his trip to the Center for Priority Based Budgeting Conference in Denver. Join the trip by tweeting your Denver recommendations to @ELGL50 And A Few More Pictures August 9 at 8:17 a.m Where the magic happens.....Denver City County building A little more magic at another city building. Where a...

Triple Aim: Washington Health Exchange's Single Focus......Make It Work

Washington State had a single goal: to launch an insurance marketplace that worked -- on October 1, 2013.

Part I: Inside the Great Oregon Twitter Race

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6okqsgJbRg The Starting Line Social media is being used by more and more citizens, and local governments are playing catch-up as we try to figure out how to use Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms effectively. ELGL has published a few articles on the subject and saw an opportunity to share lessons learned from the "Great Oregon Twitter Race." In...

Kittelson's Corner: The Internship

Fall Comes to a Close I always mark the end of Fall as when my football season ends. Doesn't matter if its in October, November, or December the end of football means fall is over and winter is coming. This past weekend my side job as a high school football coach came to an end...

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...

The Transition with Karen Pearson, Gresham HR Director

We flashback to our interview with Karen Pearson, City of Gresham, OR Human Resources Director who just renewed her ELGL membership. What's it like transitioning from working for a county to working for a city? How about returning to a five-day work week after working a four-day work week? These are the questions we had...

On Campus with the Portland State MPA Program

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evMsG8eE8Pg&w=560&h=315] Graduates from the Portland State University (PSU) MPA program have enabled ELGL to grow to where it is today. PSU played host to one of the first ELGL meetings with Phil Keisling serving as the keynote speaker. Our relationship with PSU has continued to grow which is evident in ELGL being asked to...

The Transition with Zoe Monahan, City of Jerome, Idaho

The City of Jerome, Idaho shares few similarities with Portland, Oregon but that is where we caught up with ELGL member Zoe Monahan. Zoe is transitioning from working as a assistant planner for the City of Sherwood to serving as the community development director in Jerome, Idaho. Her new position is providing the crucial skills (supervisory skills, land...

11.02.12 Knope of the Week - Adam Davis, DHM Research

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdhLJim5JxI&w=560&h=315] The 46th Knope of the Week has been selected after a week long search for the individual who has done the most to advance the mission of ELGL. In case you haven't yet memorized the ELGL mission statement, here it is in its entirety, THE MISSION of the Oregon Emerging Local Government Leaders...

10.12.12 Knope of the Week - US Attorney Amanda Marshall

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdhLJim5JxI&w=560&h=315] The 43nd Knope of the Week has been selected after a week long search for the individual(s) or group who has done the most to advance the mission of ELGL. In case you haven't yet memorized the ELGL mission statement, here it is in its entirety, THE MISSION of the Oregon Emerging Local...