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Allow Myself to Introduce Myself...Tim Wolff, Lake Isabella, MI Village Manager

Lake Isabella manager gets national planning award 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 Tim Wolff (LinkedIn andTwitter) was hired as the Village's third Village Manager in January of 2004. He holds a...

Just One Thing: 85 Action Items For Strengthening Local Government

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. Enough of the excuses. Shred your “I’m too busy” or “I don’t know how” replies. We’re here to highlight more than 80 ways that you...

What is an Assistant To? Ryan Adams, City of Irving, TX

ELGL has assembled an “A” team of Assistant To’s willing to provide insight into their transition from MPA Candidate to gainfully employed local government professional. In between other duties as assigned, council meetings, and a bewildering assortment of public inquiries, Nathan Mosley, Ryan Adams, Clay Curtin, and Ben McCready have collaborated to identify essential advice...

Innovation Series: Code for America, Open Data & the Digital Front Door

Second in the Innovation Webinar Series is Code for America, a non-profit focused on helping government use technology to make government services simple, effective, and easy to use. Code for America will be chatting about two of their initiatives, Open Data and the Digital Front Door. Check out the details below. Register for the Code for...

Social Media as Service Delivery

In social media, we’re often focused on communications efforts: pushing out links, promoting upcoming events and generally working to increase engagement among our followers. This is particularly true in local government, where there’s always an upcoming council meeting, community forum or groundbreaking ceremony to post on Facebook or Twitter. But social media has another role...

Quick Take: Ann Janda, Town of Milton, VT

We prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference by getting to know attendees through their responses to four simple questions. Respondents will describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with...

#ELGLFerguson Twittersation Recap

ELGL hosted a Twittersation addressing many of the local government issues that arose following the shooting of Michael Brown. Our moderator, Brittany Bennett, summarized her thoughts on the Twittersation. You can also read the Storify summary we compiled from the many tweets flying to and fro during the conversation and add your input on the...

Around the World: Stereotyping Local Government

Around the World in Local Government – August 2014 http://youtu.be/a9eNQZbjpJk Tell us the stereotypes you've heard about the other regions. Brian H. - San Antonio, TX You hear a lot about California and how unfriendly it is to business and how much fiscal stress the cities are under there. A lot of that gets placed on...

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...

SGR Recruitments 07.29.2014

Our friends at Strategic Government Resources are looking for management level applicants, and one of them could be you! You can apply by contacting SGR, inquire about a specific position through the contact listed.

SGR Recruitments 07.14.2014

Our friends at Strategic Government Resources have a number of recruitments they want ELGL members to know about! You can apply by contacting SGR, inquire about a specific position through the contact listed.

Defining Sustainability: Learning from 6 Years of Successes in Hillsboro

Beth Otto is back with the latest on sustainability. She's filled you in on sustainability efforts in the City of Portland, told you about the day in the life of a sustainability coordinator, and now, she highlights the progress being made by Peter Brandom and the City of Hillsboro team. Background Check on Peter Brandom Connect:...

SGR Recruitments 6.30.2014

Our friends at Strategic Government Resources have a number of recruitments they want ELGL members to know about! You can apply by contact in anyone at SGR, inquire about a specific position through the contact listed.

Knope of the Week: Aimee Kaslik, City of Irving (TX), Performance Administrator

Innovative. Creative. Not the Dallas Cowboys http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY Irving, TX is known for the Dallas Cowboys, but as of late, the City has outperformed the football team. The City team of Aimee Kaslik (Performance Administrator), Brad Kearney (Management Analyst), Ryan Adams (Assistant to the City Manager) and Chris Sanchez (Management Analyst) presented the incredible work being done...

The Newsroom with Shawn Patrick Floss

Bridget Doyle and Patrick Rollens (formerly of the Chicago Tribune) have taken you inside the front page of a newspaper. We now turn to Shawn Patrick Floss for the insider's tour of your local television station. Shawn anchored the local news in Milwaukee, Denver, and Shreveport. Shawn has relocated to Portland, Oregon and currently, is...

Hashing Out Your Hashtag

Hashtags are everywhere these days: on billboards, TV shows, bumper stickers – and oh yeah, on social media posts. What started as a simple tool for filtering posts on Twitter has turned into a cultural phenomenon. Just look at the broad appeal of the recent #bringbackourgirls campaign on social media.

The Rest of the Story on "LYH Happy"

Debuting in November 2013, "Happy" is a song performed by Pharrell Williams. It appeared originally on the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album and later as the lead single on Pharell's second studio album, G I R L (2014). The song was written and produced by Pharell. Since its release, the song has appeared in Fiat commercials, covered on The X Factor, and covered by...

OH: Gary Huff, City of Piqua, City Manager

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 hope...

Skillrex & Blerching

ELGL is pleased to share a weekly column to connect our members to each other – a series called “What Are We Doing?” These posts are your go-to resource for the best things that ELGL members are doing in their local government lives. See someone with a similar interest or work project as you? Send 'em an email,...

Life as a City Manager's Child with Alex McIntyre

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Alex...

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