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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...

To the Government Cloud and Beyond with Mo'mix Solutions

With a growing drumbeat for open government and technology based solutions, we turn to our resident expert Janice D’Aloia, Mo’mix Solutions for advice on how our organizations should respond. Janice outlines a list of current solutions and describes what to expect in the next ten years. Special thanks to Janice for representing ELGL at the...

KS: Michael Wilkes, City of Olathe, 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...

Knope of the Week: Dan Englund, Engineering Business Administrator and ELGL Columnist

Energetic. Enthusiastic. 49ers Fan http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY Background Check Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Dan Englund has a diverse background in both the public and private sectors. Dan works full-time as the head Business Administrator at Listen Acoustics Inc., an Acoustical and Audio/Visual Engineering company. His administrator role includes Technical Engineering duties and Project Management with...

Local Government’s New Normal with Eileen Stein, City Administrator of Mt. Angel

How do you transform a city like Mayberry into the image of a professionally managed city? What is economic gardening? How does Oktoberfest define a city and a region? Eileen Stein, City Administrator of Mt. Angel, Oregon is well qualified to answer such questions. At least until a Fortune 500 company comes along and scoops...

A Commentary on Our Lives

Knope of the Week winner Patrick Rollens is back for another installment of his "Broken Social Scene" column. This time he explains how to deal with the negative comments that citizens might post on your Facebook page. These sometimes snarky posts can pose real issues for local governments and Patrick has a plan for how...

Survey: Public Outreach to Underrepresented Populations

ELGL has been enlisted to survey the local government community on strategies being used to reach underrepresented populations. The survey stems from the work being done by ELGL member and Independence (OR) community liaison Elizabeth Calixtro. Elizabeth has been tasked with getting the Latino community more involved in the Independence community. We've broadened the survey to include...

New Sensation: David Palmer, Michigan Political Leadership Program

We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you...