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Knope of the Week: Kim Ervin, Pyramid Communications

Digital Storytelling: Kim Ervin, Pyramid Communications, Senior Social Media Strategist The gift of #ELGL14 keeps giving. We met Kim Ervin (LinkedIn and Twitter) for the first time at #ELGL14 and since then she has become an important ELGL contributor. Through the "Digital Storytelling" column, Kim has given us pointers on finding our social media filter, using...

CT: Michael Maniscalco, Town of East Hampton

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 hope you will learn...

New Year's Resolution for Local Government: The Undergraduate Internship

Fresh off landing a top 10 spot in our 2014 countdown, Connor Reed, Indiana University sophomore, returns with a New Year's resolution for local government.

The Transition with Dustin Anderson, Town of Munster, IN

Munster's new town manager takes in the political landscape Julie Novak, The Novak Consulting Group,  tipped us off on our subject for this interview. As a 34-year old local government professional, Dustin Anderson (LinkedIn) discusses his career transition from special projects manager in Greenwich, CT to town manager in Munster, IN. Lightning Round Your hometown? What is...

360 Review with Kevin Knutson, Management Partners

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our...

My Story with Emily Vincent, City of Olathe, KS

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. In our new ongoing series we allow ELGL members to tell their story, describing how they got into local government and a little about their path and journey in the field. Emily Vincent, Olathe, KS Budget Manager, describes her story below.  My most frustrating experience in local...

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...

From Free to Flashy, Tech Solutions for Local Government

From Free to Flashy, Tech Solutions for Local Government by Kent Wyatt - LinkedIn and Twitter You’ve read local government’s wish list for technology solutions, now read a much shorter list -- tech solutions have been implemented by local government. ELGL asked, “What, if any, issues has your organization addressed in the past with technology?” Responses...

My Story with Barack Matite, City of Eudora, KS

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way we do that is by “telling our story.” India Adams, Derek Matheson, Cathy Wilson have shared their story, now Barack Matite, Eudora, KS assistant to the city manager, takes center stage. I started working in local government because....I had nothing better to do (just kidding!!). I have always had...

Defeating the Bureaucratic Halls of Government Through Technology Solutions

Santa is coming early this year and he’s bringing local government a bag full of volunteer hours from tech developers. This Christmas cheer is being spread by ELGL and another professional association (that shall remain nameless until January 2015) who are creating an initiative to match software developers to civic projects. Details of the initiative...

What is an Assistant To: Chris Floore, Macon-Bibb County, GA

What is an Assistant to the City Manager? In between other duties as assigned, council meetings, and a bewildering assortment of public inquiries, ELGL members identify the essential functions of the position.

NorCal Download with Creighton Avila, El Dorado County, CA

Our Northern California insider Creighton Avila brings you a "simple list" of issues facing local government. A Simple List Many challenges are facing local governments in Northern California. The following is a simple list that is different from the hot topics in the Southern California article – because Northern Californians need to be different: H2O California...

My Story with Derek Matheson, Kent (WA) Chief Administrative Officer

ELGL's mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way to do that is by "telling the story" on how we got here, why we're still here, and how we can improve local government. We first profile Derek Matheson, Kent (WA) Chief Administrative Officer. Thanks to Dave O'Leary, Shelton (WA) city manager for recommending that we...

Guidepost #16 – Sarah Hazel

Welcome to week #16 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Sarah Hazel,  City of Charlotte, North Carolina. Guidepost #16: Don’t pursue your program at a faster pace than the council, the employees, and public can follow. You will always see plenty of things to do and have plenty of changes to make but be sure...

Allow Myself to Introduce Myself....Lisa Nisenson, Greater Places and Cards Against Urbanity

Cards Against Urbanity: Getting Snarky About Cities Welcome to the new and (somewhat) improved version of our member introductions. If you are puzzled by the column name, take a minute to watch the above scene from Austin Powers. Background Check Lisa Nisenson (LinkedIn and Twitter)  is co-founder of GreaterPlaces, a tech start-up devoted to urban...

Tansy Hayward, Raleigh, NC

We're back with another installment of The Assistant series where we sit down with Assistant and Deputy City (& County) Managers to get their take on local government. Today we hear from Tansy Hayward, Assistant City Manager for the City of Raleigh, NC.

Easy as 1,2,3: Ranked Ballot Voting and Ontario’s Municipal Elections

Easy as 1, 2,3: Ranked Ballot Voting and Ontario’s Municipal Elections by Ashleigh Weeden October is municipal election season in Ontario, Canada; on October 27th, communities across the province will go to the polls to select their municipal leaders for the next four years. In recent years, voter turn-out for all elections has been, well,...

Powering Open Data with Socrata

Socrata Launches Apps Marketplace to Help Governments The 70's had the free love movement, this decade has the open data movement. One of the leaders of that movement is Socrata. You may remember them from #ELGL14 - huge computer monitor, cool giveaways, and right by the pizza line. In case we didn't get a chance...

State of Local Government: Political, Inexperienced, and Revenue Limited

Kent Wyatt is a senior management analyst with the City of Tigard, OR and the co-founder of ELGL. He writes the Local Government Confidential and This Week in Local Government columns. Last time I highlighted the workforce and demographic changes facing local government as identified by attendees at a recent ELGL and ICMA event. Three other themes were identified by...

Knope of the Week: Garrett Jacobs, Code for America

Inspiring. Wake Up Call. Better than a Latte Not many organizations have done more to bring government into the digital age than Code for America. This week, Garrett Jacobs from Code for America gave us a first-hand look into the work of Code for America.  Code has accomplished a lot but it's clear that we...

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