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The OCCMA Conference, the ICMA President, and ELGL ... Oh My!

The 2013 OCCMA Conference This summer I had the opportunity to represent ELGL down at the OCCMA Conference in Bend, OR.  Since our co-founders have kids to take care of, they sent me and my exceptional photography skills to let our members know what was happening at the Seventh Mountain Resort.  Now that I've had...

Knope of the Week: Bonnie Svrcek, ICMA President and Lynchburg (VA) Deputy City Manager

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It's ELGL's way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount...

Colorado: Tim Gagen, Breckenridge Town Manager

Outgoing Breckenridge town manager Tim Gagen reflects on 40 years in local government 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...

Knope of the Week: Center for Priority Based Budgeting, Chris and Erik Fabian, Jon Johnson, and Don Hudson

What is the Knope of the Week? It's ELGL's way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition and prizes that we are not at...

The Assistant with Jeff Towery, City of Springfield

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNFM9i4gKwc&w=560&h=315] Down  I-5  we go to learn more about the career of Jeff Towery, Springfield assistant city manager. No matter where you work, you have probably heard about Jeff either through his work with the innovative programs in Springfield, his involvement in professional associations OCCMA and ICMA, or through (our favorite) his Twitter feed....

The Rest of the Story with Rob Gurwitt, How Generation X is Shaping Government

In our first installment of the Rest of the Story, we go beyond the article with writer Rob Gurwitt. His recent article in Governing magazine has again focused a spotlight on Generation X and their potential impact on the way government does business. Whether you are a Boomer, Millennial, GenXer, or something in between, you can...

New Sensation with Joshua Allen, Program Manager at Umatilla Basin Watershed Council

Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they...

Budgeting Through a New Lens with the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)

Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) Stay Connected: Blog, Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Website Background Check The Center for Priority Based Budgeting™ (CPBB), a Denver, Colorado-based non-profit organization established in 2010, provides technical and advisory services to assist local governments, school districts and other non-profit agencies achieve Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting. This creative and...

Knopes of the Week: City of Hillsboro and Hillsboro Hops

Before we move forward, take a look back at the 52 recipients from 2012. Each recipient will tell you that life has changed dramatically with the recognition, similar to a lottery winner minus the money and notoriety. ELGL proudly notes that before awarding a Knope of the Week we test the potential recipient for performance...

Takeaways with Steve Bryant, Former Albany City Manager

To understand the passion that Steve Bryant has for local government one must only read his article titled "The Sacrifice and Rewards of Public Service." Luckily for the residents of Albany and the many local government professionals in Oregon who view Steve as a mentor, Steve had incredible skill and was extremely effective at turning his...

New Sensation with Michael Parkhurst, City of Gresham

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jujG5X9iZs&w=560&h=315] Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people...

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...

On the Public Record with Michele Reeves, Civilis Consultants

On the Public Record with Michele Reeves Twitter: RethinkPlaces About Michele Reeves Michele E. Reeves is an urban strategist with extensive experience in revitalizing mixed-use districts, placemaking, retail leasing, development consulting, and project management. In her consulting practice at Civilis, she helps cities renew their urban places by teaching the building blocks for successful revitalization through...

RSVP: Spend Your Halloween with Adam Davis, DHM Research

A Conversation with Adam Davis of DHM Research Please join us on October 31 for a conversation with Adam Davis, DHM Research at the Tualatin Library Community Room (18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062). To RSVP, send an email by October 29th to ELGL project coordinator, Megan Messmer – oregonelgl@gmail.com. Adam has over 30 years of experience in...

Updated (10/09 8:40 a.m.) Straight Bloggin' from PHX

ELGL members are on the ground at ICMA 2012. The conference committee clearly spent a lot of time and effort in organizing the event. Check back often as we'll continue to live tweet and blog from Phoenix unless we are busy loading up on pencils and notepads in the vendor room. 8:35 a.m.: Wish you were...

Updated (10/08 4:15 p.m) Straight Bloggin' from PHX

ELGL members are on the ground at ICMA 2012. The conference committee clearly spent a lot of time and effort in organizing the event. Check back often as we'll continue to live tweet and blog from Phoenix unless we are busy loading up on pencils and notepads in the vendor room. 4:15 p.m: In case you...

The Monthly Development with Pat Mobley

The wait is over, here is the first installment of the Monthly Development with Pat Mobley. (Related link: If He Can’t Blog, No One Can.) The Big 3 Pat Mobley, MPA Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Welcome to the first installment of a monthly series on municipal economic development.  I look forward to the dialogue and sharing this...

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