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Podcast: Mayors for a Guaranteed Income with Michael Tubbs

Michael Tubbs Special Adviser for Economic Mobility and Opportunity Office of the Governor, State of California Twitter Ending economic insecurity. Michael Tubbs, Special Adviser for Economic Mobility and Opportunity to California Governor Gavin Newsom, joined the podcast to talk about guaranteed income. He shared his path to becoming one of the youngest mayors in America...

Local Governments in Limbo as Congress Weighs Big Tech Rules

Today's Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I'm Reading: The Washington Post's $731 million mystery about the secret identity of a Powerball winner in a small Maryland town. What I'm Re-Watching: "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" (partially to remind myself how the...

Sample OOO Message for Juneteenth

Looking for an out of office message for Juneteenth (or for use in future years)? Check out this sample language you can copy and use from Chanté Mitchell: "Hello! I am out of office today in commemoration of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth? In 1619 the first enslaved people of African descent arrived on the shores of what...

Podcast: Supporting the Nighttime Economy with Sarah Hannah-Spurlock, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sarah Hannah-Spurlock Nighttime Economy Manager City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Economy after dark. Sarah Hannah-Spurlock, the Nighttime Economy Manager for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, joined the podcast to talk about how the City manages the nighttime economy. She shared what her job looks like day to day, how...

Sensory Overload

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Health Solutions at mySidewalk. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now on Substack where she writes about crying in public. What I’m Watching: I cut the cord on live-TV Hulu after they raised the price, so honestly I’m sort of watching...

Orleans Parish Launches "Jazz" System for Community Communications

This press release was shared by our friends at the City of New Orleans, LA and Citibot: Charleston, SC - Citibot, the leading provider of interactive chat solutions for local government, announced today that the City of New Orleans launched “Jazz,” a communications platform powered by Citibot’s web and text chat solutions. "Now more than...

Public Engagement is Key in Applying Lessons Learned From the Pandemic

This article was published by our friends at the Davenport Institute. Connect with them on LinkedIn or Twitter. As the end of the pandemic inches closer, families, businesses, and governments are navigating the transition back to “normal” life. For some, this means returning to work or visiting family and friends again, but for local governments,...

To Infinity and Beyond!

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Amie Hendrix, ELGL Board Member and Deputy County Administrator of Tompkins County, New York. Connect on Twitter or LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The Elevated Communicator by Maryanne O'Brien (Understanding your communication style and leveling up) and Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (Understanding why the Bridgerton Family took over Netflix)...

Webinar Rewind: Short-Term Rentals, Tourism Taxes and Revenue Recovery

Originally aired 6/16/2021. Are short-term rentals taxed the same way as hotels or other traditional lodging options in your community? If the answer is no, you’re likely missing out on revenue for your community. Join us to learn more about the relationship between short-term rentals and tourism-related taxes, best practices for revenue recovery and equitable...

Podcast: Designing Effective Interview Questions and Hiring Processes with Benjamin Mead-Harvey

Benjamin Mead-Harvey Adjunct Instructor University of Illinois, School of Information Sciences Bio | LinkedIn Get a little better every week. Benjamin Mead-Harvey, Adjunct Instructor for the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences, joined the podcast to discuss interview processes and reducing bias in hiring. He discussed types of interview questions including behavioral and situational...

Time for Change: How to Rethink Police Budgeting Cohort - Accepting Applications Through July 19

The traditional budgeting process is not up to the task of addressing concerns related to public safety reform. GFOA has developed seven new budgeting “rules” that are better suited to this challenge. In this cohort, learn the new rules of police budgeting and how you can use them to address police reform concerns and achieve...

Webinar Rewind: How One City Engaged 40% of its Population & Saved $100,000

Originally aired June 10, 2021. Twelve months after implementing its new community engagement app, the City of Sandefjord with a population of 62,000 saw 28,000 downloads, 3000 – 8,000 daily users, and 15,000 monthly active users for context. Learn about how they implemented this application to personalize news from the city and local media...

Podcast: Management & Neighborhood Engagement with Cynthia Barber, Tallahassee, FL

Cynthia Barber Deputy City Manager City of Tallahassee, Florida LinkedIn | Facebook Making a difference. Cynthia Barber, Deputy City Manager for the City of Tallahassee, Florida, joined the podcast to discuss infrastructure projects and how the City involves the community through their Neighborhood First program. She shared how Tallahassee earned LEED certification and how hurricane plans...

Local Gov Made My Bad Day Better

I helped with DMV process improvement five years ago. But did it stick?

What Spurs Economic Development?

This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in Rachel's Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. Economic development does not begin with what new business hub you can bring to your community, but how the town enables its residents to...

Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development

This is the new blog series by Rachel Witt is the Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. She shares her take on community and economic development initiatives in her community. Meet Rachel Rachel Witt is the Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Graduate from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a...

Free Trial: Zencity

ELGL's friends at Zencity are offering a free trial of their online platform. Learn more below, and sign up today! Benefits include: Access to ongoing resident input, 24/7 Understand what your residents are discussing and what they care about most with our ongoing, automatic collection and analysis of your residents’ online conversations Customized project dashboards...

Webinar Rewind: Gathering Community Feedback on Short-Term Rentals

Originally aired June 9, 2021, as part of our ELGL + Host Compliance/Granicus Short Term Rentals Series. While getting an accurate representation of community sentiment can be difficult, resident feedback is a critical part of the short-term rental regulation process. Join us to learn about best practices for community engagement around short-term rentals and how...

The Best Time To Build Housing

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Clips from "This Old House" on YouTube What I’m reading: Your Computer Is On Fire, about the death of techno-utopianism, and starting to uncover the biases built into computing structures What I’m listening to: Nirvana - Breed ... classic & perfect for 30 years now. As a suburban...

The Kids are Alright

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Lacey Dykgraaf, Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Newberg. Connect with Lacey on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: Case studies for my Strategic Management class What I’m Watching: A whole lot of HGTV What I’m Listening to: Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR album. 18-year-old me has demanded it stays on repeat. I feel...